[Nepeta certainly notices Thomas staring back and it takes her a brief half-moment to remember that, right, this whole "troll" thing doesn't fly quite as well here, does it? While this is far from a good time to get into yet another Q&A about troll society, she goes to say something, but he's already turned tail.]
Where are you going?! [She calls over her shoulder, but doesn't have time to keep watching and find out. While she's certainly hunted Alternian beasts bigger and stronger than this (although there isn't a single one that comes to mind that just spontaneously creates fire or lightning or anything, but those are just details), a distraction will be the end of her. But she thinks she'll be able to hold this group back for now—between this and Leon's exhaustion, she's going to have to.]
is it bad that just the idea of nepeta as a fairy made me giggle
Where are you going?! [She calls over her shoulder, but doesn't have time to keep watching and find out. While she's certainly hunted Alternian beasts bigger and stronger than this (although there isn't a single one that comes to mind that just spontaneously creates fire or lightning or anything, but those are just details), a distraction will be the end of her. But she thinks she'll be able to hold this group back for now—between this and Leon's exhaustion, she's going to have to.]