Black Wolf by Lizzy Ford

Author:Lizzy Ford [Ford, Lizzy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lizzy Ford

Chapter Seven

Black Wolf sat atop a mule, frowning as he looked out over the grasslands. If his spirit wolf were still alive, he would be able to teleport to the city and not waste two days traveling on horseback. If he were not obligated to wait for the normal humans, he could run to the city in half the time in one of his animal forms.

As it was, he was bored and trapped with the lesser people accompanying him.

The basket with the remaining pup was tied securely to his pommel. Dusk was fast approaching, and the smoke surrounding the city completely obscured it from view.

Diving Eagle drew abreast of him. How he knew not to allow normal horses near him, Black Wolf did not know. The chief’s son was smarter than he seemed at times, though nowhere as interesting as the chief himself.

“Do not dare tell me we are stopping for the night,” Black Wolf said, irritated.

“We are not,” Diving Eagle confirmed. “We are awaiting allies.”

Black Wolf rolled his eyes. “You don’t need them. You have me.”

“We have waited five hundred years for this. We will not be hasty.”

While there was probably wisdom in this approach, Black Wolf could appreciate none of it. He was anxious to meet his fate, to find the pups their homes, and meet the man every Native and non-Native for a thousand miles spoke about in whispers. The skinwalker was not accustomed to working with others or bending his wishes to another’s schedule and priorities.

“Catch up when you find them,” he said moodily and nudged his mule forward. “I’m not waiting.”

Diving Eagle issued a flurry of orders to those with him before following. To his credit, he did not order Black Wolf to stop or slow but fell into step beside him.

“Are you entering the city?” Black Wolf asked. “Or do I go alone?”

“We may have an agreement, but I do not trust you to go alone.”

Black Wolf said nothing, amused the Native thought to keep an eye on him when they both understood who would win in an altercation.

They rode into the night. Diving Eagle turned out to be a competent, quiet companion capable of hunting quickly and determined to reach the city with minimal breaks, which were more for the sakes of the mules than their own. The western Native sneaked to feed his pup at intervals. The Hanover girl had delivered the pup as Black Wolf assumed she would, and Diving Eagle did not refuse the animal when it came from her.

Did the two of them understand why? Black Wolf did not think either of them really did, and his glance fell often to the turquoise bracelet Diving Eagle wore. Nothing less than absolute destruction was going to deter, and hopefully stop, the Hanover chief. How Black Wolf pushed her to that point, he did not yet know. Diving Eagle would either be a place to start or one of many reasons for her to act when she would otherwise not.

Before dawn, they left the road leading to the city and halted at a small pond.

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