[A little shamefaced, she scratches a cheek and glances away...]
No- it didn't. [A shake of her head] When it's mouth started to descend I panicked. You remember the butterflies? I disappeared into a swarm of of those and fled...
[But what else could she have done?]
When I reappeared again, it was high up into the air. I glanced around for the creature, but it had already disappeared.