This turns out to to be fine, as he needs to focus on doing as Marcus asks so that the chain can be removed. "Count forty-five seconds at the door," he says, gasping when the ring and chain are removed. Salem is already trotting to do just that. "Just do it."
He doesn't argue as he takes the coat, zipping it up with numb fingers. Absurdly, he wants to take Marcus but the hand; there's no room for that, when they might have to fight, and as he stumbles toward the door, he's aware of Salem's amber gaze.
The cat makes a series of strange chirping noises, and then, rising up on his hind legs, he's not exactly a cat, but a shadowy form that wraps around Dan to support him. From the creature, a familiar low mrrrr.
Long, clawed fingers reach out to touch Marcus's face gently, and then point down the hall.
no subject
This turns out to to be fine, as he needs to focus on doing as Marcus asks so that the chain can be removed. "Count forty-five seconds at the door," he says, gasping when the ring and chain are removed. Salem is already trotting to do just that. "Just do it."
He doesn't argue as he takes the coat, zipping it up with numb fingers. Absurdly, he wants to take Marcus but the hand; there's no room for that, when they might have to fight, and as he stumbles toward the door, he's aware of Salem's amber gaze.
The cat makes a series of strange chirping noises, and then, rising up on his hind legs, he's not exactly a cat, but a shadowy form that wraps around Dan to support him. From the creature, a familiar low mrrrr.
Long, clawed fingers reach out to touch Marcus's face gently, and then point down the hall.