Fairy-Struck
I stroked the soft muzzle, and she gave a little whine.
"I don't think you can follow me into the castle, horse," I murmured to it. "Horses aren't meant to live in castles."
The horse shivered; bones shifting beneath her skin, fur flowing, body shrinking and morphing until there was a huge, gray dog standing before me. She yipped once, shook her long gray coat to remove the reins and saddle from her body, and then sat there waiting in patient happiness. I sucked in a sharp breath and backed away; slamming into Keir's chest. The dog sat back, cocked her head at me, and then whined. No, not a dog, a...