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Red's POV
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Red stood on the back porch, in the early morning after Lia had come back. I was thinking about everything Lia had told me. I was angry to some degree. My woman was bonded to a second male. I was not sure how this would work. I had parts of me that was ok with it but other parts that were just not. I glanced out at the horizon, looking just above the trees. caught movement just below the trees. Brown fur met my eyes, I seen Lada standing near our back gate. It appeared she wanted to talk.
"Lada,"I nodded to her as I got close to her.
"Red, I suspect that Lia filled you in on events?" Lada sat down to chat.
"She did. I am not doing so good with the extra male bonding thing." I sighed.
"I fully understand. But I can tell you, why it was done. Are you willing to listen?" Lada asked.
The internal war that started in my heart and felt in my stomach turned a bit then did a dance. "Yes." I sighed.
Tvso the Elder Dragon that was tasked with getting her from the place she was, knee her job here would be a lengthy one. He also knows your spirit has not decided it it wants to continue with being on this plane, as you have known nothing but fighting minus this life you were given the chance to love the soulmate chosen for you." Lada eyed me a moment.
I nodded for her to go on. There were parts of me that no longer wanted to fight so this could be true.
"Tvso also knew that you are mortal. You have ancient Atlantian blood in you, but it will not let your stay here a long one. Creatures with magic blood can do this if there is need. Dragons, and some wolves. There are darker ones but we do not disscus this. Knowing Lia would be here well after you were gone, he did not want her to go through what One who Remembers has gone through. Also her challegnes will still be needing hunting long after you are gone. So he bonded her to a dragon/wolf hybrid." Lada stopped again to see how I was taking this.
I knew I was not gonna live forever, but knowing that Lia would be fighting still long after I was gone, I was oddly ok with someone keeping her safe. "Who did he choose?" I asked.
"Joe," Lada sighed. She eyed me for a reaction.
Joe, I thought. I had a feeling it would be him. He had disappeared just before Lia had showed up. But, had also noted he had took it to heart when she had disappeared. "How can there be a dragon/wolf hybrid?" I was curious.
"Southern Wolves have a different start to their line. which allows them to be able to do that. Their base is very very old magic and heavily touched with love." Lada hoped this helped.
"So there is no way he can turn on her once I am gone?" I needed to know the answer to this.
"I believe that there would be only two reasons that he would be able to turn. the same two reasons that you would be able to turn as well. Those two are vampire magic or bite and shadow magic." Lada glanced around suddenly. "We have a visitor. Joe come forth." Lada annouced.
My emotions were all over the place with this. But, I waited to.see how this played out.
Joe came forward in his wolf. Silver and black, I was guessing based on memory that he would have been bigger then the red wolf that I had laid down. "Can I see you in human form?" I heard myself ask.
I watched the wolf transform into a man. He was a few inches taller then me. Brown eyes and complexion much like Lia. His hair matched his eyes in their brown. "Thank you," I started. How is your hand to hand combat?" I couldn't help but ask.
"It is ok," I heard him shrug.
"Perhaps we can test it sometime. I need to know that you can protect her from any and all things that can harm her including mortals." I knew what I was doing. a friendly match would help me settle some turmoil.
I felt Lada touch me, looking to Joe I seen she was touching him at the same time. We were in a space that was sandy, the sky filled with a mulitude of colors above us. "Where are we?" I looked around in awe.
"We are in inner space. It is where our consensus so that neither can harm the other." Joe offered up.
"I see." Still in awe.
"Still want to match wits?" Joe asked.
"Sure" I relaxed and settled my body.
We both walked in a circle checking others movements. I could see, there were hints of training. Mostly martial arts training from what I could guess.