I look down at him. He was lucky to live. I killed that thing just in time. I check his bandaged injuries. Blood still soaked the bandage. Yanli was on the other side. Jiang Cheng was sleeping in a chair. His death leaned on the wall.

"Why are you still here?" Yanli asked.

"Why do you think? He's not out of the woods yet." He smokes a pipe. 

I look at him. He looks so peaceful when he sleeps. 

"This does remind me of the time when I first met him." He says.

I look at him. What does he mean?

"What? When? When did it happen?" Yanli asked. 

"When he was four. The night his parents died." He says.

I look at him. 

"What? What happened?" Yanli asked.

Death looks at her.

"Do you know why he's so afraid of dogs? Do you really know why?" He asks.

"No." I say.

He breathes out smoke.

"Because wolf demons killed his parents. He may not remember the memory but the fear still stays."

My eyes widen.

"What?" Yanli asks.

"You know what? I might get in trouble for this, but... I'll show you the first time I met him." He blows out smoke.

I watch as the room starts to change.