“I’ll make my choice. It is time to wake up,” Rem’s voice rang out to me as everything turned white. I could hear people arguing nearby as I roused from the dream I had been having. Though in my heart, I knew it had been no dream. The feel of someone’s fingers slowly stroking through the fur on my head alerted me to the fact that Rem was now awake along with me.
As my eyes flickered open, the sound of the large doors into the meditation room swung open with the force of an angry person behind them. I knew I was in trouble for entering the room against Mrs Emerson’s demands, but I knew it was the right thing to do.
Mrs Emerson halted as soon as she saw Rem was awake, her expression no longer furious but stunned. None of the others had followed her in, but with the doors wide open, they had an unrestricted view of the scene within.
I was still in my wolf form, curled up around Rem and my head in his lap. M
“So K-Ken was telling me t-that you a-are really large in y-your wolf form, Zach,” Sam stuttered sheepishly to me after we had finished eating. We were now making our way towards the gathering hall. “H-he said y-your f-fur is really s-soft too,” they continued. Every glance they made towards Ken was subtle and shy.I couldn’t help but chuckle softly to myself. “Very soft, yes,” I agreed. “Even Rem thinks so, don’t you Remmy?” I cooed playfully, which as expected, caused the man in question to blush a deep red tone.“Ugh, there is no living with either of you,” Rem mumbled towards me and Sam. I was glad. Although the wolf-spirit inside of Rem had awakened, he wasn’t any different to his usual self.I offered a playful wink towards Rem, then looked back at Sam. “I can partly transform for you, and you can see for yourself if you like?” I asked them.
This was the second time now that we had gathered at the meeting hall with the other Hunters. Mrs Emerson peered at the four of us quietly before saying, “I’d like to speak with Rath and the werewolf alone first, then everyone else can come in.” Rem and I shared a glance but nodded slowly in agreement. It didn’t sound like she was angry, or that she was being fussy, but it sounded important. Whatever it was she needed to say, likely had something to do with the gaining of a spirit. Or, in Rem’s case, the awakening of his other half. As Mrs Emerson closed the door behind the three of us, she peered at me intently. Then she looked at Rem and asked, “Rath, what kind of spirit did you summon? Usually, we hunters continue to bond with the same spirit over the centuries, which is how the position gets passed down to the next leader, however,” she paused and placed a hand to her chest, frowned and then continued to say, “while the spirit left my body,
After our little chat, Mrs Emerson called the others in and let them take their seats while we waited for the other Hunters to arrive. Rem and I now had seats at the front of the table and Mrs Emerson sat next to us on the side. I had expected people to be puzzled at first, but they could sense the change in Rem right away. Excited whispering filled the room before Mrs Emerson silenced everyone. “As you can all tell, the change of leadership has finally swapped hands with Rath as our new leader. Until he has the training needed to take on the role, I will aid him with whatever he needs. Until he has fully taken over, please give him and me some time to get things settled down,” she said, speaking clearly. Rem nodded towards his grandmother and then looked over the faces of those gathered here. “There might be a few changes coming regarding how we work as Hunters and how we deal with the Supernatural beings in this world.
With everything that had happened today, Rem suggested we take the evening off to relax and work on the pack structure in the morning. I sent word out to the pack through the mind-link to let them know I was fine and so was Rem. I also let them know of our plans to sort out the pack structure in the morning. That gave me time to help Sam along with their crush on Ken. “You know it’s pointless. Ken likes you. The chances of him looking at anyone else are slim at best,” Rem muttered unhappily as we sat in his room so I could plot and plan in peace. I shot him a small look before going back to the piece of paper I was using to write ideas. “You don’t know that for sure. Besides, they would be cute together, don’t you think?” I responded. I allowed the end of the pen to tap against my lower lip as I mulled things over. “They are both part of my family. No way do I think they’re cute,” Rem insisted glumly. I rolled my eyes and then l
After a nice cold shower, we headed into the training yard to continue training the werewolves. This time, however, some of the other Hunters were there to assist with the task. Rem assured them they wouldn’t need to give away any of their secret abilities. All they needed to do was to ensure the pack could fight beside us if it came down to it.As Rem sorted out the training, it was my task to figure out everyone’s roles. Each pack was different. Some packs handed over roles to their offspring the moment they are of age and found themselves their destined mate.In other packs, however, being born to a werewolf with a certain role did not automatically assure you would be that role too. They did not hand your position down to you the same way nobles and royalty did. Though genetics did sometimes help play a role, it was just never promised. What det
While Rem and I took a break from helping to train the pack at close-quarter combat, I called over the kids I had asked to help me out with my little blind date project. They had set everything up and were just waiting for my command to go ahead with the whole thing. Sam and Ken were both busy, so there wasn’t much of a rush, but I wanted to pull this off sooner rather than later.It was almost lunchtime, so it wouldn’t be long before I could set things in motion. If this didn’t spark at least a little ember, then I wasn’t sure what would work. Rem was still quite sceptical about how well I would succeed with this plan of mine, but he was willing to assist me, regardless.With how warm it was today, I knew a pleasant picnic in the shade of some trees would be just the perfect setup for the two of them. It was just a matter of getting them both there at the same time. Rem and I made great use of the kitchen this morning to
Carefully, we stalked behind Ken and Sam as they made their way to what was a Maze of sorts. Rem had given them directions through the mind-link to ensure they hadn’t got lost while placing the ball within. I was surprised this place even existed, but I hadn’t explored every bit of the garden, and even now, there were other areas we hadn’t seen. Carefully, we stayed a respectful distance away from the two as they followed the boy about. We planned to get the boy to sneak under one bush and over to another part of the maze without those two seeing him, then one of the older kids who we had placed there would lead him back out safely. That way, we could continue to monitor Ken and Sam’s progress. The first part of Plan B was simple enough that it went rather well. As soon as we neared the right spot, the kid ran on ahead, much to Sam’s protests, but by the time they had caught up and rounded the corner, the kid had gone. Through the mind-link, th
It took little time for Rem to do what I had asked him to do, and although confused, Ken continued to lead Sam and himself through the maze by following the few tracks that had been placed here and there. Rem removed any of his own tracks as he went. Meanwhile, Sam and Ken both called out for the young boy, but with no reply, they were worried if they had really got lost or if they had made it out already.We were nearing the centre of the maze now, and from what Rem had told me, was quite a beautiful sight, perfect for two people to find themselves alone. As the two rounded a corner, I paused and listened intently to make sure they weren’t about to double back or halt. When I was sure they had continued, I carefully snuck my head around the corner and took a sneaky glance.Perfect. They were heading straight for the centre, which would be around the next corner. Rem would head back out of the maze from there. The exit was easy enough to fi