Dorian seems to be going over some things with Fred, he doesn't notice Maxie and I's presence until my Fool of a Brother trips and slams his head against a table nearby.... I casually walk over the dolt whilst he groans on the floor.
"So Fred.... how the like things so far in the city?" I asked nonchalantly, "Emmm it's good My lord..." He said with unease.
"Good... good... Anything you don't like?" I press on.
"emm.. I-I like it here my lord, I promise!" He said.
"You sure?" I said leaning closer.
"!"
"Stop it, you're scaring the man! Geez! Amari was right, you suck at socializing!" Maxie yelled, whilst Rubbing his head, Blast.... now I feel bad, I'm trying to get along the fella because of Amari and I ended of Scaring the man.
"Fred, my good man... what my recluse of a Brother is trying to ask is.... are you certain you want to be a part of our pack? Our family? There's no going back once you join us!" Maxie continued.
"Of course... we have nowhere else to go to...."
"Well.... that's partly our fault," I added.
"Yes, Yes I explained that to him, he and his people don't seem deterred," Dorian spoke.
"Okay... well then all that's needed is your trial!" Maxie said.
"Might I ask what this trial would be about my lord?"
"That's easy.... all you have to donis go through a few.... body modifications!" I said.
"B-Body Modifications?"
"Yes.... you see, turning you is as easy as me taking a bite or scratching your flesh under a full moon... however if I don't prepare your mind and body for your first turning...." I continued.
"What would happen my lord?"
"You'd go on a murderous rampage when you first turn! Your instincts completely take over leaving you a bloodthirsty beast devoid of any thought or useful emotions... You'd just be a creature of chaos unbound and unchecked.... you might even be able to kill one of us if we're not careful!" I explained.
Fred Gulped and turned to Dorian, the hunter nodded his head as he stroked his beard... I envied him.
"We will do our best during the trial!"
"Good! Now-!?"
"What is it?"
"No.... it's just that...."
I explained to them the thought that just crossed my mind... I definitely scratched the young lord that night but.... would he turn into a Werewolf? I didn't do it over the moonlight and there's that Girl.... the one with the Chestnut hair.... The slash was so deep I touched her spine.... she was still alive as she fell but... surely she couldn't have survived that fall right? I heard her go splat!
"Hmmmm well.... did you see her body amongst the dead that night?" Dorian asked.
"....No, she had a... memorable face... I'd remember seeing her if she was, I counted them afterall...." I muttered
"So she was a looker, huh? Maybe if she doesn't want to kill us I'd add her to my Party!" Maxie cried, Dorian deftly slapped him for that, He looked shocked but I understood the reason for the slap....
"It's best to assume she's alive since we didn't see her body.... if she's an ordinary Werewolf, then at most during her murderous rampage she'd just kill other humans.... but if she were say.... a Moonchild..." Dorian said.
"She might unknowingly turn other humans into our kin.... and if she breaks one of our sacred laws.... May Fenris protect us!" I muttered.
"My lord... might I ask what this sacred law is?" Fred said.
"There are a lot.... but the most important ones are, We do not Slay our Kind, We do not feast on our Kind and we do not Curse our kind.... Any Werewolf that breaks these laws... they would be cursed by Fenris itself! They would become... an abomination, a perversion of our Species, a Foul creature of No will other than Murder and hate... If such a creature also happened to be a Moonchild.... they'd inadvertently create an army of Bloody Wolves! Creatures that lust for Chaos and Anarchy! Chief Karl Barker.... we might have to discuss tracking down this girl and slaying her at once!" Dorian cried.
"We will, we will... at the very least, the Boy shouldn't be problem.... he wasn't in the moonlight during his slash..." I said.
"Aye... nothing to worry about on that department!" Maxie added.
"Well.... that aside, What information do you have on the outside world? Perhaps we might have a clue on where the girl might have gone, also...." I said.
"Fred.... have you heard of Niklaus of HalfHand Hill?" Maxie asked
"The butcher of Rekker plains.... I know plenty! The Wolf hunter went on a crusade about a year ago, he tracked and slew anyone associated with Werewolves and destroyed entire clans of Wolfkin he fished out.... he went missing 2 months ago, he was last headed to Swampland of Tartula... no one has heard of him since!" Fred explained.
"Hmmmm, Is it far from here?" Maxie asked.
"About.... 6 days travel...."
