When Alec joins the fray, Peter moves more quickly, motivated by a desire to keep his roommate safe from the creature's clutches. Sure, Alec is more than capable of taking care of himself -- and of healing up fast enough if he takes a hit -- but that doesn't mean that Peter wants him to have to.

He sends another shot at it, then a second, and then a third. The creature's ear-piercing shrieks grow louder, and Peter can't help but hope that it's not waking up anyone back at the inn.

The creature is very nearly stuck in place; only when the creature strains is it able to pull more than a foot or two away.

"Can you tell what it is?" he shouts down over the creature.