[h3]The Hunter's Dream[/h3]
Just an instant before the creature would have wrapped its spindly fingers around him in new, more mundane restraints, Farren quickstepped the standard distance of five meters straight backwards and out of its grasp. Due to its target's disappearance, the forward momentum it already had combined with its attempted grapple caused the monster to stagger to a halt for a second... only to recover and raise a hand toward him as it had at first, conjuring another bolt of arcane energy.
But before it could complete whatever eldritch invocation it was performing, Farren's bullet struck true and immediately sent it reeling backward, interrupting the spell. It spent a moment screeching and chittering while clutching its throat, only to seem to recover... and be immediately engulfed in the blaze of the Shopkeeper's flamesprayer.