Dominic knew that running would ease her mind like no other thing, hence, he let her have some alone time while ensuring to stay within a range that he could reach her if she were to collapse.
He also noticed that her fur was sparkling white again and felt that maybe it was a sign that the curse had been lifted, that whoever was behind it, had just wanted the Ancient One dead and now that she had done it, the curse had been nullified.
At least, that was what he could hope and pray for. It would be terrifying if the curse would still be active and working, it would make her unsafe not just to her family but to the entire lycan community.
He couldn't afford that, the werewolves couldn't afford that.
They needed her, their archon.
The mage flew up in the air as the bird carried him on his back, perfectly fine. He kept darting his eyes to the ground and didn't even realize that he was keeping an eye on the white spot of fur that was dashing throug
“Don't give her any more, if you don't want her to suffer for the next hours. She received enough dosage for a night’s run.” Dominic wasn't inclined to listen to him but something in Cahoue voice made him want to believe him. Had he wanted to kill her he would have done that in the tower itself when she had killed the mage. She didn't know and now her mind was buzzing with too many thoughts. What would she do and how would she search for this perpetrator? The potion Calhoun had given them revitalized and invigorated the two alphas who were running as if it was a piece of cake. Sure, they always ran because Valencia loved to and Dominic would accompany her sometimes but this was different. It was as if their legs were not even exerting strength and running seemed effortless. In the night sky, the white swirls of the air bird Calhoun possessed were visible and the two would dart in the direction of the sky occasionally to look at the stars. Acro
But then a thought crossed his mind and he decided to ask the archon. Calhoun looked at Valencia and asked in a rough tone, “Am I not the guest of the archon as per old laws? A mage has to be welcomed and taken care of the highest authority of werewolves if I remember correctly.” Valencia gritted her teeth. Damn old laws. She had forgotten about them because it had been centuries since a mage had visited them or even neared their territory. As such, they were obsolete and nobody knew if they were still under effect. But, he had saved her by keeping her secret safely hidden with him. And, she didn't like this fact about him. She was under his thumb, and he could use that to extract a favor or use her to do things she didn't want to do, not willingly at least. Valencia looked him in the eye and answered, “The old laws asked the werewolf with the highest authority i.e. me to welcome a mage, yes. So, I would like to welcome you to our headqu
Just then a thought crossed his mind and he tried mind-linking to her. They hadn’t used the communication method in ages, simply because they never had someone who could eavesdrop on their conversation.Dominic shrugged, “Maybe Trecdor had it cleaned before his arrival. He must have planned to stay but you know he wouldn't have stayed anywhere near you, even if the law required the archon to keep the Coven head as her guest.”“The law…again…grrr”The thought had never crossed her mind that Trecdor would have done something like this. The Round Hall looked like the colosseum, ancient and broken, but everybody liked it this way.It would keep any humans that stray into the forest from finding about the existence of such a massive structure that was hard to miss. Occasionally, some enthusiastic humans would travel through the jungle in search of some adventure and stumble upon the round hall.Once or twice t
Again, she shrugged her shoulders, “On the contrary, I observed his face when you were talking to your beta. He looked interested about something as if the Round Hall had some answers to whatever he was looking for. It felt odd.” “Maybe, he was just observing the heritage of the werewolves up close. No mage has been in our territory since ages.” “Could be the case, still I didn't want him in your place and certainly not mine.” He let out a chuckle at her words and asked, “How about a quick run?” Valencia's eye’s lit up at the word run. Her wolf was eager to be let out despite having run for almost a day and a half. Before she could reply he added, “Not your wolf, I can never beat you in your wolf form. Wanna race in your human form with me? Let’s see if you can beat me?” He asked with a mischievous grin and Valencia squinted her eyes at that. “Oh, you think I am strong and agile only because of my wolf? Let me prove you wrong, bu
The soft bluish glow of the antlers was slowly replaced by a golden light as the magic of the mage was entering the bird, feeding him with magic. Skylark closed its eyes too and they sat like that for around fifteen minutes until the antlers began to dazzle in the golden light instead of the faint glow. Smiling a little, Calhoun opened his eyes and then stopped the flow of magic as he saw that skylark was completely fed and had also received some extra boost of magic that it had saved in his antlers. After a while, skylark opened its eyes too and Calhoun asked the bird, “Happy?” The bird cawed in response and let out a shriek of joy telling the mage how happy it was. Calhoun chuckled as he caressed the antlers for some time and then asked, “Do you want something more? You carried me for almost twenty-four hours on your back without complaining. I think I might help you with some enhancement.” Hearing the mage’s words skylark bega
However, his wide smile turned into shock upon seeing Calhoun. “Good morning, Cal-...just what the hell are you wearing?” He asked him with wide eyes and Calhoun replied with a smile, “Good morning, alpha. I thought we were going to meet for lunch, not breakfast.” Dominic arched his eyebrows, “So that is your answer for just putting on the first thing your hands touched?” The mage chuckled and eyed Patrick before answering, “Actually, I was just going to go for a walk but then saw Patrick arrive earlier than expected. I wasn’t going to do anything special either so I just came along.” Patrick realized that Calhoun had just saved him from receiving a scolding from his alpha, but he stayed quiet. He only bent his head a little and turned away to leave but Dominic stopped him. “Not so fast, Patrick. I asked you to send him clothes, food, and some essential stuff. What is he wearing?” Patrick turned around but his eyes were fixated
“How fast does your hair grow, alpha?” She dropped the bags and placed her hands on her hips. However, on seeing another person with him, she immediately squinted her eyes. She couldn't sense the wolf within him so she tried to correct herself thinking that he might be a human. “I mean, alpha of the real estate business…” She added weakly not knowing what to say. A small part of her feared that the alpha would so cold her for barging in the room without making sure if anyone else was around or not. Dominic waved at her and smiled, “He knows, don't worry, come in Martha.” Martha breathed a sigh of relief but then immediately raised her eyebrows, “I don't sense a wolf, is he human?” “Well….yes.” While Martha eyed Calhoun with suspicion, he got up and smiled at her, “My name is Calhoun and I am a mage.” His introduction left the whole mansion eerily silent for some time and the only sound one could hear was the faint flapp
He added in a small voice as he recalled how the Ancient One had promised that he would help skylark look as good as a real bird if he were to complete a task for him. But now his master wasn't around so he had to figure out all the things for himself starting with skylark and the real reason for him being amongst the werewolves- finding out who was trying to hurt/possess Valencia. The thought of the archon made his heart jump but he didn't know why that was the case. A small part of him was eager to meet her again even if all she did was scowl at him or smile a little too sweetly at him. Martha replied, “Ohhh…” and began trimming his hair. For the next few minutes, the only sound was the clipping sound of the scissors as Martha worked her magic on the mage. He didn't even know how long his hair had grown or the last time when he had gotten a haircut. Well, if he ignored the one time when a sword had slashed through his hair, missing his neck by