The Beast and the Sword Book 2: The Changes

Page 53 Epilogue: The Start

Prism seemed to have blacked out by the time they had gotten far enough from the restaurant. She had been too much in shock to realize that she had been outside in general. Everything in her body had burned, as her heart beat accelerated. Alistar had been by her side just holding her as Theodore had done the same. Brenin made sure no one was around before he allowed Molly and Robin to hop off his head.

With a set of thorns he quickly shifted to his human form with the exception of his tail and dog claws.

"Prism!" Brenin called out, as she flinched, "Prism!"

Prism seemed to have snapped out of it as she realized where she had been.

"Brenin?" Prism said, a bit stunned.

"Are you okay?" Brenin asked, "That guy didn't hurt you did he?"

Prism had been a bit afraid to answer as she held her wrist tightly. "Pretty Lady, is your hand okay?" Theodore asked.

"Let me see." Brenin said as he took her hand gently. He soon saw that her hand had been red and it looked as though it had drawn blood.

"Oh no--" Molly said.

"--That guy must've gripped her wrist tightly." Robin said.

"Damn it--I don't have any medicine to treat this--" Brenin said.

THUMP--Went an odd sound as it startled them. Molly and Robin quickly hid themselves as did Theodore, while Prism fixed up her hood so that her ears weren't seen. Brenin quickly stood ready to protect her as they realized it had been a Magic Knight that had been unconscious. A man soon towered over them as he had been cloaked in black as he looked to be in his mid twenties.

However, what had gotten Brenin and Prism alert was his mask. Half of his face had been wrapped in leather straps leaving his nostrils open and his mouth; though the straps covered his neck. His crimson hair went up, reminiscing flames. He also bears two metal studs above his right eyebrow and three below his lower lip set into the straps towards the left side.

"A thug?!" Brenin thought to himself as he had been ready to draw his weapons.

Prism noticed the condition of the Magic Knight the man kicked away, and realized how calm Alistar had been as he looked at the man oddly yet childishly. Like he had been trying to decide something.

The man noticed the condition of Prism's wrist as he soon asked calmly, "What happened to your friend?"

Brenin flinched at the tone, as he didn't expect it from the man. And yet Brenin answered, "A drunk man approached her. He tried to get her to go with him."

That was all that needed to be said as the man put it together. "You came from the Dreavy Hinker right?" He asked, "That guy still there?"

"... Maybe." Brenin replied, "Why?"

"No reason." He replied. He soon started to rummage through a satchel he was carrying. He soon approached them as he handed Brenin a bottle of anti-bacterial cream which shocked them. "This should help your friend's wrist." He told him.

Brenin had been hesitant, but he took it from the man. He soon rummaged through the satchel again before handing something to Prism this time. It had been a small piece of candy. "And this will help out with your shock." He told her.

Prism took the piece of candy from the man, "Thank you." She said sincerely as she smiled.

"Just be more careful around strangers, kid. You never know what kind of creeps there are." The man told her as he stood and went to take his leave. He soon told Brenin, "And you--Shifter. Don't be so careless about changing your form in front of others. If I was somebody else, I would've taken you without a second thought."