Liam was some distance away from the camp and asked Haru to keep an eye on the two humans. She was frustrated by the situation but didn't whine too much. Not many creatures would come close to her anyway, but this time it was different. All the creatures around thought that they could have a snack when they spotted Haru in her tiny form.
It annoyed her so much that she shifted to her original size, and all the attacks stopped instantly. The only one alarmed by the change was the child. Teddy soon calmed down and walked toward the creature.
For some weird reason, Haru didn't mind children. She absolutely hated grownups, but at the moment, there were two exceptions to that rule, those being Aki and Liam.
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"Huh?"
The bat looked around but didn't see it.
"Boy?" he called out, but no one answered.