Black Crow

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    My footsteps landed lightly on the tiles of the roofs beneath me. I ran as quickly as my legs could carry me across the roofs of the small town. Panting quickly, I ran from the growls and snarls from the beasts running alongside me on the ground. Their sounds caused the streets lined with people to flee in terror, crying out to others. Leaping to the next rooftop, the paws of the wargs running with me threw sand and dust behind them. Their golden eyes watched me carefully, while the eyes of the patrons amongst the streets glued to the giant beasts running through the streets. Whispers and mumbles from the streets echoed around amongst the buildings, the words carried by the smoke erupting from the chimneys.

    Leading the wargs away from this horrid town, I jumped into the street. Standing up straight, the town's eyes now on me, watching me carefully, I lifted my hand towards the rushing beast. His golden eyes pinching while his lip lifted in a snarl. The heavy, pounding feet galloped towards me, acting to charge. Grabbing the golden fur, the beast continued to speed out of the town and into the setting sun. While I adjusted on Hod's back, Kav snipped and growled next to us. The cool wind brushed my cheeks, releasing the hood from my head. The three of us rushed from Everrock towards our next supposedly untamable beast in Brinegulf.

    The gold in my pouch jingled lightly while I moved with Hod. The distance between the towns was immense, harsh areas of draught or frozen tundra. Slowing the beasts, we made our way towards the woods. I made a small fire of fallen twigs and leaves. Hod and Kav laid beside the fire, warming themselves after a heavy meal.
"You fought hard, Kav." I stated, the brown warg lifted her head to look at me. Smiling, I stretched out my hand to gently stroke her head. The golden, gleaming eyes closed as she relaxed, her ears twitching and flinching in response to my hand. Hod yawned, his jaw stretching open to reveal a rolling deep pink tongue and long, sharp yellow teeth. Laying his head across his paw, his back foot kicked out from underneath his stomach. Picking at the vegetables before me, Kav laid on her side. Her substantial weight created a small wave of wind that carried dead leaves away from us.

    The next morning, our feet and claws carried us like whispers towards Brinegulf. Word of the Black Crow had spread like wildfire. The person who could tame deadly beasts; I had heard the name Warg Rider, Black Crow, Ghost, along with many others, all of them used to describe me. The unknown person who had appeared from thin air then would vanish without a trace. I would tame the beasts threatening towns; dragons, wendigos, even golems. However, there was a Witcher going around behind me, killing them despite no threat being present.

     I had to beat the Witcher to Brinegulf; a warg had been spotted near a farm. They had described it as a black wolf with a small nose, eyes gleaming and reflecting the moonlight, rough fur that almost smoked with some emotion. I felt related to this warg. Hod and Kav knew the race was on to save the innocent animal.

    The sky above gleamed with sun rays that warmed the skin contrasting against the cold wind beating across my cheeks. Hod's head bounced with each step as he threw himself towards the approaching town. I was clueless about the town, despite the pay I would receive should I take the warg with me. Hod's light brown fur waved and recoiled across his muscles. In the distance, a small black spot, the beginning sights of Brinegulf. I chuckled, my muscles slightly relaxing; perhaps the depleting journey had been worth it all.

    Arriving in the bustling town, Hod and Kav stuck close to me. Their shoulder's bump into mine occasionally. I kept the hood of my cloak pulled up; I could look out, no one could look in. A large part of keeping my identity hidden was hiding my face. Keeping my hand on Kav, the coarse fur guiding me towards my gold and information.

"Where's the warg?" I asked the man at the table while I burst through the towering doors. The room was embellished with green fabrics, gold jewels, and ruby's.