
It turned out to be some poor soul being attacked by a Hexopus. Note that it only has six legs/tentacles. I would have stopped to help, only as I started to go across to him a small flying haggis swooped down and nabbed my doughnut! (I'd nipped into the bakery before hand.)
Well, I had been looking forward to eating that doughnut since buying it only ten minutes previous. I wasn't going to stand for it so I chased after the wee haggis.
In the end I never found out what happened to the lad being attacted by the Hexopus. He was gone when I got back. I never got my doughnut back either. :( The haggis had eaten it when I caught up. I found it lying under a bush in the shade with a fat, little belly. So much for that.
If I ever find out what happened to the lad and the Hexopus, I'll let you all know.