I slowly inched closer to the cloaked cage, inching closer to the beast whose very presence was attracting me. I heard faint shouting in the background. "Kaler! Don't go there! That one's dangerous!" It sounded like Mr Volance.
"Stop walking right now!" Astere? Then, I felt something thin and flexible holding me back. I blankly looked down and saw vines. I turned behind to see the confident smile of Astere, and Aurora's distraught look. My heart and my head faltered. I was in a daze just now. Aurora is on the brink of tears…what am I doing?
*Roar!*
A beastly cry from the cage cried out once more. I sharply turned to the cage once more, forgetting everyone around me. My eyes were burning, with determination and fury. I looked down at the vines holding me back. Then I spoke, but my voice was not my own, it was fierce, dominant, commanding. "These restraints will not hold me."
