A loud shriek sounded from the sleeping quarters Flavia was occupying. “Aaaah! No! Come back!”
The heavy door swung open and a flash of black shot through the main area and attacked Sim.
“Bloom! Sit!” The third-year came running to the lounge, more panicked and flaily than I’d ever seen her. “Bloom!”
Oh no, the ball of fur was her dusk wolf and it went straight for an attack. I had a personal experience with the poisonous bite and it was not a joke.
“Help Sim!” I shouted, jumping up to save him from the wolf. Even if she bit me, my debt would be repaid.
I was about to pull the shadow animal off of him, only to realise Sim wasn’t distressed. In fact, he was laughing while the dusk wolf... licked him?
Confused, I exchanged a rare look with Astrid. Even if we didn’t like each other, t
