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The seconds that passed seemed like eternities in themselves, but there were not. Aaron's mind and heart were racing so fast that time seemed to slow. It wan't pleasant in any way. It made him acutely aware of his own fear. Only the fact that he could feel her body close to his seemed to still the fear slightly.

"What?" He hissed, utterly confused. Aaron didn't know what she was talking about, and it seemed very out of place in their current situation. Something in the back of his head made him stop and consider what she had just said. He looked at her and then followed her eyes. They lit up as he realized what she was trying to make him understand. "Gotcha." He half whispered.

Aaron also realized that she would need a distraction. He hesitated before making up his mind. "Don't let them see you." He said and gave Tahra a gentle push in the direction of the fire alarm pull and the extinguisher. Here goes nothing...

He used the few moments the wolves were distracted, to give Tahra a head start. Then Aaron stepped forward in front of the two monstrous beasts. He trembled, but gripped his spear tighter and found courage.

"Hey! Mutts!" He started, sounding more confident than he thought he would have. "You," Aaron pointed his spear at Gwylligi and made a face. "Do you really think you're a match for him? Fenrir? Come on." Aaron turned to Fenrir. "And you... Not nearly as mighty as I thought. The rumours weren't true it seems, but apparently the smell increases with size." He waved a hand in front of his nose and shook his head. "The real question, however, is why you are here? I mean, you didn't think you'd catch us now, did you? 'Cause if you think you've got us...." He scoffed and shook his head again. "You're so wrong I can't believe it.."

Aaron sounded confident, but if one of the wolves lunged at him, he was going to be dead for sure. He hoped that Tahra would make it in time and afford them enough distraction to get out of there. Aaron made sure that not one of the two wolves' movements went unnoticed as he gripped his weapon, hoping that he could take one of them with him, if this was the hour of his death.