Chapter Six: Storytime From A Husky

After a few days of rest and relaxation, Atzi finally decided to try and figure out what happened to her that night. Demon was nearby on the floor near her desk. He lifted his head when he heard her voice. "What..was that..? I..don't understand…"

 She looks at the husky and for a second thought he was listening. She reached put and spoke to him as she petted his soft ears. "Oh Demon, what am I going to do?"

"Well first off my name's not Demon..though my enemies think I am a demon." His voice finally spoke aloud and Atzi jumped back surprised and ran into the other exam room.

Motus followed and pawed at the door. 'Ahhh come ooon. I'm not that scary am I? We can now talk about it now Atzi. I'm surprised you can actually understand me."

Atzi couldn't believe it, her dog was talking to her. "Dogs don't talk...d..do they?" She thought to herself. She waited a bit before coming out. Motus was sitting on the chair near her door.

He hopped down and slowly approached her. Atzi kept a wary eye on him as he got closer. "W..who or what...are you..?" She asked in a partly shaking voice. "That is an interesting story. Let's talk  about it Atzi. There's a lot to explain." 

Motus reached a paw at her leg and turned to let her follow him into her office. She followed the husky back into her office and sat down to listen. 

"Firstly,  My name is Motus And I'm the Alpha of Silent Moon. I can change shape from canine to human, but as you can see...I'm stuck. My enemy Damon did this to me. He apparently cursed me knowing as long as I am stuck like this, I can rule my territory. And he's been after it for centuries. The other night , we ran into a few of his guards and that big gray one was Amadaus, Damon's  right hand wolf. Amadaus has been close to Damon since the beginning of the DarkClaw clan. He keeps Damon safe. Now,...to help me I need to break this curse. But we need to know which he used so we can get rid of it. If we can get ahold of one of Damon's grimoires we can find which curse he used and possibly find the way to break it."

Atzi stared at Motus in a trance-like state. She took it all in but still couldn't believe it was happening. She nods and asks: "....so we need to get into his home and find a book? But..what about what happened to me..? Was I cursed too or..?"

Atzi looked at her hands and she remembered the bright glow, but nothing after. It was all blank up until she awoke back at home in her bed. She wanted to know what happened and maybe this Damon had an answer if Motus didn't know. She thought this was straight out of one of her fantasy novels.

Talking dogs, curses, shapeshifters...it seemed so unreal to Atzi.

"...then there's the question of your power. True it was short but that's expected when it's never in use. Now, I've only seen that power mentioned in a book of folklore back home. From what I remember,  only one female had it many centuries ago when our kind first walked the earth. I wonder if you are related to her or could be her reincarnation."

Motus pads around to stand in front of her desk then hops on top of it. His fluffy tail wagged a bit as he sat down. " I...I don't know..I'm not understanding how all this is possible but...it's gotta be true. I mean here you are , a talking husky and I was glowing the other day...i..guess our only option to get the answers we need  is to go to Damon's place and find that book you had mentioned."  Atzi looks at 

Motus, his icy blue eyes looking back at her. Now that she knew he wasn't an animal, she began to imagine how he looked at a human. Lost in her thoughts, Motus barked to get her attention. She snapped back from thoughts and looked at him. "Okay, we need some sleep...a big trip is coming soon."