Coming back to the road Eric faces the minotaur. The creature is drawing deep, panting breaths as he was lead on a merry chase through the mountain pass.
"You -" pant, pant, "- should -" pant, pant, "- turn back -" pant, pant, "- now."
The glaive which it had been waving about in warning now is being dragged behind throwing up sparks and the blade scratches the cobblestones. As Eric pushes past it says:
"Can't you see -" pant, pant "- that the road is a trap?"