"Do you know that witch?" Elle asks me when I get close enough."Yes, that is Aurora. She is the leader of the Coven that was working with Simonetta when I last saw her. She was also the first one to turn her back on her and help us." I tell her."So then, is she a friend or a foe?" Elle asks."I have no idea. I guess that I should head over and find out though. Dante, will you have them let the vans and trucks know what is going on so that they can keep an eye out?" I ask him."Yeah I will. Just, be safe okay. You are not invincible. Just think of how long it is taking you to heal from the last time you faced off against any witches. You have to take it easy." He says."I know. I will do my best. I cannot allow them to attack us though. That would only make things worse." I remind him.He nods understandably and turns to walk back towards the others. Elle gives me a loaded look before we begin walking ahead of the rest of the caravan. As soon as we move farther ahead, Aurora and two
Rand walks over to us slowly. He does not hurry but he is not dragging his feet either. He walks at a fairly constant speed as if he has not a care in the world. It is rather enlightening to watch the way that he walks towards us. Aurora studies his figure when he gets closer."Is he really walking over to us alone? Isn't he afraid that we will attack him." She says."He trusts me." I answer her simply."How does he trust you? He has only known you a few days." She says."I have proven worthy of his trust. I have saved his pack and its members many times in such a short time. I am willing to put myself in harm's way to make sure that they are all safe. He knows this as well as I do." I point out.Aurora scoffs at the thought of trusting somebody so easily. I cannot help but shake my head at her over the blatant display. Rand still has not changed speeds as he walks towards us. In fact, it almost looks as if he is enjoying the walk closer to the one that has terrorized his pack all of
"Are you really going to allow them to help you?" I ask Rand in shock before we get back to the group."Of course I am. I might not trust them but I know that they will not try to attack us with you close by. They have destroyed our lives enough to start paying us back by helping us rebuild. If I would have known that they were going to do this I might have stayed where we were but I would wonder every day if they were really being sincere or not. At least I can trust them a little more while you are near." He says to me with a grateful smile.I cannot help but feel humbled by his thought process. I was never trying to take on any more responsibilities but having somebody place this amount of trust in me is something that I will never get used to. They deserved every bit of help that I was able to give them and more. If I had known what was going on sooner then I might have already had them set up elsewhere. Still, I will continue to do everything in my power to help them feel safe."
We almost managed to make it back to our pack before nightfall but sadly did not quite make it. The other witches have followed us a safe distance behind but never once tried to get too close. It would have spooked all of the wolves if they had tried to travel too close to us after all that had happened. The groups that were in the vans did manage to make it back to our pack for the night. They all managed to find temporary rooms at the pack house to sleep in. Kevin managed to get the entire pack to come together to welcome our new neighbors and help to feed them for the night.When it finally starts to get dark enough for us to stop, I get out and stretch before finding Elle so that we can get to work on making a temporary shelter for the night. With the other witches still following behind us I want to make sure that the werewolves all feel as if they are still safe for the night. The thought of working with the witches is going to take a while for them to wrap their heads around.
The next morning dawns way too early but we are more than ready to make the rest of the trip to our pack. After my recent magic usage to set up the sleeping area last night, I am once again fighting exhaustion but not at quite the level of before. This time, I feel as if I can manage my exhaustion instead of letting it rule me again.We are only about an hour away from the pack so after I have the building that we made yesterday turn back into a flat field, with a few extra flowers, we make our way to our pack. I cannot wait to sleep in our own bed once again tonight. It feels like it has been far too long since we were able to be home. Then again, most of my adventures feel that way.As we near the pack territory, our pack begins running out to greet us as well as the new pack. They all have friendly smiles as they bring the children stuffed animals, candy and even some new clothes. I am immensely proud of our pack for being able to once again open their arms to those that they do no
It really is quite lucky that we were creating these homes so close to our own pack as night gets closer. Instead of having to worry about dinner, our pack brings enough food for all of us to sit down and eat together. Each person comes up to welcome Dante and I back with hugs as they come over to bring the food."It is about time I get to see you again." I hear from behind me.Spinning, I find Scarlett standing there with Ulfred on her hip. I swear he has grown two inches in the short amount of time it has been since I have last seen them. Letting out a small squeal, I give them both a hug that they gladly return. Just then, Chelsea walks over to see what is going on."Scarlett, I am so happy to see you again. I actually have some fantastic news for you." I say excitedly."Oh what? Something so important that I had to wait this long to find out when you could have easily kept me updated using our mind link?" She asks with a raised brow.Whoops, I find myself blushing as I realize tha
We spent most of the night creating enough simple dwellings for the pack to sleep in. There is still much more work to be done inside them but it will have to suffice for the night. Everybody was so excited to get their own dwelling above ground that nobody was actually complaining about not having their houses finished. It is more exciting for all of them to have a house that they can see the sky from. Even the orphans were more than thrilled to stay in their new house. Chelsea fell asleep while we were finishing up working on the houses. Dante walks over to where she is sleeping on the ground and picks her up. This is going to be the first night that she stays with us. I am so excited for her to see her new room that I had some of the females in the pack decorate. It might have to wait for tomorrow since she is so tired. I do not want her to wake up and freak out in a new place and not be able to find us. The walk back to our own pack house is absolutely exhausting. I am more than
Waking up with a child in the room with us is a surreal experience. I had not planned on starting this for a few more months. I cannot wait to make breakfast with her for the first time and give her a tour of the house today. There are so many things that I want to teach her and tell her about her new life. Just one step at a time though. First, is breakfast. I walk over to her and find her still fast asleep on her cot. I would like to say that she looks like a little angel sleeping peacefully but that is far from the truth. She is laying with one arm across her forehead, both legs in a tangled mess with the blanket and even a little drool running down her chin. I cannot help but smirk as I look at her sleeping. "Wow, definitely not a sleeping beauty." Dante says from behind me while brushing his teeth. I give him a smack in the arm before reaching down to gently shake her awake. As soon as I touch her, she jolts upwards in shock. If I did not know better she almost seemed wary of