Swamped

You don't have any particular thoughts, so you tell the others to scour the ground as well.

It doesn't seem to be going well. You can't see any signs of movement.

Then, suddenly, you hear a cry of pain. The woman leaps up, her cloak becoming plain as day, and a familiar headless lizard-worm is twisting itself around her arm, squeezing it tightly.

That's worrying. You'd sent it to Arthur for observation. How did it get loose?

You'll have to worry about that later. The intruder pushes the lizard-worm off, before any of you can get close to her. She then flings it right at you.

You don't have a lot of time to act. What should you do?