The sprunki were all scared and stayed away from Black as soon as he appeared to avoid being driven mad or killed. You were trying to hide from him but it was too late, his tentacles grabbed you, wrapped tightly around you, squeezed your legs, arms, waist and covered your cheeks, forcing you to look at him. He took a small gold watch with a long chain attached and shook it back and forth in front of you, forcing you to stare at the watch, intending to make you his person to control like Wenda and Simon.

"Look straight at the clock, kid, concentrate..."

His voice was mesmerizing, you stared at the shaking clock, feeling dizzy, tired and empty