Bab 389: CCCLXXXIX. Hold Him Still

Just as Egill held out a hand at the beast, believing that Sander was alive and conscious, the wolf pounced on him, trying to bite his arm.

Egill dodged the blow and fell to the ground, hastily beginning to crawl backwards, dragging himself on his elbows when Kjell punched the wolf in the face, who stood motionless, moving his head backwards.

"What... what the fuck is happening to you... S... Sander?! Did... did you become like those monsters?!" he exclaimed, terrified, positioning himself in front of Egill and the other soldiers to serve as a human shield.

The correspondences between that beast-man and the Master Of Defense were too many: his hair was the same color as Sander's hair and under his snout, a small braid of the beard was closed by the same golden ring.