"Don't!"
"Do you want me to go in or not?"
"You can't go in. Malik cast protection hexes on the manor against you. If you take one step onto the property you'll be riddled with death spells."
"Thanks for telling me."
"He cast them just before we started searching for you. He wanted us to know that no matter what, you weren't coming back to us. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I wouldn't be a part of Malik's world now if it killed me. So, what's your plan?"
"I'll slip in, grab some cash, clothes, magic essentials and come right back out."
I look down and see Fenrus obediently sitting, waiting to go along with our next move.
"I want you to take Fenrus then. If I can't help protect you at least you'll have him to help you if anything happens."
"Use your head Devin. Fenrus IS you. He's made of your life force. He could just as easily be hurt if he were to step onto the manor as you would."
In the back of my head I can hear the word "No" being spoken. I look down to Fenrus and step deep into his gaze. "I am made of magic. The goddess made me strong. I can bend the curses away from me for a short while. I'll be fine. I'll protect Tobias."
I can feel truth in Fenrus' words. Memories of shrugging off some of the other's magical attacks when we were first joined together in werewolf form come back to me. With that Fenrus steps through the grass hedge. As soon as he does I can see a series of dark shadows slowly move away from Fenrus' path. Tobias gains a look of surprise.
"What just happened?"
"Fenrus is going to help you. Quick, go after him. I don't know how long he'll be able to hold off Malik's spells."
With that Tobias slips through the hedge as well and runs to meet Fenrus who is already at one of the entranceways. A moment later they are nowhere to be seen. I look at the night sky and wonder what time it is. The moon is still beautifully full but it's dark enough for me to take advantage of the shadows around me. I blend in as best I can. An occasional hole in the hedge gives me a good vantage point to see what is going on in the area around the manor, but I stay a safe enough distance away from the property line so as not to trigger any of Malik's magical booby traps.
Several minutes go by and I instinctively look at the top of my left hand wrist for the time. I then rub the bare wrist with my right hand realizing luxuries like watches and cell phones were taken from me long ago by the coven due to my escape attempts. What's taking them so long? The others could be back at any moment.
"You come back?"
Startled, I spin around in a defensive stance ready to block any magical attack.
"Who's there?"
"Me."
"Me who?"
"Me me of course. Me thought you smarter."
I frantically look around but only see a dark neighborhood street with a few lit lamp posts. The only sound heard are a few sprinklers watering the well manicured lawns nearby. I gain my bearings to make sure I'm still well hidden from view. I then look down and see a small black and white cat beautifully posed in a sitting position a few feet away from me.
"You come back? Me thought you no like the bad man and leave. Him leave nasty stuff around house."
I can't believe what I'm seeing. Is that cat really talking? I focus on the cat's face but never see its mouth move. Still, the voice clearly is coming from her direction. Is she a familiar like Fenrus?
"You can speak?"
"Silly. Don't you?"
"Yes, but cats normally can't speak. How is it you can?"
"All Pretty Ones speak. Non-sparkly humans can't hear Pretty Ones. You sparkly now though. Different. Good. More sparkly than magic ones."
"Sparkly?"
With that the cat stands up and silently moves over to me. She rubs my ankle with her face and body, and then begins to purr.
"Smell good too. Like Pretty One's silly plant, but different."
I bend down and look into the cat's eyes.
"You know me?"
"Me see you long time now. You not like it here and leave, but magic ones bring you back. Magic one bring you back
"Do you want me to go in or not?"
"You can't go in. Malik cast protection hexes on the manor against you. If you take one step onto the property you'll be riddled with death spells."
"Thanks for telling me."
"He cast them just before we started searching for you. He wanted us to know that no matter what, you weren't coming back to us. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I wouldn't be a part of Malik's world now if it killed me. So, what's your plan?"
"I'll slip in, grab some cash, clothes, magic essentials and come right back out."
I look down and see Fenrus obediently sitting, waiting to go along with our next move.
"I want you to take Fenrus then. If I can't help protect you at least you'll have him to help you if anything happens."
"Use your head Devin. Fenrus IS you. He's made of your life force. He could just as easily be hurt if he were to step onto the manor as you would."
In the back of my head I can hear the word "No" being spoken. I look down to Fenrus and step deep into his gaze. "I am made of magic. The goddess made me strong. I can bend the curses away from me for a short while. I'll be fine. I'll protect Tobias."
I can feel truth in Fenrus' words. Memories of shrugging off some of the other's magical attacks when we were first joined together in werewolf form come back to me. With that Fenrus steps through the grass hedge. As soon as he does I can see a series of dark shadows slowly move away from Fenrus' path. Tobias gains a look of surprise.
"What just happened?"
"Fenrus is going to help you. Quick, go after him. I don't know how long he'll be able to hold off Malik's spells."
With that Tobias slips through the hedge as well and runs to meet Fenrus who is already at one of the entranceways. A moment later they are nowhere to be seen. I look at the night sky and wonder what time it is. The moon is still beautifully full but it's dark enough for me to take advantage of the shadows around me. I blend in as best I can. An occasional hole in the hedge gives me a good vantage point to see what is going on in the area around the manor, but I stay a safe enough distance away from the property line so as not to trigger any of Malik's magical booby traps.
Several minutes go by and I instinctively look at the top of my left hand wrist for the time. I then rub the bare wrist with my right hand realizing luxuries like watches and cell phones were taken from me long ago by the coven due to my escape attempts. What's taking them so long? The others could be back at any moment.
"You come back?"
Startled, I spin around in a defensive stance ready to block any magical attack.
"Who's there?"
"Me."
"Me who?"
"Me me of course. Me thought you smarter."
I frantically look around but only see a dark neighborhood street with a few lit lamp posts. The only sound heard are a few sprinklers watering the well manicured lawns nearby. I gain my bearings to make sure I'm still well hidden from view. I then look down and see a small black and white cat beautifully posed in a sitting position a few feet away from me.
"You come back? Me thought you no like the bad man and leave. Him leave nasty stuff around house."
I can't believe what I'm seeing. Is that cat really talking? I focus on the cat's face but never see its mouth move. Still, the voice clearly is coming from her direction. Is she a familiar like Fenrus?
"You can speak?"
"Silly. Don't you?"
"Yes, but cats normally can't speak. How is it you can?"
"All Pretty Ones speak. Non-sparkly humans can't hear Pretty Ones. You sparkly now though. Different. Good. More sparkly than magic ones."
"Sparkly?"
With that the cat stands up and silently moves over to me. She rubs my ankle with her face and body, and then begins to purr.
"Smell good too. Like Pretty One's silly plant, but different."
I bend down and look into the cat's eyes.
"You know me?"
"Me see you long time now. You not like it here and leave, but magic ones bring you back. Magic one bring you back
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