Nightmare looked at the wolf that snarled with fury in his eyes. He bends down to be closer to him.
—Well, wolfy... —He starts. —I'm willing to let you go if you tell me something... Who sent you? —Mad just growls. —Again... Who sent-
Nightmare is interrupted by the wolf that spits on his face. Mad smirks and laughs quietly. Nightmare was furious.
—You disgusting wolf... —He says wiping his face. —If that's how you want it, so be it...
Nightmare gets up and snaps his fingers. At the same moment one of the guards hits Mad's head which makes him pass out. The guards take him to the castle where they throw him in a cell. He stays there, lying on the floor, until he wakes up with a boring pain in the head. He looks around trying to find a way out.
Before he can figure out how to escape, he hears someone approaching. He curls up in a corner, snarling. When the cell door opens, he sees "his prey", Nightmare, who looked at the wolf with disgust.
—Can you stop snarling? —Nightmare says visibly irritated. —I came here to make a deal with you... —Mad continues to growl. —Are you deaf? Or don't you understand what I say? —Nightmare starts to gesture as if playing mime. —I... Want to... Make... A deal! Understood? —Mad laughs.
—I'm not stupid... But you look like a clown doing that mimic... Learn before trying it please... —Mad says with his mocking smile on his face. —And more... I have nothing to say to you.
—Well... I wanted to propose a deal to you... You tell me who told you to kidnap me and I let you go... What do you think?
—Let me think... —Mad really seems to think about the deal. —How about... N - E - V - E - R! It means never if you don't know how to spell.
—I do know... —Nightmare says, looking uninterested in that. —But look... It's a pity you didn't accept... Unfortunately, I'm going to have to send my guards to kill you... —Mad laughs out loud. He even cries with laughter. Nightmare didn't understand anything.
—Wasn't it a joke? —Mad asks wiping a tear from his face. —Hah... Do you really think these guards can kill me?
—Well... They took you, made you black out and brought you here... Of course they can kill you...
—I was unprepared before... But now I'm paying close attention to everything... Like... I know you're hiding a dagger in your left thigh, I know there's a device connected to this cell that can hurt a lot and that you have your right hand on top of its control now... And there are... Two guards outside just waiting in case I decide to attack you... Ain't I right, teddy? —Nightmare is impressed by the wolf's detailed description.
—Yeah... That's right... —He says and smiles at Mad who is uncomfortable with that action. —How perfect your analysis was, wolfy... I'll make you my bodyguard... What do you think?
—No! —Mad says and laughs softly. —What part of "I just want to kidnap you" that you didn't understand?
—Ok... So... Have fun trying not to be bitten by the poisonous animals that roam this place... Just this week they have already killed two prisoners... And look, it's still Monday... —Nightmare if turns and starts to leave but Mad stops him.
—Wait! —Mad growls. He didn't believe what he was going to say. —I will be your bodyguard...
"After all..." Mad thinks. "Even if I ran away, I couldn't go home without this asshole..."
—Very well, wolfy... —Nightmare says, looking at him and smiling. Mad growls.
—You don't call me wolfy, you stupid bear! I have a name... —Nightmare laughs softly.
—I can't stop calling you wolfy if I don't know that... Name...
—It's Mad. —Nightmare looks confused.
—That can't be your real name ..
—But this is what you're going to have! I will never tell you my real name anyways... Not even if my life depends on it...
—Okay... —Nightmare said dismissively. —But ask not to really need... —Nightmare says with a menacing look. Again, Mad was uncomfortable. —Come on... You will train with the other soldiers from now on... I will take you to the quarters.
-Ok...
Mad follows Nightmare into the castle. Will Mad behave with the other soldiers? What will the other soldiers think of Mad there training with them? Find out in the next chapter...
To be continued...