"Well, I am not any of those things you mentioned and I definitely was not exiled.”"Those were mere examples dear. Besides, how would we know a thing about you if you do not tell us with your own mouth?” “You should comply with the Alpha and give him the answers he needs or else, he might be forced to send you on your way without a horse or a skin of water. Even with a horse, you know how dangerous it could be out there... Considering you are an ordinary–“"I am not that! What is wrong with all of you? Why won't you stop calling me an ordinary human female? I am a she wolf, a she wolf!" I was angry this time as I spoke… she blinked at me and loved one hand in mock surrender as if to say, whatever you say, kid. "I shall not argue with you anymore. I agree that you are what you are. But tell me, how long have you been away from your Alpha and Valmore?" She asked. I had no idea why she suddenly threw in the question and it certainly did not seem like the question was right but I ans
Katara's POV"If I can not have my breeches back, I would appreciate it if you could produce me another dress. One which will not bother me. Definitely not a dress with a thousand and one laces behind." I said. She smiled and picked up the dress before walking to the door. "Sit, while I look for another dress for you. I see that you are not used to being a luna. How totally sad, my dear." Her words, contrary to its Intention, did not hurt me. My mind was set on the journey back to Valmore that I must embark on as soon as possible. I sat there waiting for her while I fidgeted. Soon she returned with a dress that looked like easier to slip into and was less adorned like the previous one had been. "You can wear this. I do not know how comfortable you will be in this but this is about the easiest that I could find... Well, unless you would rather go naked?" "I will take the dress, thank you." I said as I reached for the dress, my hands shaking and my lips quivering. Soon, I was in
Alpha Kai's POV When I had lost my wolf, Abramo had been with me. We had spent an entire day at the fields sparring with swords and yelling at the men who seemed to easily get tired and then when it was late, Abramo had been with me. He had made it a point to always keep me company ever since Katara left and I appreciated all he did faithfully. "What shall we do tomorrow, Alpha? Shall I and the other men return to the small pack and go see if perhaps Katara had returned? Maybe she had only gone into hiding because she did not want to come with us yet," Abramo said thoughtfully.I did not say anything yet, I watched him and slowly began to access what he had said.Did it make any sense that Katara would not want to come back to Valmore with us? "Why, Abramo would she not want to come to Valmore with us and resume her position? What wisdom is there in her actions? Don't you see the sheer buffoonery in all of this?" I answered. "She had gone into hiding because she did not want to b
My wolf was leaving my body and there was nothing I could do. Abramo stood before me for long, watching the tortured look on my face as my wolf eventually left my body.I sat there, knowing that I had lost a vital part of me that no one must know. It would be risky if anyone other than Abramo knew. The words would go around and every single member of the pack would get to know. I did not want that.Not the ridicule or the heat ache that would come with such painful and shameful thing... "This is to show clearly that we have to find the luna before the next ten days. We have to bring her back and unite her with you so that you two will not end up losing your wolves forever and thereby becoming useless!" Abramo said. He was already on his feet as he spoke and maybe he intended to go without me. "I shall leave without you, my Lord. I shall go with the men and bring her back before it is another ten days."He said and matched off. As he reached the door, I called out to him and he turn
Katara's POV I could not wrap my head around what had amused him and I was definitely not interested but his laughter annoyed me. I wanted to punch him and shatter his nose bridge in anger. "Bold of you to make such demands, Lady. Have I not mentioned earlier to you that you are trespassing on these parts that I have been set to watch over? You took this strange door and here, you are with me with no hope of ever seeing anyone but me." He said the words with so much glee and I though I heard the leer in his voice. He would die by my hands if he tried to do all he conceived to do with me. I was sure of that. How it would happen, I had no idea. As I looked forward, there seemed to be no more route. What happened to the route I had been running on only a few minutes ago? Did the road disappear? There seemed to have appeared only flowers and shrubs everywhere and the flowers continued to pop every second... the man was still holding my hair and my mind was in a jumble. I was scared
Katara's POV At once, I resisted the pain and leapt out of his tight grip. Perhaps, I had lost some hair in the process but that did not matter as I made a wild and desperate run for the door. I took the same direction that I was sure I had come through and ran for the door. I got there and stopped abruptly.There was no door. Where had the door gone? I broke into another run and headed for the opposite direction with the man in pursuit. There had been no opposite route when I had first come but now the roads seemed to be appearing and disappearing on different locations and I was determined, no matter what to find the door and land myself in the mansion again but that did not seem to be happening. "Stop there. You have had enough run for one day. Do well to save yourself the pain when at last, I shall have my hands on you." I heard the voice close to me and with every step I took, the thumps of his feet seemed even closer. At once, his hand reached out and grabbed me by the shou
