Completely taken aback, I didn’t react immediately.
Elgin’s large lupine body completely covered Grigore. Grigore seemed too stunned to attempt the slightest movement. That’s when I realized that Elgin hadn’t attacked him. He had just pulled him away from me, which confused me even more. Then Grigore pulled himself together and wriggled like a worm.
“Cursed jackal, get out of here!” he yelled before giving a powerful thrust that rocked Elgin far behind him.
Grigore stood up abruptly before facing Elgin. Then slowly they started to turn together, without taking their eyes off each other. Elgin was showing fangs, while Grigore’s position vaguely gave the impression that he was about to leap.
“No one will fight with anyone!” I interposed.
Elgin’s body mutated before our eyes and, in a m
