"So the all-knowing panthom knew three years ago that we were coming? Wow." Twist whispered to himself as he took another big chunk of the sweet dried rabbit meat that Hunter had given us from the food he had preserved in the storage of his home.
"No." We all turn to look at the Western Wolfman bearing looks of confusion on our faces.
"What do you mean? You had said she had been expecting us since three years ago, did you not?"
He turns to address Dion as he answers his question, "She had only mentioned Aadya's name so my guess is only she will enter the cave but I believe you both can accompany her on her journey."
Only I and Hunter would enter the cave to see the panthom of Mu? I examine the dangerous-looking wolfman who had claimed to be from the Western wolfmen of Wouhd of Roven. Before now I had heard of their people, they are known to hunt most of their life for livelihood and food, they never ate vegetables like the rest of us wolfmen.
If I remember correctly, they are also known to be atheists; people who believe in no god. I had always wondered how one could live without having a god to turn to but now after everything I've been through I believe having a god to turn to who would never help you in your deepest of troubles is even more agonizing.
Because when you have a god then you have the hope of some divine being that would come to your rescue in your times of trouble, and that makes you dependant, you wouldn't be realistic in your dealings in life because you'll always believe that the divine being would save you.
Then imagine when they don't, your hope and faith would be ripped away from you, your trust in everything weakens, it's worse for you when you have a conviction of this divine being's existence.
However, if you had no faith in any divine being then you won't be so reliant on anyone, you would work to obtain what it is that you wish no matter the cause, so with this perspective, I can understand why the Western wolfmen would rather have no gods in their lands and believe in practicality.
One thing doesn't add up, if Hunter and his people were raised to have no faith in gods or divine powers then they should be even more opposed to the idea of black magic.
If so, then why did Hunter seek the panthom, what is more disturbing is that he believed in her for three years, what must have given a wolfman who has no belief so much faith in one being that is not even divine but one that relies on the powers that come with black magic? Is what he's searching for be of such great importance to him?
His story fascinates me more than the story that lies behind that scar that runs across his face.
I look at him and as though he could sense my gaze he looks up from his warm meal to meet the eyes of a young wolfwoman who is unsure if she should trust him.
He doesn't take his black eyes away from mine and I can't help the warm fuzzy feeling I'm getting, as the second tick by, it feels all the more intense and if I'm not mistaken I feel my milky way between my legs getting drenched in my juices.
"Aadya? Are you alright? You keep getting lost in thoughts." I shift Dion's hand away from my shoulder because I don't feel comfortable with him touching me when I'm having the strong urge of needing a Western wolfman to deflower me.
"Yes, I'm fine, I just need some fresh air."
In an attempt to get away from them quickly so they don't get an idea of exactly what got me so tongue-tied, the chair I had been sitting on falls but before it could hit the floor Dion catches it.
"Oh, my Boreas!" I clear my throat, "I mean oh my goodness, I'm sorry." Then I dash for the door without waiting for another second.
Once outside I take in deep breaths to calm my beating heart down when suddenly I feel something wet and rough rub against my arm, I couldn't stop myself from screaming out of shock only to be rendered completely stupid for my action as it's only Arcotos who had licked my hand.
"Arcotos! You scared the fuck out of me."
"Well, that's quite a colourful word you got there Aady." An involuntary squeak leaves my mouth along with my heart that jumps out of my chest in fright.
Once more I consider myself stupid for being so frightened over nothing because it's only Hunter.
I heave a heavy sigh as I slump against a tree and face Hunter with a frown only to be met with a lopsided smile that displays how amused he is by my embarrassment.
"It's not funny."
"Actually it is, we thought something had happened to you but it's just you being afraid of everything."
"I am not afraid of everything! You and Arcotos frightened me that's all."
He shakes his head and walks towards me, I let my legs remain rooted where it is out of curiosity about what he's about to do and a part of me wants him close to me.
He drops to a squat and begins to pat Arcotos' head with an expression I can't decipher, "He's a rare one you know?"
"Huh?"
"Your wolf."
"Oh, I guess so?"
"He is actually. Never have I seen a northern white canis wolf in my whole life and they are almost impossible to come by in other parts of Mu and even in the north where they belong they are still hard to come by."
"I guess I was lucky…" I shrug my shoulders.
