-You will do it? Thank you! -he said excitedly-. I don't know how to repay you, thank you very much. Okay, I've been thinking about some options -Kaleb said.

"Maybe there is a way out. In one of the old Huachi books that I have read with Nango, I found that in her beliefs and prophecies there is a recurring entity, a kind of goddess.

"According to what Nango and the elders have told me, this goddess has been worshipped by the huachi for a long time, but that was not what caused me the most curiosity. You see, there was something about this goddess that was familiar to me and then I remembered. The image of her was in a book that...

The boy was abruptly interrupted by a scream coming from the room. Hearing this, Kaleb froze in fear. Cold sweat ran through his skin, because that cry... was from Nango.

Kaleb quickly ran to meet Nango, who upon seeing him ran into his arms. She was terrified of a strange black blob materializing on the wall, right in the corner of the room.

He knew immediately what it was. So he quickly took Nango's hand and they left the room, while the Hound finished fully emerging.

Kaleb and Nango met the guards, let by Tabet, who had come after hearing the scream.

Kaleb felt an enormous guilt that flooded him immediately, he had lured that creature to the Huachi Kingdom. He was sure that no matter what happened, he couldn't allow that beast to hurt Nango or any innocent huachi. He couldn't let it attack them because of him.

So Kaleb told the guards to take care of Nango, while taking the spear from one of them.

-Kaleb! No! -Nango yelled, just before the doors to the room slammed open.

The Hound strode from the room, its errant paws scraping the palace floor with each step, its shifting teeth drooling grotesquely.

Kaleb didn't think about it, he didn't even consult you. The mere possibility that Nango was in danger was enough for him to start running towards the beast and attack it with that spear.

The boy yelled:

-Run! Get out of here! -Somehow, he knew that this thing wanted him, becuase the moment he ran away the Hound followed him without thinking.

Kaleb led it to the balcony, where he tried to strike it with that spear, but the Hound's power was preternaturally fierce and relentless. With a blow it stripped him of the spear and made him fly a few meteres, throwing him to the ground.

Kaleb knew that being eaten was a better option than Nango or the huachi getting hurt, so he just waited for that thing to attack him and be done with it.

However, Kaleb was filled with horror as Nango appeared in front of him holding the spear. Protecting him.