You
attack the darkness swing wildly in the direction of the growl. A moment later the carnizelle clamps down on your right arm, tearing through the robe and sinking into your flesh. Panicking, you grab in its general direction, finding purchase on a narrow band of leather fastened around its neck. You can feel the oily feathers rubbing against your left hand as you pull and lift with all your strength, tearing your right arm further. For a moment you are caressed by a slight breeze as you flip the light-boned predator over your shoulder, smashing it against the wall with a nasty crunching sound. It releases its grip on your arm as it slides down the wall, wedging itself between your back and the unfinished stone. You can feel it breathing, though apart from that it isn't moving.
Feeling around, it appears that the candle in your candlestick has survived the tussle, perhaps because there's less than half an inch of it left above the lip of the hole. A trickle of blood runs down your right arm; apparently the carnizelle didn't hit any major blood vessels, but it still feels terrible..
Health: Torn arm
Equipped:
Ragged black robes
Candlestick (unlit)
Inventory:
Rocks
Candle
((Going to try a slightly different system, one that I think may help things out.))
[] Finish it off!
[] Head back the way you came, relight your candle, and take the next leftmost path.
[] Loot the room.
[] Write-in.