She wasn't sure what he was doing, but she wrapped her failing fingers around the lance, more to comfort herself than anything else. She wasn't sure what he was doing, only that he had better do it fast.
The creature growled and mewled to itself like a rabid thing as it crept closer, drooling obscenely at the thought of blood. It lurched closer, intending to seize hold of Eva and drag her off where she could be devoured in peace.