Save those who are more in danger

Fewer numbers mean something is likely actively reducing them. You gallop towards the two voices. You slow as you turn a corner and the cave opens up. This seems to be the Manticores bedchamber there are torches lighting the room you ready your bow.

At the back of the room, you see some kind of nest made of broken carts draped in blankets and riped bits of cloth. To the side, you see two terrified young woman. The truly awful sight is in the middle of the room. The manticore has the body of a lioness, large dragon-like red wings and a long scorpion-like tail. It's face is that of a human woman but with rows of sharp fangs.

"Help!" screams the woman at the side both scream.

"You will no longer hurt these people!" You declare as you charge.

"I have never tasted Centaur flesh, you have so many juicy parts." the Manticore taunts as it takes to the air. You fire your bow catching her in the shoulder of her left-wing.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" The Manticore screams. "Once I am done going to make you watch as I rip these humans limb from limb." she taunts the human. It swoops around and tries to jab you with its venomous tail. You dodge and get a good good shot at it.

You exchange a few more blows as it does swooping attacks from the air. It seems to be trying to keep you away from its nest and you use this to your advantage as her strikes are easy to predict as they always come at an angle between you and the nest. You focus fire on her left-wing and with 10 of your arrows,you have got in 7 hits along with the structure of the wing. At this point, she drops to the ground between you and the nest. You drop take one well-aimed shot at her stinger splitting the end of it. extracting a scream of agony from the Manticore. You drop your bow and ready your spear

She leaps at you claws bared. You thrust back at her but the blood on the floor causes you to slip. Your mettle shoes slip on the cave floor and her claws scrap along your exposed underside. You add your own blood to the floor and one of your forelegs feels weak. However, your thrust seemed to have done enough to repel her back. Blood seeping from her side, her wing and her tail she slinks back against the nest. You get up weakly.

"I surrender, please I will only take wild animals from now on, leave the humans alone. Please, centaur I am only doing what is necessary." The Manticore begs

From the nest you hear the crying of a baby, it is deep and throaty as if coming from something larger than a human.