Moon controlled the wolf mentally, guiding it after the retreating assassin as he rushed forward himself. The two threats came at the assassin from converging angles, sword closing from the front, wolf closing from the flank.
The assassin's eyes darted sideways, his armless teammate was still very much alive just ahead.
Without hesitation, he rushed towards his teammate, whose eyes widened in shock. "Don't bring it here!"
It was too late.
The second assassin grabbed the armless one by the collar of his ruined gear and hauled him upright with a burst of strength. His body twisted, positioning the armless man between himself and the incoming wolf.
Moon saw it happen in real time. Despite having the ability to control the wolf and move it away from the armless assassin, Moon chose not to.
'Betraying your teammate when death approaches... I couldn't ask for a better ending for such scum.'
