Grey panned the faces of five dozen tri-tails in the vicinity. The attacking and those running to them stopped and snarled, warning him off. Each felt anxiety for an unknown reason.
"Greed….?" Emma whispered, looking at him in perplexion. She was glad he was okay but fearful of the look in his eyes.
"Drink this, and wait here, Emma," he instructed, materializing a small red vial and tossing it to her. "I appreciate you protecting me – now, it's my turn to protect you."
The maid looked at the vial in confusion, unsure what to think.
"T-Thank you, Gree – Greed?" she stammered, looking up only to find him gone. He was 20 meters away, holding a full-grown shadow pup, prying apart its jaws apart. With his skills, the suit now did 70% of his motions instead of 98%, making an unimaginable difference.
