Page 49 of Nixx
“Kitten, this is not a babakotia. Babakotias are much smaller. Sure, the coat color is the same, but a baby babakotia should fit in your hand and the adult in your arms. This Tigger is bigger than you. My dear, could you back away from this monster slowly and allow Lokk, who is hovering behind you, to pick you up and bring you to safety?”
“Nonsense, I'm telling you that Tigger won't hurt me. I'm just like his mom now. He was hurt and dehydrated when I found him. I'm the only one who took care of him.”
And as if to prove her right, the oncifelis curls up at the foot of my companion and emits a sonorous purr, which is not without reminding me of a recent conversation I had with her.
Behind me, everyone is waiting, ready to intervene in case of a change of behavior from this monster. I am the only one on the ground, with a blade in my hand, ready to throw myself at him if he tries anything on my companion. And Lokk is also ready to get her out of the fangs of the beast by the air.
“Kitten, I'm going to slowly approach and pick you up and take you a reasonable distance from this oncifelis if you don't mind.”
“But Nixx, wait, look! I'll introduce you to him. Tigger, look, this is Nixx, my companion.”
She speaks softly in his ear and beckons me to come closer. I do so, the blade free and ready to serve.
Arrived one meter from them, the oncifelis, which stopped purring, raises its head and fixes me with its red eyes. He raises his lips and reveals his sharp fangs.
“Tigger, shh!” she tells him firmly.
And reaching out to me,
“Nixx, hold out your hand to me, I will present your hand to him first.”
There's no way I'm putting my hand near that huge mouth! Slowly, I reach out my hand to Sarah's. She takes it and presents our entwined hands to the monster. She takes it and presents our entwined hands to the monster. This one feels them, then gets up slowly and approaches me nonchalantly. I do not move.
Several of my men are armed with crossbows pointed directly at the oncifelis. In theory, the risk is limited. But we know from experience that these beasts can kill in a fraction of a second. Our vigilance is at its peak.
The oncifelis sniffs me and must recognize a known odor, the one that I put many times on my companion, because he gives me a big blow of tongue and rocks his head under my hand so that I caress him. By all the Winds!
“You can all go back to training quietly. Lokk, please stay.”
“Don't worry, I'm not so foolish as to blindly trust this monster. I'll keep him in my sights. Even though he seems to have fallen under your girlfriend's spell too. What a pity that Rymm missed this! He'll be green with envy when he hears about it! Anyway, Sarah, you’re definitely full of surprises and you know how to liven up our days. However, beware of Kryll, whom you have made a mortal enemy.”
My friend Lokk is right, there is no doubt that Kryll will seek revenge on my companion.
My Sarah gently escorted the oncifelis toward the thickets and it disappeared in a few jumps. Well, we'll have to review the security measures according to this latest data. Each entrance of the Complex given on the plateau, is now accessible to him.
We need to review how to prevent it from entering the complex. And how it got here in the first place. This is the first time such an incident has happened. I mentally ask Lokk to review the strategy of protection of the entrances with Gregory and in the immediate future, I drag my companion to the hot springs.
I urgently need to make sure she's okay. I will make it my duty to inspect her thoroughly. The training can wait!
Sarah
What a trying beginning to the day! After a traumatic evening because of seeing the awful Kryll again and that he clearly shows his hatred against me, my night was filled with nightmares where I see him again, the sword raised and ready to decapitate me . . . Only the comforting arms of Nixx softened my night a little.
And this morning, happy to have escaped his presence at the first meal, I rushed to Tigger to give him some hard-boiled eggs and a hug.
Then I was heading back to the lab to join Holly when I had the misfortune to run into this infamous guy. It was like he was looking for me.
