The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

Some of the kids screamed, their fear raw and palpable in the air.

"Be quiet," I said in a hushed voice.

Thankfully, most of them did as told. Their sobs became quieter, though they never really stopped. I felt a pang in my chest as I realized that the poor children were doing their best to stifle their weeping. "Remember, you must not tell anyone that I was here, okay? If we meet again in the future, just pretend that you've never seen me before."

I paused, unable to leave despite myself. "Don't be afraid," I added. "I promise to come back soon and save all of you. But for now, I need you to wait. Can you do that for me?"

I saw several heads bob timidly, and that was all I needed. I pushed past the door and walked out of the room.

After wandering down the hall for a while, I heard some noise coming from one of the open rooms.

the doorway. The room

had a more slender build, and was wearing a pink mask. It must be the she-wolf they

was the little boy

too, so I had no way of seeing his face. But from what I could tell, he

me then-there was a high chance that this was indeed

tightly, as if she was afraid that someone would snatch him away. She never put him down, even as she moved around the

enough that I had to rescue another group of children from the second floor as well. I was

a sharp quality to her voice

almost sounded like long nails being dragged

not possible," The res-masked clown Jack countered in a

himself. Are you saying

hearing that, and he shut his mouth and

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