Ah! The creature ducks low to the ground and his rear end pops up as he slinks toward the girl. His eyes wide with interest, he creeps close enough to stretch out his neck and sniff at the strange, wooden figure. Close enough for the girl to hear him breathe, the sound like a large bellows trapped in his broad chest, and see the slight greyish mottling on his shoulders and the base of his huge, leathery wings.