Jessie couldn’t help but feel nervous. Her mother raised her to avoid anything magical. No dream realm and definitely no magic. Avoid all other supernatural species as you can. It was all dangerous and left you open for discovery by their stupidity. That was what Jessie learnt. Now she must unlearn it all. Silver Ridge worked with NARC and other factions. The construction crew was a mixture of Bear Shifters and Druids. She’d seen nothing like this. The Druids manipulated the land in wild ways. They thawed the land and moved vegetation at will. The strength of the Bear Shifters made fast work of moving things into place. But who would have thought a Druid could control the very water in the concrete? Oh, it wasn’t instant. But what they did definitely changed the world slowly around them. Things they would need to wait for spring now would take weeks to accomplish.
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“Well, I guess being an ambassador or their staff has a few perks. Alrick looked out the window after looking at the bathroom. We’ll be comfortable here for now. Why don’t you lie down? I’ll tuck the luggage in the closet. We’ll take our time with this,” Alrick pointed at the luggage before he pulled them off the bed. “I’ll sit, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to lie down. I’m not that tired either.” Jessie was feeling uncomfortable since the trip through the portal. But she wouldn’t cave in to her fatigue. It was part of the pregnancy and sleep wouldn’t fix it. “if that’s what you want, then just relax on.” &nb
An hour later, a knock at the door of Alrick and Jessie’s room notified that someone was there. When Alrick opened it, he found Craig and Lily on the other side. “Glad you could make it. We have a little more time before they will want to meet us. Come in, and get comfortable. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you earlier that you needed to be here, but I’m afraid it slipped my mind.” Alrick directed them to where Jessie was sitting. “Hey, Jessie. Feeling better? I’m sorry I just noticed you were a little green around the gills. It happens more often than you’d believe.” Lily noticed her queasy expression before on the way to settle into their rooms. “I’m fine now thanks for asking. Don’t worry about it. I’m a master
Jessie now sat at one end of a conference table with a white board behind her. Alrick sat beside her on the end, with Craig and Lily on his other side. The room was odd in that there’re raised tables behind the seat of the long sides of the table. That was where Joyce and the guards sat with the Ambassadorial staff. Allan and Edith stood behind Alrick as they waited for the other ambassadors and their staff to enter. It took some time for everyone to settle. There was more jostling about to find the perfect seat. It was a novel experience for Jessie, as she’d encountered nothing like this. In the past, everyone knew their place and where to sit because of that rank. Then in the Silver Ridge Pack they mixed and mingled at will. Now it was like everyone was jostling about as if the seat held the position or they were att
The debate dragged for on hours as each faction insisted on rehashing the same things with their opinions and ideas added in. By the time they’d finished, Jessie felt like she was a foolish little hick that found herself taken advantage of by gods knows what creature. It scared her silly and reenforced her mother’s words to stay away from the Dream Realm. “Let’s step away from this debate and have some dinner. We can return when the Druid Representatives arrive. We’ll contact everyone with a time as soon as we can confirm one.” Edith finally stood up and announced. Her face stony from listening to the circles these men were doing. She’d no longer could take it. The reason for calling this meeting was to question the people professing to have experienced this and questions directed at them we
Dinner became a more relaxed state and Edith did make dessert as promised. It turned out she’d contacted her son. He currently oversees the reaction to these events. They were assembling several groups of max faction defence teams and hunters. Dean the Acting Mage Ambassador also spoke with him and a number of his people. They now must find where this second site was. That’s when Jessie raised her hand. “I’m sorry. I thought when they mentioned the first site that it was Alrick’s prophecy site. But if it’s not…” Jessie stopped speaking and licked her lips. They were drinking coffee after the meal in a large sitting room now. With everyone’s eyes on her, Jessie felt uncomfortable about posing this. “We’re an old mining community there must be hundreds of old mines there. Not just Silver Ridge and Iron Hill mines. Many started out as nat
Kelly just dropped her baby off with Petra so she could have some time to learn about her new job without distraction. Kyle assured her that Eddie could be with her until he was old enough to spend time with the other pups. She’d be able to experience the day shift and the night shift. Kyle was a very attentive teacher, and she’d found that she enjoyed her first shift. The patrons were of course other pack. However, she’d not been able to interact much with them until now. Mostly everyone was nice and patient. Kyle wouldn’t let her deal with the troublemakers, and he quickly removed the rowdy ones with their insults. She discovered quickly that those patrons didn’t like being reminded they could report their behaviour to their loved ones, and they quickly left.&nb
They were now on hold, waiting for something to happen. They needed to meet with the Druid ambassador and their soon-to-be pack members for the first time. But time wasn’t being their friend. Alrick paced agitatedly in their room as Jessie lay down. He knew Jessie wasn’t sleeping; she wanted to, but his mood and actions were too distracting. “Okay, maybe you could shift and try pacing like that?” Alrick looked at her with one eyebrow raised. “What? Oh, I guess it can’t be any worse than pacing in this form.” Distracted by his thoughts, he peeled out of his clothes and shifted into his wolf form. His paws were far quieter than his shoes, however, only if he walked carefully on the rug. Claws and hardwood floors w
Craig awakened both Jessie and Alrick by banging on their room’s door. Alrick didn’t remember falling asleep, but he woke up, nevertheless. Bleary-eyed, they both readied themselves to see the Ambassadors again. Edith and Allan came to collect their entourage again, and everyone returned to the conference room. These were the religious experts of the supernatural world. They would have the last word on whether the prophecies came from the goddess, or some imposter. Where in the pantheon the goddess resided, and who could have such power over her? Sitting there waiting for the other Ambassadors Alrick spoke with Allan in hushed tones. Jessie sat at the table with her head on her folded arms on the tabletop. “Is this going to be th