Katara's POV There seemed to be no way to escape. The small opening of the cave was hardly enough to let me bolt out. I would be caught even before I reached the entrance.He was also sitting very close to me with his eyes fastened on me and that meant, he would easily reach a hand to me and grab my skirts even before I was close to the entrance.I gave up all hope of escape although temporarily and tried not to think much on what they were going to do with me. I had never been in any magical setting so close up and I had a tough time trying to convince myself that I was in an actual magic garden. What Where they going to do with me?Cut me into chunks and make magic broth? Serge had spoken about herbs, did it mean that there was something to cook with the herbs? It sounded too ridiculous.I turned to look at another part of the cave that was faintly illuminated by the small fire and what I saw confirmed my fears and doubts. I turned my face around slowly to look at Lazer and sure
Katara's POVThat definitely got his attention. It made him laugh and roll and beat the ugly dusty ground of the cave. The dust came in puffs into the air as he beat the ground and I felt irritated. Had he no shame that he could laugh and roll and make such flimsy show over a question I asked him?"We do not eat flesh, lady. We eat everything but never flesh. Do not be alarmed." He said. He was still chuckling and holding his toes as he resumed his position on the floor. He was hunched up and focused on massaging his toes again even though he now looked at me."Why then had my question amused you so much? You make me look stupid for asking questions while in the true sense, you are the stupid one! You and your hunched brother are the stupid and mean ones and you have kept a poor woman from going her way!""Uhh?"He seemed surprised by my many words. He now looked at me curiously. Perhaps, the abuse had offended him? I hopped not."I mean everything I have said. Do not look at me lik
[Eight months later]Kai’s POV Katara had been with her ladies when she had been suddenly rushed out. I was right in the hallway, coming to the chambers to be with her when the ladies rushed her out. She was in labor and was going to give birth soon. I wanted to carry her off to wherever she was to be taken to but the ladies will not let me. "Let me carry her so it will be easier for you. Surely, you can not hold her like this and walk this slowly when she is in obvious pains." I tried to explain to the ladies but they will not hear of it. Katara was wailing as she took one laborious step after the other. I was not going to watch them continue in such slow progression so I brushed past them and whisked Katara off her feet. The ladies gasped in surprise but did not say anything when I began to walk away to the direction I suspected they were headed. It was to the midwife's place… Katara was still tearing at her clothes and thumping her fists on my chest when I arrived the midwife's
"It is perhaps by chance that I know this story myself. Now to the story, the men he had taken to form a pack had turned against him and had also taken with them the chest and had abused the magical items in it just as the son had done…They, captured many small packs and did many evil and perverted justice and looted packs and took the wives of others until the Moon Goddess had, had enough and the chest along with the items had disappeared on its own.”The men had thought that chest was stolen while they had slept, but when they could not find it, they had accused one another of the theft of the chest and they had fought and killed each other. For years, the chest appeared in many different places and so many packs had tried to open it to see its content all to no avail and then they had tried to keep it but it had kept on disappearing-“"Does that explain why we had seen it in a dilapidated house in the former Artic pack?”Kai asked. Abramo's eyes flung wide open in surprise. "Is th
The man explained. Kai had been listening attentively as well as all those who had been in the courts. I had been paying rapt attention too. At once, Abramo left the courts and went out to mobilize the men to secure the walls and the gates against any more miscreants. I could hear him shouting orders to the men as they ran to and fro. "The items are not yours to begin with. It is a bit difficult for me to understand how you have come to demand things that are not yours while trying to impress on us that you will take our fight and fight?' Kai said. He was angry as he spoke and the men did not speak for a long time. They were silent for a long while. "I will way you to leave Valmore now and we shall handle whatever trouble comes with the items we possess. It is ours to worry about not yours." Kai said. The men exchanged puzzled glances but did not make any attempt to leave. Kai stood there, brimming with anger as he watched them. "We are afraid you might be forced to submit the b
He said as he stooped and planted a kiss on my forehead. I nodded. I was not sure I wanted to remain indoors everytime if that was what pregnancy entailed. I was beginning to feel lazy. As Kai walked to the door, there was a sudden desperate knock on the door. He reached the door and opened it. The guard who was standing there was holding his sword by the hilt, he was breathing with so much gust and Kai walked with him down the hall, slamming the door behind him shut. I was worried as I leapt off the bed and went to the window to see what was really going on down there. There was an entourage and there were a few men on horseback. They were all waiting down the Castle floors, waiting to see the Alpha no doubt… I stood by the window for long, to see what was going to happen then. They did not look like they had come for peace. They looked like that were ready for war. Trouble. They did nothing to hide their intention. As far as I knew, Valmore was not in any trouble with any pack.
