Shawn's bringing me towards the arena. His hand is squeezing mine and I follow him while heckling. My eyes can't get off of the happy and jumping little girl and her colourful clothes. Is it the carnival in the outside world? No, we are in summer... Does she dress herself like a doll every day?

"Wolf, hurry up!" comment Shawn.
"It could've been a lot faaaaaaaster, but you said not to kill anyone. Wolf is son kiiiiind!"
"Kind? Not sure he appreciate the compliment," fun my best friend without decelerate the pace.
"Hihihihihi! On the other hand, Shawn pet... There is injure people.

She's hopping to move and her candy pink hair is whirling around her face of porcelain skin. I distinguish violet eyes, certainly contact lenses. When she laughs, she hides her mouth with her tiny hands and squint her eyes. From the top of her 4 feet 9 inches, she looks like a schoolgirl but if she can come here and in the world of humans while frequenting Shawn... so she graduated? Maybe she's older than me.

I'm here in my reflections when we reach the top of the arena after climbing up by the emergency staircases.

Drawing by @fille_abstraite

The crowd's scream are fulling the air with vibrations. From the top of the entertained, we have a view of the show and the townspeople.

In the bottom of the arena, the master of wolves who's face is hidden under a sweater, look like he's having fun.
Inanimate bodies crouch the sand of the circus. From his silver hand is getting out small lightnings who slap with a dry noise. E... electricity? He creates electricity with his body?

My eyes sweep the arena. The bodies lying and inert are the one of apprentices hunters who came to challenge the Master of Wolves. All around them, fast shadows are moving in a circular and brisk way. So here are the "wolves" ! We can only see there eyes red or blue.

In the ambient air, the load of electricity is impressive. I see some strands of my hair ascend in front of my eyes. There's no wind... My body reacts to the static electricity despite the fact that we are in a reasonable distance from the place of battle.

The Mouse shakes her arms:

"Wolf deeeeeear! Hurry up! We found my new frieeeeend!

Everyone turn toward us with a hateful or interrogative expression. Shawn does not move. His hand squeezes mine harder. He looks amuse of the situation.

The wolf master gives his hold out his hand to the two survivors at the end of the arena. Only two apprentices are still up.

It seems that the Wolf Master laughs under his hood, I saw shining fangs as a smile.

"Shawn!" I exclame while watching my best friend making a sign with his head to the person in black. "You're hunter and you don't stop him?"
"Of course not! It's the plan, don't you see? Wolfgang is here to pass a clear message to the townspeople. Let him do it."

Suddenly, a lightning lacerates the ground and the two hunters fall. They've been electrified.

Silence in the public. The wolf master raises his fist as a victory sign. The Mouse applause to break everything, without any restrain. Shawn stops holding me and get down toward the arena while the wolves' shadows disappear slowly. The electricity decreases. I find it as my hair falls along my face.

In a jump, Shawn gets down in the arena and speaks to the crowd:

"I'm Shawn. According to the tradition, I brought the wolves in the Village to show that I beat them. The wolf master right here can attest it. I clam for the next days the place of First Hunter!"
"First hunter?" I whisper. "But why?"
"It's obvious!" said the Mouse. "It's for you, of course!"

Shawn, what are you playing at? And what is the connection with this Wolf who's staring at me impudently with his blue steel eyes who shine under his hood!