Right... I'm assuming anything that they didn't do right away, they either couldn't or didn't want to. Don't see why there would be a long pause like this before a big hunt either, since this is a little too much time if the purpose is just to get us to let our guards down.

["SOON". THAT'S OMINOUS.]

Did you get a look at that thing? Any sort of description at all would be good, even if it's just a size or color.