Tales of the Were 1: Lords of the Were by Bianca D'Arc

Author:Bianca D'Arc [D'Arc, Bianca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mfm
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2007-01-17T05:00:00+00:00

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Early the next evening, just after sunset, Dante made his way over the trees in the form of a large black hawk. Few, if any, knew he had mastered his powers to the point he could transform into just about any animal he wished, and he wanted to keep the knowledge secret. Those busybody Altor Custodis —the Guardians, as some of them called themselves—didn’t need to know the full extent of his abilities.

It was his own private triumph that he could float on the air currents as a bird, or even as mist, given an urgent enough reason to tax his strength to such an extent. It wasn’t easy to form mist, keep it together and yet separate enough to appear normal. Unless there was some serious threat, Dante preferred to take the more corporeal forms of animals.

Perching high in a large tree, Dante scoped out the target home with his keen hawk’s vision. He could sense were all around, but saw none. He wondered idly if they realized he was about. Certainly there would have been more activity around the house had the alarm been raised. So far, he was probably undetected, which suited his plans well.

He had an hour or so before he would meet that bumbling human, Vabian. Dante intended to use the time well. He would reconnoiter the home and surroundings, confirming Vabian’s information for himself before launching the planned attack.

So far, everything looked just as Vabian had said. Falling out of the tree and transforming into a fluffy grey squirrel on the way to the ground, Dante sniffed the trails around the house, walking right up to the foundation and climbing up the trellis.

Two men and a female inhabited the building. He could scent two were wolves, very similar yet just slightly individual. These must be the twins Vabian said were the lords of the were for this generation.

Dante looked forward to the challenge of fighting them. It’d been too long since he tested his skills against a worthy opponent. Hopefully these two would give him a run for his money.

The female was harder to place. Her scent tasted of were , but also of something else. Not wolf, though that made little sense if she were one of the males’ mates. Her scent was more complex. Were cat perhaps, but then again, perhaps not. There was something strange about her scent that bothered Dante on some basic level.

But his explorations would have to wait. It was almost time to meet up with Vabian, and though Dante didn’t care much for the human mage, he was looking forward to the battle ahead. Scurrying away through the undergrowth, Dante waited until he was farther away before shifting shape yet again.

Moments later, he arrived in his human form at the prearranged meeting place. Vabian was already there, pacing.

“Where the hell have you been?”

Dante looked down at the weaker man with disdain.

“The house is unprotected. Only three are within.”

“Three? Two men and a woman?”

Dante nodded slowly.

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