Shadowrun: Wolf & Buffalo by R.L. King

Author:R.L. King
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 2015-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

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Lena’s eyelids felt heavy, like something large and soft was bearing down upon them. They fluttered and closed, and then she was no longer sitting in the van.

Instead, she was standing on a vast dusty plain. Above her, the sky was an impossible shade of blue, with a few scattered white clouds. The sun shone brightly over the unrelenting brown below her. As she turned slowly in place, getting her bearings, two figures shimmered into being in front of her. At first they were insubstantial, but as she continued to watch they took on solid form and regarded her silently.

The first—no surprise—was the enormous shaggy form of the wolf she had seen before, the one that had protected her and helped her on her first halting steps toward the discovery of her powers, the one that had convinced her that Nahi and her group were not a threat to her. It sat there now, its golden eyes wise and steady, its grey fur rippling gently in the slight breeze.

The second was much larger. It was hard to tear her eyes away from the wolf’s form, but the other was, if anything, even more impressive. It stood nearly five meters tall at its massive shoulder, and it seemed to grow up out of the earth like it was a part of it, solid and steadfast and radiating a power that was both terrifying and comforting. Its white hide gleamed blinding bright under the sunlight.

For a moment, all three of them simply stood there, eyeing each other in silence. Then Lena spoke, hesitantly. “What’s going on?”

It was the wolf that replied. Its mouth did not move; its voice, deep and rich and full of strength and love, held the echo of every beloved father with whom a child felt absolutely safe and protected. “Don’t be afraid, cub. You’ll come to no harm here with us.”

She looked back and forth between the wolf (the Wolf) and the White Buffalo. “How is this happening? How did I get here?”

“You have a lot to learn, my cub, now that you’ve finally opened your mind to what you are. Don’t worry—I’ll be there to guide you. But that isn’t why we’ve come to you now.”

“Why, then?” She looked at the Buffalo. “Is there a way I can help you?”

The huge head dipped with surprising grace for a creature so large.

“He doesn’t say much,” Wolf said, the strength in his mental voice tinged with amusement. “More the strong, silent type.”

Lena took a deep breath. None of this felt strange to her, which was strange in and of itself. “I’ll do anything I can,” she said. “But I’m not very good at this yet. And I don’t know where to start.”

The Buffalo fixed her with its gaze. Its eyes were brown, big and wise and absolutely calm. Images began to flash through Lena’s mind. At first they came too fast for her to follow, but then they slowed down. She scrunched her eyes closed, forcing herself to see nothing but the visions.

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