Crookshanks gave Silan an incredulous look, his feline face displaying an almost human expression of shock.
He had realized something strange.
Why could I understand this person's words?
He could understand Sirius because they had spent a long time together, and his keen perception helped him grasp what Sirius meant.
But this person was different.
He understood his words effortlessly, as though... the young man were one of his own kind.
Yet he was clearly a human wizard.
Sirius also noticed Crookshanks's unusual reaction and asked in surprise, "You can understand us?"
He was in his Animagus form now, speaking the language of animals.
By all rights, a human wizard should not have been able to understand him.
But the person before him seemed to defy common sense...
Silan said casually, "It's no big deal. Don't you two understand each other too?"
Crookshanks felt a terrifying pressure, and his fur stood on end.
"Run! I'll hold him off!" Crookshanks told Sirius.
Silan smiled, took out his wand, and gave it a gentle flick, drawing Crookshanks straight toward him.
"Sorry, Crookshanks. We have a few things to discuss."
He casually tucked Crookshanks into the Suitcase, then turned back to the large black dog before him.
"Mr. Sirius Black, may I call you that?" Silan bowed gracefully to him. "We'd better have a talk."
Hearing Silan address him by name, Sirius was startled and involuntarily retreated two steps.
He was certain Crookshanks had not mentioned his name just now.
Then how did he know?
Sirius's Animagus form was illegal. He had never registered with the Ministry of Magic, so most people knew nothing about it.
That was precisely why he could move between the Muggle World and the Wizarding World as a large black dog without attracting attention.
Yet the person before