When I woke up, Kai was by the side of the bed. He had picked a chair and was sitting by the bed, watching me. I had no idea how long he had been standing there and as I opened my eyes to take in the environment, the bright afternoon light flooding the room, I was disoriented. "Relax, beauty. Hope you had a peaceful rest?" He asked as my eyes rested on him. I tried to nod but felt a sudden discomfort around my neck and so I ditched the idea. "How long have you been sitting there?" I asked instead. He smiled. "For a long time, beauty. A really long time." He said. He did not have the book in his hand again and he did not seem to be unkempt. He had even shaved! When had he done that? "You had the stubble last night and I've not seen you all morning Until now. When did you get a good bath?" I asked him instead. "I shaved last night. And, I was in here the moment you fell asleep to bathe and come watch over you while you slumber peacefully," He said. He was still smiling. I sighe
One thing I knew was that the Artic pack where not known for any form of magic even though it had grown in its time to become a terror to many other packs, it still did not possess magic and that was what I was sure of. Katara stirred on the bed while I was lost in thoughts and I turned to look at her. She opened her eyes drowsily. "Why are you not in bed yet, my love? You should come to bed now and have some rest," She said. She seemed to be having a hard time keeping her eyes open and I wanted her to go back to sleep "You can go back to sleep… I will join you soon," I said. She nodded and then stopped, her eyes flew open, wider. "Why are you still engrossed with that? You should leave that and have some rest." She insisted. I shook my head. She was being adamant. "Go to sleep my love. I will join you soon. I am only worried about a few things that I have found out in this book, " "Sitting up all night long will not solve the puzzle. I think so. perhaps, tomorrow you can cont
"You own it, my dear and you will make use of it the way you want.”I told her. She rose from the book and stood holding her wand. I continued with the book, the message became even more complex as I continued but I was able to grasp the messages and it included even the magical ability to grow a garden and chose the magical creatures to stay in it and tend it. There was so much knowledge in the book that I began to worry that the information was too much. "I am satisfied with the knowledge of the wand, i find it difficult to understand everything else you see in the book.”Katara said as she sashayed to the bathroom. "I will go have a bath now. Do not be too engrossed in that, hence you forget to do other things… one of which is getting up to come and take a bath.”She said as she disappeared from sight. I straightened up and took the book with me to the nearest table. I was still sitting there, totally focused on the book when she appeared again from the bathroom. She was drippi
It was a bit baffling that she was interested In magic suddenly and as we mounted the horse, I decided to ask her. She was still clutching the book and I had slipped the wand into the small bag I was carrying lest it comes alive and enchant the things around me that did not need to be enchanted."Why are you suddenly so concerned and Interested in magic?"I asked her. I hoped she heard since the horse was in motion and was whipping past trees and the wind will not let my words reach her as well as it should have. She heard me anyway. She had twisted her neck awkwardly to look back at me and speak as loud as she could. I kicked the horse and it slowed down. We are not being pursued. It was enough reason to drive calmly back to Valmore. The wind rushing past our ears were now calm and i could make out the words she spoke."I feel a certain sense of rightness with these... I value these things we found and I do not wish to lose any of them. I sincerely value them–“"I do not know why bu
The bolts had suddenly appeared and was to keep us still from using the door. It was amusing and and annoying at the same time. She seemed bent on not allowing us leave the place. I shook my head as I turned to her."Quit trying, Lady. We have to leave now."I said. Katara nudged me."Stretch the wand towards the door and it will come off." She said. She had sheathed her sword and one of her hands was now resting on the hilt of the sword. She was eager to leave. I turned away from Chloe and held the wand against the door. The door did not come open. Chloe chuckled behind us and the old lady stirred again. She was doing a good job of detaining us. She was almost accomplishing her goal which was to keep us until the old lady regained consciousness."Why is the wand not opening the door? Are you holding it wrongly?"Katara asked in a whisper. Of course Chloe and her mother did not know that the wand had only worked because I had struck it the right way without meaning to. Katara knew