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Chapter 21: Absalom
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Darkness surrounded her and she seemed to sink farther and farther until the feeling of falling jolted her awake. In front of her was an ocean of green that slowly shrank and what came into focus were a pair of green flecked eyes against a black and gold background. Aria blinked rapidly trying to make sense of the sight before her. Gradually, her vision cleared and a large, black wolf with gold flecks throughout his ebony fur stood over her.
Who…who is this? Aria thought to herself.
My name is Absalom. I brought you here after freeing you from being consumed by the forest. Consumed… what a horrid thought. Then she remembered, she was in a fight with Philip when the vines shot out from the ground and ensnared them both. And not to worry about the other you were fighting. Absalom interjected, He is safe but far from where we are.
I can hear you! You can hear
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After walking for most of the day in silence and entering various parts of the forest Aria had not been before, Absalom finally spoke again.We should find a place to sleep for the night. He spoke into the open air and did not look at her when he made the statement. She wondered if he was worried.You know better than I where we’ll be safe. She did look at him and studied his body language. He was alert but not ridged. His fur was loose and not bristled. It didn’t seem that there was an urgent need to hide, but simply understood that there was a risk being out after dark. She also wondered if he saw her as extra baggage and if he’d be seeking shelter if she were not with him.This way. Absalom sniffed the air and then turned away from her toward a dense area that was crowded with bushes, boulders, and some trees that had grown close together. He walked throug
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Aria gasped awake and sat up. Something soft lay next to her, so she reached out her hand to touch it. Long fur spread across her hand and through her fingers and with it something rumbled beneath them along with a groan. Aria turned her head to see her human hand grasping the black and golden fur belonging to Absalom as his body began to come awake. “Oh, no!” Aria moved to stand but it was too late. Absalom’s head rose from its sleeping position on the floor of the shelf and turned to her. His wolf eyebrows rose as his green eyes rested upon her naked body. You turned. Clearly, he wasn’t upset about her being next to him. Aria was both relieved and… disappointed at his lack of comment… no, surely not. She cursed herself for even considering it. Absalom stood and she felt his fur brush against her back as he walked around to face her and little chills crawled down her skin. Aria moved her arms to cover her chest and clenched her thighs together. She’d never felt more emba
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After hours of walking, Aria’s feet burned with raw spots and cuts from the ruthless forest floor. Absalom hadn’t slowed since exiting the cave and his quick walk kept her at a slow jog. Her body was tired and though trying to breathe, she hadn’t a moment to ask any of the questions pressing on her mind. Absalom had stayed silent, barely uttering a word besides the occasional this way or watch your step. “I thought you said this village was just up ahead.” “It is.” His rumbling voice immediately silenced her desire to complain. His ability to demand her respect still annoyed her as did the urging from the wolf inside to submit to the desires he drew out in her. They climbed over more fallen trees and emerged onto a well-worn path. Absalom turned his nose up into the air and sniffed. Aria wondered that he could still use his wolf abilities in his human form. He stood still for a moment and then resumed walking. The path began to turn down into what appeared to be a ravine. T
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Aria looked up and down the wall investigating any etching that resembled a word. On the wall in front of them, there was nothing. Absalom searched the floor around the tiles they’d been stepping on, nothing. Aria backed away from the wall and began to investigate further out on the floor. Other tiles were found with similar words that had also been on the wall mural, but none of them were the one they were looking for. From across the room, she heard a loud growl and raised her eyes to see Absalom with his arm behind his head grabbing a fist full of hair. The sight made her smile in amusement. He hadn’t seemed to be the type that was easily rattled, always so noble and in control of himself, even when he was driving her up the wall with his “tests”. She made it to the opposite wall where empty shelves lined it in elegant stony form and began to walk along it casually glancing up and down the shelves when an idea struck her. “Absalom!” His head snapped toward her and her sto
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Where is it? Aria’s head spun around looking for the vile creature that had invaded her body. “It’s gone.” Absalom’s voice rumbled through the air and he sighed heavily, then brought a hand up to rub his neck. “You did it.” He rose his eyes to meet hers and lifted one corner of his mouth in a crooked smile. Inside she beamed. “Think you can do it again?” Aria was silent for a moment and dropped her head watching the floor spin. The whole ordeal had taken much of her energy. How did I even do it? At first when she’d changed, Morgan… his smell… his touch… the thought of…! She stopped and looked up. Absalom’s glowing green eyes were pinpointed directly at her. “But it wasn’t your memory of Morgan this time, Aria. I tried that.” Aria huffed and tried to look away but couldn’t pull herself from his fixated gaze. Then her mind wondered back to her fight with the phantom. Flashes of Absalom’s voice commanding her to quiet, listen, and remember flitted through her memory but
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“I don’t recognize this one but it is similar to the symbol for blood.” He put his hand to his chin and brushed his goatee. Aria walked around to stand beside him so she could see the symbol he was studying. Instead, her eyes fell on Absalom. His eyes became intense and his jaw twitched as he clenched his teeth. Though his features were hard, she couldn’t help but think how handsome he was. It was a different kind of handsome than Morgan. Absalom embodied a type of regal-ness that demanded respect with his edgy jaw and muscular neck. His skin seemed slightly weathered yet healthy. Had he wanted to, he could have been an amazing leader in the human world. Even a king. His demeanor demanded respect. His jaw twitched again and his eyes flickered toward her but his head didn’t move, “Are you going to help me or just stare at me?” A chill shot down Aria's spine and she jerked her nose toward the wall and heard him huff next to her. Then out of her peripheral vision she saw him
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