'Is he really there…? No, he can't be,' Arthur found himself blinking several times to make sure the shifter at the entrance did not vanish.
After falling victim to the shifter's treacherous ability, he had to double-check to make sure it was really him. Arthur was still not sure if the shifter was capable of creating illusions with his power but one could never be too careful.
Damien seemed to have cooled off… however, something about his appearance seemed off somehow. For the first time since coming to Barthlorn, Arthur noticed the shifter's ears were slightly turned towards the ground.
The subtle change diminished his aura entirely and made him look far less harmful and intimidating, like a reverse of his feral beast transformation earlier. Instead, now he looked more… puppylike, 'How is this fair!' Arthur mentally screamed.
Now he wanted to pat the shifter's head even more.
"Damien…?" the captain's voice snapped the prince out of his trance.