They moved. I could even slide my wrists up and down. “Thanks, Jid,” I whispered into his ear. “Feels good, but that’s enough. If you loosen them further, Professor might notice.” Relief. My hands tingled with the spreading return of sensation. “The guy who talks funny scares me,” he said. “Me too. Stay close to Professor. He’ll make sure Slobodan doesn’t hurt you.” He hesitated. “I guess.” “What are you two whispering about?” Larry suddenly spoke up, causing Jid to jump away from me. He landed on Shoni’s tail. She yelped. Lifting her up, he hastened back to his armchair. “We were talking about Slobodan. He really scares us.” I tested my hands and felt with some aggressive tugging they would eventually slip loose. “Nope, you don’t want to mess with him. He ain’t called Tiger for nothing.
