(I'm a complete dick! I'm so sorry I kept you waiting so long -- crazy holidays were crazy)
More than willing to take instruction, Alexandria went in the direction toward which he steered her, but there stood another one. Before she could react, the thing reached out for Alexandria's pale arm, and dug her nails in. When Alexandria wrenched back, the cold, dead feeling of the creature's touch repelling her, the thing dug trenches into her skin. Wildly, Alexandria swung the bag at her, and this time it tore wide open, all the treats spilling all over the ground, cakes and ice cream and cookies. A few packages burst open from the impact, and Alexandria, who'd hooked her arm through Max's uninjured one, gasped as the creature suddenly lost all interest in them and knelt on the ground, curiously poking at the snacks.
Blinking, she looked up at Max, then looked behind them at the other creatures, who seemed to be gliding toward them.