Of course they were smarter than that, those Santas and Grinches were much more single-minded. They were created for one purpose. This was a thinking, living creature that...

...Lily blinks. Her eyes narrow a bit.

Wait a moment. She knows better than this. Why is there only one--

Her eyes suddenly snap wide, and she pushes hard against the ground. "JASMINE! AIR!"

That's about all she's able to get out before she launches herself skyward, snatching Cologne out of the air as she does so, and two more raptors taht had been flanking around them while their friend had her preoccupied sprung from the bushes at both young women.