The crew is puzzled by the woman, who left without speaking a word. But before they can ponder it further, a giant bird appears and begins to attack.
Giant Monster
Groarrr!
Rackam
Is that the last of 'em?
Katalina
It looks like there aren't any more around here.
Orchid
Huh?
Vyrn
Hm? What's up? You're staring at your feet.
Orchid
Footprints...
Orchid points to footprints a little ways from the place where they had battled.
Orchid
That woman left. Without a word. Only leaving these footprints...
Io
Oh! Now that you mention it...
Lyria
She's gone. Maybe she got caught up in the monster battle?
Rosetta
It doesn't look like it. She left very clear footprints.
Rosetta
Perhaps she wanted to leave the fighting to us and just ran away.
Sturm
Without saying anything after we came to her rescue?
Io
Humph... Well, it's not like we did it for the thanks.
Io
But it just doesn't feel the same without it, you know?
Eugen
Well, maybe she had her own reasons for rushin' off.
Eugen
And we're not here on any vacation either. So let's get back to findin' Drang and...
Eugen
Eh?
Eugen suddenly looks up at the sky.
Eugen
Oy, get your weapons ready. Somethin' is comin' this way.
Vyrn
Hm? Do you hear that strange noise?
All of a sudden, a giant bird monster swoops down from the sky and grabs Vyrn in its talons.
Vyrn
Whoa! I ain't no bird feed!
Katalina
Ngh!
Bird Monster
Caw!
Gran and Katalina attack the bird monster at once, forcing it to release Vyrn.
Katalina
Talk to me, Vyrn!
Vyrn
S-sure... Thanks for the save, you two...
Sturm
We're not done yet. That thing's still coming for us.
Rackam
Ha. I guess that means we're on the menu tonight, huh?
Orchid
Survival of the fittest. And only the fittest get to feast...
Rosetta
I'll admit that we might be pretty tasty.
Rosetta
But we can't be turned into grub so easily.
Orchid
Let's turn the tables on him and have grilled chicken for dinner...
Io
For real? Orchid, you wanna eat that?
Orchid
I'm drooling already.
Sturm
This is no time for jokes. Whether we grill him or fry him, we've gotta pluck him first!
A giant bug appears and Lyria senses that it is a primal beast. Its attack sends the crew tumbling into an avalanche of snow.
Rock Winger
Caw!
After battling with Gran and the crew, the bird monster flies away, severely wounded.
Orchid
There it goes...
Io
We chased it off, so we're good now, right?
Rackam
Whoa, hold on a minute! Now something else is flying this way!
Gran and the crew all turn to where Rackam is pointing.
???
...
Katalina
Eep... A b-bug?
Vyrn
Oy, oy... First a giant bird, now a giant bug?
Vyrn begins to wince as Lyria places her hand on the jewel on her chest.
Lyria
No... It's a primal beast.
Io
Huh? Is it the primal beast you were talking about?
???
...
Lyria
It seems angry... And it thinks that we're its enemy?
???
...!
The mysterious primal flies incredibly high, eyeing Gran and the crew as if reading its prey.
Sturm
Hey, wait... Is it not aiming for us?
As if finding the perfect angle, the primal slowly turns its body until it is pointed directly at the crew.
Sturm
...!
It's coming this way! Run!
Hearing Sturm's warning, the crew scatters immediately, avoiding the attack.
???
...
Eugen
This thing's got some nerve comin' at us.
Katalina
Ngh... If escape isn't an option, then we've got to fight.
Katalina
Huh? Is the ground... shaking?
Rackam
No! It's about to give way!
In an instant the snow-covered terrain becomes a torrent of white, swallowing up the crew.
Caught up in a giant avalanche, the crew tumbles about helpless among the massive amounts of snow.
75: Trial of Ice and Wind 
