"........,"
Five hyenas, a snarling, slavering mass of fur and teeth, launched themselves onto the platform.
The air crackled with anticipation, a mix of nervous gasps and morbid excitement thrumming through the crowd.
My heart hammered a frantic rhythm against my ribs.
Should I intervene?
But before I could even form a coherent thought, Eckles stepped forward.
With a steely glint in his eye, he brandished the toy sword like a seasoned warrior wielding a broadsword.
"........,"
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"........,"
"This should be entertaining,"
Baron Von Kri chuckled, a cruel edge to his amusement.
Bun-Bun let out a string of frantic hisses, burrowing deeper into my pocket, his fear palpable.
The hyenas, encouraged by the sight of their prey armed with a glorified toothpick, lunged in unison.
Chaos erupted.
Eckles, despite his restraints, moved with surprising agility, deflecting snapping jaws and swipes with the toy sword.
'Even chained,'
I thought, a flicker of grudging respect sparking in my chest.
The crowd roared in approval, their initial apprehension replaced by bloodthirsty cheers.
Even the Baron clapped his hands, a predatory gleam in his eyes.
"Bravo! You've earned your freedom with that display!"
He declared, but his words rang hollow.
There was something unsettlingly staged about this whole ordeal.
Bun-Bun trembled violently within my pocket.
Despite his small stature, he wielded potent magic.
A part of Winter's, too.
So, why the sudden terror?
Just as a particularly feral hyena managed to side Eckles, snapping at the exposed blade, a wave of invisible energy slammed into the beast.
Bun-Bun's magic...
The hyena yelped and flew across the room, crashing against the far wall with a sickening thud.
Silence smothered the hall, thick and suffocating.
All eyes were glued to the fallen hyena, the fight abruptly extinguished.
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