Astra watched the scene unfold through a crosshairs.  She had been about to open fire on the massive dog when it had so suddenly shifted.  She was a hunter, one of those people who went after the kinds of things that went bump in the night, trying to keep the unaware safe from harm.  Such a large dog had made her suspicious and she'd followed it, trying to track it down as it moved about only to find herself quite uncertain as to wether it was in fact a creature of the night or merely an absurdly large domesticated hound.  Adjusting her grip on her crossbow, she waited for the deciding moment.  If it attacked, she would kill, if it did not...  Well...  She would see...