"That's what I'm afraid of," Matthias muttered under his breath.  The brief, brief glance that he'd taken at the cows had instilled the idea in his head that something supernatural was assuredly part of this whole incident.  And while he knew that he could easily deal with just about anything out there, as long as it was one-on-one, he didn't want the girl getting caught in the crossfire.<br/><br/>Gripping the lever-action Hellfire shotgun, he walked towards the house with Yuriko.  "I don't like this at all..."  He said to no one but himself.