Chapter 36: Reverend Mother

I felt the tingling first. My whole body was on pins and needles. Then came the pain. I understand why descriptions are in riddles or euphemisms, there are not words to describe the feeling. Yes, there is absolutely pain. It is more than that though.

The pain is almost disorienting, as your body shifts into a wolf. Then you are a wolf.

I am a wolf!

The freedom I feel is indescribable. I take a step. The cold stone floor presses against the pads of my feet. It doesn’t feel as cold as it did with my bare human feet.

I look up to the sky searching for the moon. I howl. A long sorrowful howl. Like I’m calling for someone or something far away from me.

“What was that?” I ask not sure what it all means.

“That’s a story for another time.” Theia says flatly.

“When will all these stories be told?”

“When we are alone. Safe. We are not safe to speak freely here.” She warns.

I do not respond.

I hear soft steps from the hallway.

A priestess peers in through the window of the door. She ga