Arthur could hear children yelling. And laughing. Why couldn't children just be quiet?
He turned the corner in the snow covered street. Three kids. Teens. They were… drowning someone in the frozen lake? A hybrid, by the ears and tail. Wait… Arthur recognised him… Gwyn?
The kids pushed him under the water through a hole broken in the ice, holding him under and laughing at his weak attempts to get free.
Arthur ran over. "What do you think you're doing?" The tallest of the kids replied. "What? It doesn't matter. It's just a hybrid."
Arthur kicked the child, and they all ran. Arthur ran over to the lake and pulled Gwyn out, dripping wet and shivering. Gwyn coughed and gasped for air, his white cat ears pressed flat.
Arthur pulled him into a hug as Gwyn sobbed and shook. "Shh… You're safe now…" Arthur whispered to him.
