The women are all gathering around shrieking in greater number, and the degree to which Aster's made them angrier by having a weapon that can hurt them is clear. He growls as Dan does everything in his power to give the woman an opportunity to communicate, then whips around as she screeches and sees Dan frozen in space with the woman reaching for his face.

He lunges with the baseball bat and jabs her directly in the stomach, pushing her off Dan. The minute her fingers leave his skin Dan collapses to the ground like her very touch was holding him up. She slams against the tree and shrieks, darting off into the dark.

"Call it," he urges, pulling Dan to his feet. When Dan isn't steady enough to stand, Aster chooses between the bat, the light, and Dan, and picks the light and Dan. He hoists Dan over his shoulder, dropping the bat, and sprints away from the women, blasting an arc ahead of him with the growlight.