Inside in the living room I was getting tended to my cuts by Katt. She looks at me and with a chuckle she speaks. "Told you to run. Didn't have to do all that for us."
"No worries, I wanted to anyways. Didn't want you or anyone else or even Vix die from Fenrir."
"Either way, thank you for that. I'm glad you didn't run. Saved Vix's life, I'm grateful for that. You know maybe you are different. Still a hunter but least I know that I could trust you."
"Thank you for that Katt."
She smiles and I smile back, our eyes lock onto each other for a moment there before John comes in and sits down next to the two of us. Katt finishes up with my cuts and cleans up. John then taps my shoulder and speaks.
"Proud of what you did Daniel, I thank you for that. What you did made me have the courage that I thought I lost years ago. Thank you for reminding me of not only my old ways but of what I should be doing, and that is protecting those I love and this land we call home. However I fear that they may return."
"Nonsense John. That Fenrir knows her rules and laws. A Fenrir respects other wolves territories, surprised that this one dared to even say they rule over you guys."
"That's because she's trying to redeem herself" said Zane, who walks up to us. "Don't know how much you heard when she was talking to us but she's from our old pack, our old leader if your kind calls it. Back then we had a different leader, or alpha, and he was much like John but not a Dewolfe. The guy of old age and he trusted Wulfra to be the next alpha. She did okay at first been then things started to get weird and harsh fast. She started contacting her father again and for whatever reason her mood started to change. She became more of what she is now. The boy that was with her, Xaiver, was the son of the man who was the old alpha and should have been the next alpha. I have a reason to suspect Wulfra did something to change his mind but I don't know for sure."
"So why is she here taking over this pack if she already has one, and redeem herself?"
"That's because due to her harshness me, Lucy, and a few others including your brother left as fast as they could. No one wanted to deal with her. Not after what happened, and I don't wanna get into that."
"I see, so in other words this Fenrir is bad, like very very bad. but that really doesn't answer my question."
"Oh right, she came to us not to long ago, tried to make us her own pack. Guess after she lost the other one she wanted to redeem herself."
"Yes...we're know for...well a pack that gets into stuff...adventure....nymphs....and a demon.."
"What?"
"John is starting to be cryptic again, its something we went through a year ago. Long story and all. I'll explain it another time. Daniel can you please come with me."
I get up and follow Zane as she walks away from the living room to the kitchen and then through a door that leads down to the cellar. In the cellar there was two door. I was marked in the Dewolfe language "supplies" and another door with a marking known as a rune. I don't know much about runes however I do that if one is present it can mean many things. Zane walks up to the rune door and opens it, she looks at me as if to say enter and so I did. I entered the room and to my eyes it was beautiful. A natural cave, minimal lighting, a spring running in the far left corner. Vines, flowers, rune stones each are different, and in the corner a staff which is locked within a glass case. I take a look around and notice there is a natural stone slab that could be used as a table. Zane closes the door and then speaks.
"Interesting how you were able to hide from Wulfra. Masking your scent, a Harris thing to do. Tell me Daniel, how did you ever do that?"
"Very simple, this." I pull out a small bottle that's half-way done. Its a clear looking liquid with a blue flower inside.
"Over course, wolfsbane. Smart and clever. Although it is very intoxicating for us you know. Improper use of that and we all would have been sick."
"Oh, well thank god I knew how to use it" I said chuckling a little nervous.
"Daniel even though I am no pack leader but I think it's wise you give it to me. Don't worry I won't do anything with it."
I hesitate giving it to her but for my safety and for the others I give the bottle. She places it in a cabinet and locks it up. "Trust me this is for the safety for us all. Now then about your scent. I have something that would help you. Although it would be wise to just turn you yet I'm not ready to have an apprentice nor care for one. Nothing wrong with having one but I mean Vix is sorta all of our problems when Katt is busy. Here sit up, close your eyes, breath through you nose, and relax."
I do so calming myself down thinking of what she was gonna do. I can hear her rummaging through her stuff. Soon I hear "Hold your breath" from her and I do so. I fell powder being thrown all around my body as she chants in Latin. As the powder stops being thrown I then hear "You can breath again, don't worry this stuff can be washed out. Now trust in me for this next part. Lay down on the slab. keep those eyes closed and don't worry I'll help you lay down." I lay down and she does help make sure I do so. Soon a hear more chanting and a few more powder being thrown on my body. She stops but still chants. Then I feel something crawling up on me. A slime like feel wraps around my right arm and soon tightens. I can feel a bright warm slightly burning on my arm and it stays like that for a few minutes. Finally it all is over, the chanting stops, the bright feeling, and the slime feel unwraps. "You can open you eyes now, and please stand up" said Zane. I open my eyes and look around, nothing has changed and i don't feel any different. I get up and look at myself. I see no markings on my body but on my arm I see three claw like marks that look like its a tattoo. I look at Zane and ask "What did you do?"
"That Daniel is the Mark of the Wolf. A mystic can give this to a human that they trust. I have done this once before and now I do it to you. It doesn't turn you nor makes you a werewolf yet whenever you bear this mark on any other territory of another pack, you shall not be harmed. Plus as a bonus you can feel the Leyline energy more than before. Go ahead take a deep breath. Feel the energy rush through your veins, feel it calm you, feel it's healing power."
I take deep breaths and soon I feel the Leyline energy more than ever. It's powerful yet calming and soothing. I smile and look at Zane. She smiles back and nods with acceptance. I get off the table and stand up. Zane grabs something, a case and hands it to me.
"Here, I want you to take these. This use to belong to a girl I once knew. A friend of me and Lucy, a really good friend."
I take the case and open it up. Inside was a charm, a few more rune stones, a sliver dagger, and a photo with the girls picture. I look at the picture and see the writing on the back. It reads a name, the name Jane Rosland. I look at Zane a ask "A Rosland, Katt asked me if I knew a Rosland, weird."
"Yes, sadly hers is more darker than the tale I'm about to tell you. Sit down and I'll tell you about it."
I sit down and start to hear the tale she had.