Thomas' ears flattened against his head as he saw the Restless eating the child. He wanted so badly to shoot it until it could never use its jaws against another person like it was now, but he knew that would only attract more of the beasts. Thomas decided, as much as he wanted to kill it, to try and go past it without engaging it. Thomas began to sidestep across the playground, his rifle focused on the creature, not giving it any sort of opportunity to take him by surprise.