"..."
"...(≖_≖ )"
'Something's suspicious.'
'Why hasn't it attacked me yet?'
It's been more than five minutes. The giant wolf-thing hasn't moved a muscle. It just sat there, those empty sockets fixed on me.
'Could it be... It's afraid?'
'...'
'Nah. No way.'
Because that would be crazy, I shook my head, trying to clear the stupid thought.
I must be getting ahead of myself. Right?
'...Okay. Let's check my options.'
One: Run for my life. But only if there was no other choice. Running now, without even trying to find the others, felt like a betrayal. Not only for others but also for myself, my principles.
Two: Search for the others. But I didn't know if I could even leave this spot. What if the moment I turned my back, that thing decided I was prey and attacked?
It was a staring contest right now. Moving might break the rules.
My brain kept cycling through the same dead ends.
Then, a crazy idea presented itself.
'...What if I just talk to it?'
I froze.
