"Why must this happen to me?" Juma said out loud, "Alright, we're going to try to sneak away from this thing and then get back to your tombstone, and see what we can do to fix it, so just follow me and keep quiet, and calm."  He started tip toeing towards the corner where he could hide behind the wall.  When he got behind the wall he crouched down and motioned for the girl to follow him, while glancing over to see if the creature had seen him.