[ She lifts her head, sitting up to take a longer drink from her cider.

When she sets her tankard down, she's speaking again. ]

The exorcist had a boy with him – his son. He was trying to teach him how to hunt us, but the boy found me before his father did.

He actually... he listened to me. [ Her voice is softer, a little wistful. ] He believed me, that we didn't hurt anyone. So when his father asked if he found any pups, he lied. He let me run.