ʕ•̫•ʔ---Hangry Dragon-Chicken

"He's telling the truth," Eva said, stepping in through the door. She held up two wine bottles in her hands, her expression unreadable. "But somehow, someone tamed it. So it's temporarily calm now."

Then she looked at me.

"My precious wines!" I rushed forward, snatching the bottles from her hands like a man clinging to his last shred of hope.

Hugging them to my chest, I let out a relieved sigh. My lifeline.

Eva blinked at me, clearly caught off guard. "Uh… you're welcome? You dropped them when you ran off. Good thing I managed to grab them before they hit the ground."

I barely heard her. I turned my gaze to Trauco, holding up the wine like an offering. "I brought the wine. Now rid me of the Bi-blouk."

Trauco gave a tired smile and nodded. "Let's have a drink. You and I."

I nodded back. "Just for the record, this wine is mine."

Then, pulling out the VVVVIP card, I returned it to Trauco.