Julian's eyes turned cold, his knuckles straining. "This place is ravaged by toxic gas. Rask said nothing could survive in the poisonous mist, so why has a Snow Ferret suddenly appeared? There's something strange about it. We can't let it live!"
His voice was laced with a chill, his expression wary, and his gaze never left the Snow Ferret.
Evangeline glanced at the Snow Ferret as it leaped nimbly from her left shoulder to her right, and she nodded in agreement. "It certainly is strange."
Her slender fingertip gently tapped the Snow Ferret's damp nose. The little creature flinched, seeming to recoil from such close contact. Evangeline chuckled softly. "Unfortunately, it seems we're helpless against it."
Julian's pupils constricted. "What do you mean, 'helpless against it'?" he said in a low voice. "What is that supposed to mean?"
Evangeline calmly met his gaze and said lightly, "All right. We've been out too long. It's time to go back."
