It plays out as you expected, the first few men charge, thinking to prove themselves. Moments later, the survivors are fleeing one by one as the beast begins to shred through the rest. In time, only one remains, the woman whose spine is curved and arm twisted. Although she looks like she will go down fighting, she clearly has only moments to live.

The crowd rallies.

The woman screams in defiance.

The creature raises its hackles.

You weigh your options. You could try to save her, although interfering here may make your task of finding a witch more difficult. The Masked will surely not look kindly on your intervention. Can you let her die though?