Nick didn't hesitate for long.
If he stood still, gawking like the rest of the bystanders, it would only invite suspicion — or worse, attention.
And right now, with this kind of heat in the air, he wanted anything but suspicion to fall on his shoulders.
So instead, he straightened his back, loosened his tense shoulders, and walked forward with the casual swagger of someone who absolutely belonged in the middle of whatever gathering this was between the two strongest forces in the War Beast Sanctuary.
He strolled along the side path toward the two groups like a man on a leisurely morning walk — no hesitations, no pauses, and no eye contact either.
Just acting like he was supposed to be there.
Naturally, several heads from both factions and the bystanders turned his way.
A few curious eyes lingered on him longer than he would have liked, with even a few murmurs passing from the lips of some Altered to another, but not one of them stepped forward or tried to stop him.