"That close huh.... I'd love to check it out once we get more information on the place, for now the girl takes priority!" I said.
"....Chief Karl... are you certain, I know how much you want to pay back Niklaus..." Dorian spoke, he had.... a look of understanding in his eye, he and Mother.... they used to train together, according to Elder Michala, Dorian had a thing for my mom in their younger years.... but she always saw him as nothing more than a brother.... in another lifetime, he could have been my Father.
"Yes.... it pains me but a possible Abomination is far above our priority list..."
"My lord has.... history with the Butcher?" Fred asked meekly.
"Yes.... he slew my Mother..."
".... My condolences my lord, she must have been a brave woman..."
"Aye.... she was, you knew afterall,"
"I did?"
"She was the wandering saint,"
"Amanda!?"
"Yes..."
"....My lord, may I suggest something to you?"
"...You may..."
"The Girl.... the possible abomination is your top priority right?"
"Yes, yes she is...."
"Rumour has it that the survivours of Bluhaven made it over the Dome Moutains to a city called Greendale.."
"....okay?"
"Chief Karl!" Doriam said, he produced a parchment from it's backpack, he opens it up to reveal a map! "Look" He points his finger at a city, "This is Greendale, and this..." He points at a mountain just below it.
"That's The Dome mountains I presume?" I said
"Yes! And just below it is..."
"Bloody hell, the Swampland of Tartula! It's literally on the way to Greendale!" Maxie cried.
"Yes... if the Abomination is anywhere.... it would be one of these three places...." Dorian said, he had a firey look in his eye... I recognized that look all to well, I see it in the mirror everyday, everytime I think of Niklaus...
"Fred.... You knew my mother well..."
"Yes! Amanda helped our people during an outbreak of Stonefever..."
"Yes, yes... she was a wonderous healer... she'd put her life on the line whenever it came to saving lives.... Werewolf or human...."
"Yes my lord!"
".....so tell me, would she approve of us hunting down Niklaus?"
".....No, no she wouldn't... She wouldn't kill anyone to save her own skin if it came down to it..."
"Yet we're all in agreement of dishonouring her wishes.... don't you find that... ironic?"
"....I, My lord, Amanda was a treasure, she was the type of person you'd only meet in a lifetime, she was kind, she was good and she knew mercy like no other.... and yet-"
"-she died at the hands of a wicked, ungrateful bastard that betrayed his own Saviour...."
".....She deserves Justice!" Fred cried, Maxie and Dorian nodded in agreement.
"Justice or.... Revenge?"
"Chief Karl-"
"I know the path I am taking Dorian.... we all do! My mother would be disgusted by all of us in this room, we're becoming the monsters she warned us about.... but I CANNOT and WILL NOT stop.... I know what may lay at the end of the path I follow... It might not be Pretty... it might not be happy.... it might even leave me feeling despair...."
"Barker...."
"....But I will not stop, I cannot stop until I've finished what I've started!" I roared. I stared at each of them... Maxie's Yellow and Purple eyes blazed with Determination and Vengeance! He was just as thirsty as me for retribution! Dorian's Pale yellow eyes revealed his cold rage, my mother.... his oldest friend he finally had a chance to avenge her... finally the newcomer, the she- the new blood.... though he did not come from the same place as.... though we shared different history.... I could see it in those sad brown eyes.... his pain and anguish....
"You loved her didn't you..."
"Yes.... so much.... I hoped she was living happily somewhere..... somewhere nice and peaceful.... not- not that..... not this...." Fred said, tears started to fill his eyes, I hugged him instinctively, he was confused at first.... but he hugged back, maybe Amari was right about accepting them....
"Dorian.."
"Yes Chief Karl!"
"Speak with Felecia.... have her conjure a Night Terror...."
"Are you sure Chief Karl?"
"Aye.... if we do encounter an Abomination, Night Terrors are the best way to Keep our hands clean on the matter, Fenris will not Curse us if the Abomination just kills itself!"
"Of course Chief Karl! Excellent decision!"
Dorian, Maxie and I leave Fred to sort himself out....
".....So, when you're talking with Amari, Make sure you hug her with more sensual energy not that one you gave Freddy," Maxie whispered.
"You think that's what I'm thinking about now?" I said, I was aghast, how did such things run through this fools mind, especially after what we just discussed?
He chuckled and Whispered, "Believe me Brother After this news, the only thing on Amari's mind would be going freaky on you! Hahaha!"