You decide it's best to avoid the drama unfolding in this village and focus on the specific orders in your contract, which is to reopen the amber supply lines. The fastest way to accomplish that is to find out what this creature is and kill it. Information regarding the most recent attack would be useful and with any luck you may be able to identify a weakness in the creature that you can exploit or at least determine where it comes from. With less than a day until the coming of the beast you set to your task.