The creature jumped out from the shrubs and leaped towards Simon. There was a loud growl that echoed through the forest, accompanying the screeching sound it's claws made as they made contact with Simon's shield. Fortunately, he was quick enough to block the attack, sending the creature running away. It was probably still lurking somewhere and waiting for the next chance it gets. "What the hell was that?!" Simon yelled. "Did you see what it was?! It sounded like a lioness or something..." He said as he looked at his surroundings.

Blaire let out a deep breath that she didn't realize she was holding in. That was definitely a close call. "Yeah, it looked like a black jaguar to me.." She replied. Her swords remained in her hands, just incase the creature--or another creature for that matter, went in for an attack. "We should probably get going." She said before withdrawing one of the swords inside it's sheath. She continued to hold onto the other one for safety's sake. 

Blaire started to walk to the direction she was heading for earlier, but on a second thought, she stopped and turned towards Simon. "Hmm.. Which way do you think we should go?" She asked him. If they were to get lost, then it would be better if it weren't her fault. The last thing she wanted was to bring them further away from the intended place. Heck, they might even end up at the opposite side of where the meeting point was supposed to be.