~ SASHA ~
While the others all chuckled and sniggered at Nick's fear, Sasha had a very, very bad feeling that she understood something they didn't.
"Stop crowding him," she said quietly.
She knew they heard, but she wasn't sure how much authority she carried with the Chimera who didn't live in the Clans. But she gave a pointed look right in Ernie's eyes—though it made her shudder, and the pig-snouted man, too. They both took their time backing away, but they did it as the others quieted.
Nick's chest was heaving, but she stepped between him and the creatures and forced him to look at her. Turning her back on Ernie was perhaps the bravest thing she'd ever done, but she was reassured by the fact that he'd backed off when she asked him to.
Swallowing hard, she forced Nick to meet her eyes and spoke quietly for him.
