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Chapter 60
I frantically addressed all members of my Pack: *We're under attack! Stand your ground, and don't leave the circle!*
'Maybe this isn't what it seems' I thought. 'Maybe this is just a misunderstanding. Maybe...'
Dark shapes were moving around out there now in the night. Some appeared to be drawing closer; but even with a wolf's eyes it was difficult to be sure, and mine were still adjusting to the sudden loss of the firelight. Damn, how could I have been so stupid? We practically waved a
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Slowly, as though sensing my anxiety, our tiny fire rekindled to life. I refused to turn around, not wanting to become any more blinded by it than was necessary. This was the moment when a number of truths would surely become evident -- or at least I prayed that they would, because otherwise the tension was killing me as surely as any weapon.'Mother Moon; please protect us, and let us strike first if it comes to that.'"Here we are" I called. "Once again, I am River. May I now see who I'm speaking with?"Shapes were moving again in the dark, with the fire helping tremendously to illuminate them. I began counting the ones I could see; I estimated about a dozen that were close enough to discern, plus a few others that were still to
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~ Rufias ~"So first, you need to understand that we're mostly here on a mission. You see, my wife used to hunt for precious rocks up in the hills where she grew up. I was never much of a mountain-man myself, coming from further south, but once we were ma...married, she started to get me into it. We couldn't really make a living off it, so she did it simply for the joy that it brought her. It was infectious, you know? Before long I had my very own collection of stone to rival hers. It really was a great deal of fun."She passed away about ten years ago, sadly. Yes. Thank you, it's alright. Anyway the last time we went anywhere near these mountains was at least five years prior to that, back when we were doing a bit of trailblazing potentially for later trips. We had some property west of here, I guess you could say. A small community of our friends and family l
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Donna hesitated, looking uncertain, with her head slightly lowered and her eyes flitting between Rufias and myself. "You both certainly have a... unique story behind you, don't you?""That's one way of putting it."Surry snorted. "I'd put it pretty much the same way as her."Rufias began to chuckle.Donna shrugged and focused on me again. "Well, our own story isn't as exciting. We're on a junior mountaineering expedition with me as the guide. Julie and Michael are old professors of mine, and they're really the ones pulling all the strings."She indicated the older couple to her left. "My mom used to have a friend in the same area you described. Do you know if anyone still lives there?"
The Alpha Queen's Knight Chapter 64
Our two groups decided to separate for the night, with Donna and her fellows taking the little piece of shelter my Pack had found. She argued when I suggested it, of course, until I managed to convince her that I knew of a place nearby where we would be just as cozy."I know it sounds strange, but I have great night vision" I told her. "We'll hike a short distance and bed down there. Trust me; we'll be warm enough, and pretty soon Lu-- the moon will be there to guide us."Donna finally relented, to the dismay of some of my Pack, I could tell. But she insisted that we take with us their collapsible tents."You can give them back in the morning" she insisted. "Until then you must borrow them. I trust you."I considered refusing, but that would’ve only seemed more sus
The Alpha Queen's Knight Chapter 65
'... And so she sleeps; a lax and ruddy wolf-queen if I ever saw one.'The early light of dawn peeked its way between my eyelids. What was that buzzing sound? Like a mild wasp flirting with the skin beneath my fur. I scratched vaguely around my leg before slipping away into darkness once again.'Aren't you going to show them?'This time, I recognized the annoying voice as it woke me. But I refused to open my eyes.'What do you want?''
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~ Cillium ~'Who's there?''Don't you want to have some fun for once? Today is a new day, after all.''I said who's there!'I tumbled out of my sleep only to find myself tangled up in a ball of fabric on a cold, hard floor. Ah, yes; the rocky shelter. I was up here on the mountain along with my pack, along with... Rayla.My love.Speaking of which, the blankets now smelled
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"Please take some of these with you, and continue being careful. I'm sure I don't need to remind you; but once the snow begins to melt things will get a whole lot more dangerous for anyone climbing over steep hills, let alone mountains."I smiled. "You don’t need to remind me, and we'll be extra careful anyway." 'I hadn't even considered that. Has Rufias?'Donna handed me a medium-sized box as a parting gift, which I gratefully accepted. Inside were an assortment of useful items: a few sturdy-looking hooks and carabiners, along with a length of thin cord, some dried meat and trail mix, and a first aid kit. I beamed at her, impressed with the generosity of this gift."Are you sure we can take all this? We're used to roughing
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~ Rufias ~'Two days have passed since we left those humans behind and continued moving west across the mountains. Two days since I again took the lead, and as before, Rayla has placed the safety of our Pack into my hands.'To me, that choice was neither flattery nor confidence; I would get the job done to the best of my ability, just like I always had, and if that wasn't enough, the Alpha would find another way. She always did.Sometimes, however... I wondered if she really knew the level of loyalty I had for her, and that I had for the entire Pack.I was getting old. I would happily die protecting that which was mine, or I would live knowing that I'd succeeded. Rayla could surely see
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