"There is no such thing as luck but there are fate and hard work but you don't look like someone that would work hard to capture a magnificent creature like this, so I will go with fate instead."
Fate? Is he really a Western wolfman or am I the one who is misjudging everything?
"I want to show you something but I don't think they can come along."
"What do you mean by they?" His head looks to the wooden cabin that's behind him without turning his head and my eyes follow the path to his home to be met with the stares of two males coming from the window on the left side of the front door.
"Arcotos, I think you should go in." He barks and begins to walk back to the little cabin, once he gets to the front door it opens and he walks in then Dion walks out to make his way towards us.
"Aadya, I think you should come in now." The antagonistic look he throws at Hunter doesn't go unnoticed by me but I choose to stay silent about it, after all, I might be misjudging the situation.
I understand why Dion would be wary of Hunter, he's still a stranger because we don't know him and he looks like he could easily kill all of us without breaking a sweat.
"Dion please go inside, I want to take a walk with Hunter, I won't be gone for long."
"You can't be serious, you are aren't you?" He laughs but it's not out of amusement.
"Stop it already, he won't harm me."
"You don't know that!"
"Oh don't be stupid, if he wanted to kill us he would have done so in that cave, or when he fed us he could have poisoned us but he didn't, so I don't see an issue here."
He opens his mouth ready to give another argument I'm sure but I stop him with a raise of my hand. "Go inside now, that's an order."
His mouth hangs open but then he closes it and begins to walk back to the cabin we had been eating roasted rabbits moments ago, "And don't even think of following us either."
He turns around with a frown on his face but I give him a soft smile that I hope reassures him that I'd be safe.
I watch as his expression turns from a frown to a sad look then he gives me a little nod, I catch the warning look he sends Hunter's way and then he continues his short walk back to the cabin.
Immediately the door shuts behind him Hunter says, "I didn't know you had so much trust in me Aady."
Did he just call me Aady? No one has ever given me a nickname before and I sort of like the ring to it, this causes me to smile but then I remember what he had said before calling me Aady.
"I don't trust you, I just know if you intended to kill us you would have done so and you don't seem to be the type to kill using deceit."
He smirks at me with those brownish pink lips of his and his gaze becomes more intense, it triggers that warm fuzzy feeling I had been feeling in the cabin but more intense, so I quickly move away from him while clearing my throat because it had suddenly gone dry.
To this, he smiles at me and he doesn't look so threatening when he does, if anything it makes him more handsome.
"Come on this way." He takes my hand and pulls me towards a very small opening between two tall bushes, I let him lead me through the thick bushes that have a very thin path between them.
We both remain silent not wanting to ruin the peace of the forest, soon after we emerge out of the bushes into a clearing that has a lake in the middle.
The water is so clear the blue sky and clouds can be clearly seen on the surface of the water, I notice the pretty flowers that are scattered across the clearing ranging between sunflowers, lilies and roses.
"Beautiful isn't it?" I nod my head and look at him to see him looking at me with those black eyes of his.
No one can blame me for being entranced by this wolfman, he not only is handsome he has this aura about him that makes me want his presence all the more.
I've felt this way about Dion once before but this feeling I'm getting from a wolfman I barely know is stronger than that which I felt for Dion, it confuses me because I thought such feelings grow with time.
At an early age grandmother had thought me the difference between attraction, lust and love, so I know I'm not in love but is this lust that I feel?
The lust must have been evident in my eyes because I see the lust in his eyes darken them further, is it possible?
Before I could think one more thought he pulls me into his body with his big strong arms which stay wrapped around my body. Now that we're this close to each other I can see how much taller he is than me.
Where the top of my head ends is under his chin, how have I not noticed the height difference before?
Because of our height difference I had to look up to meet his eyes, he too has to look down at mine but I notice it is not my eyes he is looking at instead it is my lips and they suddenly feel dry so I dart my tongue out to lick them.
He pulls my body that is already meshed with his even closer, "No tell me Aadya, are you a witch?"
Confusion quickly sets in because what have I done to give him that impression of me? Before I could go on to answer his question, he continues, "Because I feel like you have me under your spell." It sounds a bit funny and I was about to laugh but then I swallowed it back when he spoke the next words to me. "Never has a wolfwoman sparked so much desire within me."
His head begins to lower and my eyes close shut with my lips slightly open waiting for him to kiss me.