[ A question asked, accent -- vaguely Russian, but not quite -- not so strong as to overwhelm his English.
The lack of burning death in the light won't fool all the onlookers. Nicolai had taken note of her wild escape, the bleeding tears, the panic, that smell. It isn't apparent to any other nose, but he knows it. He knows it too well, the primal urge to growl and attack right there and then having rushed up his throat like bile. He isn't a warrior, though. He's no wild dog. Instead, he told it to bide its time, follow, look, see.
Catching the next car and demanding the driver follow the other. Odd as that was, only the barest of questions had been asked -- why? Why, that was a friend from home, clearly in need of help. That was all it took. No one questioned. How stupid. Now he is there, standing close behind her, closer than the gathering crowd, but not so close to raise a fright from Bader. ]
now entering from stage left, the worst philodox ever
[ A question asked, accent -- vaguely Russian, but not quite -- not so strong as to overwhelm his English.
The lack of burning death in the light won't fool all the onlookers. Nicolai had taken note of her wild escape, the bleeding tears, the panic, that smell. It isn't apparent to any other nose, but he knows it. He knows it too well, the primal urge to growl and attack right there and then having rushed up his throat like bile. He isn't a warrior, though. He's no wild dog. Instead, he told it to bide its time, follow, look, see.
Catching the next car and demanding the driver follow the other. Odd as that was, only the barest of questions had been asked -- why? Why, that was a friend from home, clearly in need of help. That was all it took. No one questioned. How stupid. Now he is there, standing close behind her, closer than the gathering crowd, but not so close to raise a fright from Bader. ]