Souls&Wings

c h a p t e r 7

I repeated the words in my head again, searching for the correct translation. Show the way as you show me the way.

There were still so many things knights could do. In the years that followed, I would discover 80% of my powers. In Pavrax I only learned the basics of combat and survival. Nemesis was a grown knight and knew a lot of spells. I learned from Mia that there were a lot of objects that possessed certain powers. Powers that could be stored there for centuries. Most of these relics are owned by the council and can only be used by the council to make sure no one would misuse them.

''This way.'' Nemesis pointed somewhere between the trees. We followed Nemesis until we came into an open space. The terrain looked good and clear, but at the same time risky.

''If you don't pay attention you could be prey in a few seconds standing here in the open,'' I said.

Dax agreed with me. ''Yeah, your right. Maybe the wolves will trap us here.''

I snickered. ''Yeah, but they probably only catch you.'' Dax let out a tedious sound.

''No they won't.'' He looked at me offended. I chuckled. ''Guys, quiet!''

Nemesis pointed at something along the tree lines. Dax and I immediately responded. We walked up next to Nemesis who was standing tensed looking at something along the tree lines. I adjusted my eyes to the distance. Sharpening my eyesight. That is when I saw it. A few wolves. Some in harnesses, some still in human form. I looked straight at their eyes glowing dark yellow, clearly angry and ready to fight.

''They smelled us before we saw them,'' Dax whispered. That was when I realized we had the wind on our backs. I cursed at myself. Of course, they smelled us. We weren't that sharp already.

''They will not attack. There patrolling the border.'' I wasn't sure about what Nemesis said but that is when I realized Nemesis looked at something else. I turned my head a little bit to the right. And there it was. The wolf's head. A large stone, along the edges of the Whisker packs' territories. The North Whisker pack ends in the open terrain of the South Whisker pack. The wolf's head was in the shape of a wolf howling. And at the entrance of the mouth was standing a person. Nemesis motioned with his hand to follow him into the open. Dax looked at me unsure. 

''He knows what's best.'' We walked to the head. I didn't lose track of the wolves standing to our left just to make sure they kept their distance.

Nemesis walked towards the huge head but stopped when the man stepped out of the shadows. The man was quite young but very muscular and tall. He had brown hair with a few lighter parts that looked almost gold in the sunlight. He looked familiar but I could not remember how or when I had seen this man before. I switched my gaze to the dark brown eyes, and when our eyes crossed I recognized them. The man that caught me the day I fell unconscious out of the sky. Was he the beta? Was that why he did not want anyone to know that we had met? All sorts of questions went through my head.

I wanted to say something but the eyes of the Beta had a warning look. One I did not want to test. Somehow the Beta had authority over me. Something Nemesis never had. I could not figure out if it was about respect or just the fact that his dominant wolf was very present.

My gaze switched to Nemesis who was standing in front of us. Flanked by Dax and I. It was only then that I noticed the stiffness in the shoulders of Nemesis. Something was wrong.

While the Beta did not seem so much older than Dax and I. Nemesis was not pleased with what he was seeing. My beliefs were confirmed when Nemesis spoke. ''Where is Darcio?''

A feeling of worry came over me. Dax was right. Darcio, the friend of Nemesis was not the beta. So that meant...

''Darcio is no longer the beta of the South Whisker pack. His demon wolf caused way too many problems. He is held captive in Menos secured prison. I am truly sorry that this news has not been shared with you Nemesis. My brother cared deeply for you and he did not want you to see him like that.''