They walked together through the barren woods with the sun shining bright upon them. The last of the season's leaves clung desperately to trees' quavering branches, and each gust of the cool autumn breeze carried with it the colors of afternoon and harvest.
Their feet hit the cold earth with little give as they wandered toward the Devil's Cave, save a little wetness from the rains of yesterday's evening but even much of that had frozen over from the frost of the morning.
The cave was wide and deep and barren, its darkly shadowed mouth covered in moss and ivy. The grey rock of the stone which formed the cave was tinted a spectral blue which left an eerie chill inside Lunus as she walked on the circular slab at the entrance. It was completely smooth, oddly so."I don't understand. This should have markings," Evan said, walking around the area with flustered curiosity. "All of this..." he said, "there's markings all over it."
"So, Marshal," Jeremy said, his wolves closing in on his opponents, "why don't you tell me how you knew to come here, and I promise you that she won't suffer much. That or she pays... very dearly, and it won't be pretty, I promise you."Evan's eyes slid back to Lunus and he growled again at Jeremy in anger. He drew back his hand to strike at him, but Lunus grabbed his arm.
Lunus dawned her evening clothes and prepared for a long night of research. She wanted to wear her Hunter's uniform for protection, because it was specially designed for protection while encountering creatures in the forest, but she knew that if she did it would only elevate her problems. It wasn't her night to go out hunting, but it was her night to go and help Evan in his quest to uncover the mystery of the Devil's Cave. So, she would sneak out before sunset and spend the night as a part of the wolf pack under Balthazar's protection... or so she hoped.She paused at the door and went back t
Lunus walked alone through the forest in the cold air of the evening, the light of the moon illuminating the mist with an eerie phantasmal glow. She knew that Evan would have brought her to the cave if he was able, but the hunters would be out in force and he was needed to instruct the pack. Still, he had made it clear to the wolves that she was off limits, and that gave her a fresh confidence of security and welfare as she travelled the through the barren trees of Malkouth by night.She heard the sounds of horses and the hunters in the distance accompanied by the howling of the wolves
His dirty paws touched tracked the blood and muddied earth against the hard rock of the cave as he entered it, finding in its mouth a long awaited reprieve from the cold and driving rain which dominated the forest at the last stages of night before the coming dawn. The scent of the hunter was fresh in his nostrils, and he knew that she was close ahead of him. He walked down into the ill lit cave with his heart filled with concern.The hunt had gone as planned without many casualties to either side, but Lunus had never returned to the wolf camp that night like she had
Lunus opened her eyes to the bright rays of the afternoon sun streaming through her bedroom window and Evan's arms wrapped around her. She felt a brief sense of panic strike her, and she nearly jumped out of her skin. What had happened? She couldn't remember anything after the cave and... Evan's kiss. Another sense of fright ran through her, and she became uncomfortable. She tried to calm herself and get ahold of her senses. At least she was still in her clothes, though they were slightly damp still from the rain."Evan," she said, rolling back around to face him. His face was peaceful as he
There was no way for her to get out of it. Two days had passed since she had all but forced herself to throw Evan out of her house with anything but hard feelings between the two of them. She had told him to leave, and he thought she was joking until he realized how serious she was about it. Still, he laughed and kissed her goodbye.They hadn't gone out since then. Evan still had his concerns about Jeremy, and life seemed to go on as if none of it had ever happened, at least in the eyes of Lunus Reens... and in the eyes of her father who knew nothing about it. She cringed to think what
The woods were alive with the sound of shifting shadows, the forest brought to life by the eerie light of sparkling mist in moonlight as Lunus plunged ahead into the night, following after the more experienced hunters. This was the second night of her intended career as a lycan hunter and guardian of the town, and there was no way out of it, especially not now that they had entered the godless thicket of Malkouth.She had spent much of the night thinking of how gladly she would find herself out of work and forced to pursue an alternative profession. Evan was... not worth killing in her