Touched by a Dragon

Author:Sarah J. Stone [J. Stone, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sarah J. Stone
Published: 2017-03-12T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Whispers filtered through the crowd, each of them wondering what had brought them there. Aaron stood in the large, stone circle that made up the centerpiece of the open town hall meeting forum, which had been used for centuries to address their clan. He raised his hand, bringing the crowd to a hush as they all stood to face him.

“Ladies and gentleman, we currently have an issue that must be addressed with delicate hands and discretion. While I am not at liberty to discuss the full details with you all just yet, I am in need of your assistance in locating a tiger shifter that may, or may not, have at one time existed near our village. Some of you may be familiar with some rumors about a tiger assisting a woman being attacked in Dundalk several years ago. We believe that this is our shifter, and we are in desperate need of finding him or her.”

“Are we in danger?” someone shouted out from the crowd.

“You have nothing to fear from this tiger shifter, as far as I know. I am assuming that if the person came to the aid of a woman being robbed, it is of a kind nature. I simply need to talk with them, and anyone who can help me with that will be rewarded for their efforts.”

There was the usual battery of questions from the community, each concerned about what he might not be telling them, but he handled them with his usual diplomacy. Aaron was leaving nothing to chance as he repeated that if anyone found or knew where to find this shifter, no harm must come to the creature, as it was of vital importance that he speak with him or her.

Dismissing the crowd, he stepped out of the circle, joining his Council who stood nearby. One of the elders demanded to know what this was all about, but Aaron cautioned him to hold his tongue.

“You’ll know when the time is right. Until then, you will just have to trust me to do what is right for this village.”

Aaron called those he trusted – including Cassi – back to his private quarters. He wanted them all present as he spoke to her.

“Cassi, I want you to know that we are doing everything we can to take care of this problem without having the entire village know about the full situation for now. However, there is going to come a time when we must be honest about what has happened, and I hope you can understand that.”

“I do understand, Aaron,” she said quietly, looking down at her feet. Her face slowly lifted toward his as she continued. I wouldn’t have revealed the truth, had I not been prepared for the potential consequences.”

“Don’t fear persecution, Cassi. I know you’ve been around for much longer than most of us can even conceive, and you’ve lived through some very different times, when people were less forgiving of such things. However, this is a new day and a new time.

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