"That's because one of them still is. In the bushes, by the large tree." It's not meant to frighten her, but confirm her suspicions. Yennefer needs no encouragement to trust her instincts, but he'll give credit where credit's due. Her senses are on point.

His attention is turned towards her when she moves closer, but he looks briefly to one side as he mulls over her question. "I was impressed. Some animals you can tell just by looking at them, that they're built to be successful hunters. With the raptors you wouldn't be able to deny it. The way they look, the way they move... You know to your core that they're deadly, vicious killers."

"I've been around predators my whole life and none of them compare. Cheetah speed, better pack hunters than hyenas, and I don't know anything that can jump like them. Or problem solve like them. I've had to deal with every kind of animal making a zoo keeper's life hell by figuring out weaknesses in their pens, but none are as deadly and difficult as these. Feeding them has become extremely dangerous." He gestures down the road. "That's why we're building a new enclosure for them. To be able to feed and house them more safely."