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Elder Troy said with a cautious laugh. “Yes, I was telling her how amazing she is,” Eric replied, again not telling the truth. How did he do it? All these new things were so exciting, but I was curbing my enthusiasm until the elder left. “I have much research to conduct, and I want to see if I can track down any male wolves that may have died roughly eighteen years ago,” the Elder said.

Couldn't he just let Feli think for a while to come up with an excuse? "Miss Cia—" "My goodness, sir, you're so impatient! He's been my friend since I was a kid!" said Feli finally. Feli thought this excuse made sense. Eric was already considered a friend, ah... even more than a friend. Eric was like a big brother to her. Jerrald's eyes squinted in disbelief. "Your friend since childhood? Why is he in this country?" Feli seemed to be thinking hard again. She scratched her forehead nervously.

I stood up from the table and so did Eric. "Nova, this is Eric," I said. Eric smiled and stuck out his hand for Nova to shake. "It's nice to finally meet you." Nova looked from his hand to his face and back again. "Aren't you a little young to be a science tutor?" Eric dropped his hand, sticking them into the front pockets of his jeans. "Just how old do you think I am?" "Twenty, maybe twenty one." "Wrong. I'm eighty four and counting. I've got eighteen grandkids and twenty nine cats."

He trailed off. "Die," I completed for him. He had his reasons for not wanting to finish the statement. (E stands for Elder). Currently, he is the oldest among us, having retired. He is now 1,017 years old. "Before we head out now. Any information about this enemy we need to know?" I asked.