- Five steps forward, two to the left, three back, four to the right. Jump forward and we are in place, - I dutifully repeat loudly so that the werewolf can hear. - Alex, remember, this is for the transition. Do not lag behind, do not turn off the path.

The man nods, his face tense and his eyes blazing with eagerness. More recent playfulness and fun are gone, as if they never existed.

- What happens if you get off track? he asks.

“You will get lost between spaces and worlds,” Mistopheles answers gloomily, and I pass on the words of the pet. - Nothing good.

- Understood, I...