In the end, one of the Beast Taming instructors managed to resolve the situation and calm down the runaway. They also made sure to give the irresponsible bond master a fitting punishment.
But.
"Sniff… sniff…"
Dabble continued to sob as he carried his books.
He had been like this ever since.
No matter what I said or how I said it, he kept sniffling like he simply couldn't stop. Honestly, I would probably cry too if I'd been snatched up by some intimidating, horrifying creature.
"There, there. It's alright."
"I almost got eaten…"
"You weren't going to be eaten Just… aggressively relocated."
"That's not better!" he whimpered, wiping his nose with his sleeve.
We walked slowly across the courtyard, students passing by without sparing us more than a glance. A few snickered under their breath, devils really were merciless, but most simply stepped around us, as if seeing a crying Imp being comforted was just another Tuesday.
