Nakoruru hugged Galford and crouch down her face into his chest. Galford smiled and caressed the knot of her red ribbon into her long hairs. She sighed. She hugged him with such a strength, unusual for her tiny arms.....

"Oh Maria ! Oooooooooooooooh ! Vilaine petite coquine ! Tu veux faire un calin, non ?" (Oh Maria ! Little rogue ! You want me to kiss you ?) The werewolf said, his spell was over and he speak with his real language.

Galford was tired and still believed that it was Nakoruru who hugged him. Strong or not. But the smell of salmon breath made him return to the reality. So, he awaked in a true nightmare. Adjantis was unconscious and crushed Galford with his full weight. The most disagreeable was that he hugged Galford and called him "Maria".

"Maria ! Maria ! Mariaaaaaaa ! Tu sens si bon !" (Maria ! You smell so good !) Adjantis said, his voice used to be tender.

Galford tryied to awake him. No success. So, he pushed Adjantis with his full strength.

"Maria ! Pourquoi tu veux pas ? Mariaaaaaaaaaaa !!!" (Maria ! Why don't you want ? Mariaaaaaaaa !!!) Adjantis said before beeing ejected from Galford's bed.

He fell with a big noise. He woke up and looked around him, like if he didn't know where he was.

"STOP ! I'm not your girlfriend ! I'm not Maria !" Galford said, already tired because it was already night outside.

Hearing the name of somebody important in his heart, the werewolf looked at Galford sadly. He approched to his bed, but they heard a noise. A noise that both of them dreaded. The noise of the door opening. Someone entered in the barn, and it wasn't Nakoruru or Rimururu. Galford opened wide eyes. He moved quickly and prepared his items. Poppy and the pups realized the situation where their master was. So, they stayed mute.

"I'm sure ! I heard a noise ! Like if someone was in the barn..." A man with a loud voice said.

"We don't use this barn at the moment. Except for old furniture and thing. Who can be mad enough to sleep here ?" Another man's voice said, less loud than the first one.

It was Ainus ! The gai-jin could affirm it, because he heard Nakoruru speaking in this language a bit different from Japanese one. Galford's blue eyes went alarmed when he saw the werewolf was stunned and paralysed. Like if he was afraid to be discovered by humans.

"Come on Adjantis ! Come on !" Galford whispered.

Adjantis didn't seem to understand, but he started to collected his stuffs. He was very clumsy and the newcomers could hear the cracks of the second floor where him and Galford were.

"There ! I heard something ! In the second floor ! Let's go !" One of the voice told.

Adjantis glanced at Galford. Then, he looked at the wall, made with weak wooden board.

"Adieu Galford ! On se retrouve en bas !" (Bye Galford ! See you soon !) Adjantis said and waved a hand.

Then, by keeping his items closer to him, he ran in a terrible charge. Galford didn't have the time to say "Noooo !" that the werewolf broke down the wall. He saw him trying to land on his foots in spite of the height of the level. The big noise made react the two men faster. They rushed to the second floor. Galford had just the time to disappear thanks to his ninja skills. The pups inside his package, Poppy hidding herself behind what she can, Galford just had to wait for an opportunity to flee. He saw the two man entering in the new level by the scale. They were typical Ainus.

"Look ! Two person were here few times before !!!" The first one said, pointing toward the blanket arranged as beds.

The second approched to the hole created by Adjantis's flight.

"I wonder what kind of guys can escape from this level and make such a hole..." The second guy told. "By this height, he must be wounded now. He won't go so far. We'd better to chase him. I don't like roving people..."

The first one acknowledged and both left the barn without noticing Poppy hidden behind some old stuffs. When it get calmer, Galford appeared.

"That was so close, Poppy. Hey ? Yeah !!!! You behave like a good girl !" Galford said.

Poppy made few growls to show she agreed.

Then, Galford left the barn with all carefulness he can. The night was strangly fresh. But Galford didn't really care. He was anxious for his friend. What will happen to him, now ?

"Psssst ! Over here Galford !" Adjantis said. "They took the wrong way !"

"Thank god ! You are safe !" Galford answered when he noticed his friend. "But it was so stupid the way you used to flee !"

He waited a moment... seeing the despair face of his friend.

"But no matter, you are safe now. I guess your beast constitution allow you to endure high jump." He added, a kind smile to comfort Adjantis who nodded.

"I have used a new magic parchment to understand your language. Now, what shall we do Galford ?" The werewolf asked, his senses always in alert to prevent from the return of the Ainus.

"What's wrong ? I thought your magic could take effect while one day, no ?" Galford asked.

"I don't know... maybe someone cause me some trouble... But who ? I don't know anyone here, except you, Nakoruru and Rimururu..." Adjantis complained.

"Hmm... We have a lot of enemies in this world, Adjantis. Lot of bad people hate us. Because she's a really good person, the evil want to kill Nakoruru. Once it will be done, it will destroy the spirit of Nature without any problems. Even if Nakoruru looks so young and so fragile, she's not naive and never let this happen. Thinking it's easy to take advantage on her is the first error of her opponents..." Galford told him and he nodded.

Suddenly, Galford remember she asked them to flee in the forest or let her know. But because of his feelings and because he didn't want to lose an occasion to see the chosen of his heart, he planned to prevent her in spite or her shyness. Sure Nakoruru will feel ashamed, but she didn't want them to leave because of a trouble without preventing her, and feel worried all the time because of uncertainty of what happened to them. That's why she took the risk to think of an eventuality to see them during the night if problem happen.

"We'd better to prevent her. She... Ahem... she must still sleeping now..." Galford said, flushing a little by thinking of his recent dream.

"Alright Galford." Adjantis answered. "By the way, I wanted to tell you..." Adjantis started after a small pause, seeming to be embarrassed.

"What ?" Galford answered, raising a eyebrow.

"This night... I don't understand what happened, but the beast lying within me became stronger and stronger ! It's not usual. Something evil is beginning, Galford." Adjantis told. "I don't want this to happen again..."

"And what happened ?" Galford asked, curiously.

The werewolf started to cry. It was strange to see such a dangerous creature showing feelings. Adjantis was really strange.

"Most innocents died by my hands, Galford. Did you ever made a nightmare where you were a slaughtering device ? And when you awake, you noticed that it wasn't a dream." Adjantis answered, trying to dust his tears.

Galford sighed. He tapped a little on Adjantis's shoulder. The werewolf covered himself with his cloak, in order to hide himself.

"I noticed it too, Adjantis. I mean, I saw when the beast ruled you. I saw when you were controled against your will. I was ready to act, but something stopped you." Galford said. "You are not bad, Adjantis. And we will save you from your curse."

There were a short silence.

"Thank you Galford." Adjantis said.

Galford smiled at his friend. Poppy barked to make them remember that they have to go to Nakoruru's house.

"We'd better to hurry. Let's go Poppy !" He said.

Adjantis followed him. Leaded by Poppy who remember the way, they went ahead carefully. During the travel, Adjantis asked a strange favor to Galford.

"I have a wish Galford, and you'd better to accept. It's very important for me." He told, his face really serious.

"Huh ? And what is it ?" Galford asked.

"Kill me if I become dangerous for the girls. I don't want to end two life better than mine." Adjantis finished.