She nodded "I can give you some help . " she replied as she shifted forms and laid down onto the forest floor . He managed onto his knees and to lay over her back . Once he was in place he felt something wrap around him like a cacoon before she started walking . She shifted her step and adjusted her gate till she was able to carry the human man to the tree .
"I have to make a few large leaps . Hold on . " Kyera warned before making the first leap . Each jump up to the door was long and challenging when she was carrying an extra 190 pounds solid muscle . However, with the added weight she had to form shadow steps at the end of the jump, just to ensure she made it . By the time she landed on the platform with the door she was hot and her muscles ached .
AdvertisementHe nearly slid off of her, but the shadows held him in place till she whispered freedom . Then he fell onto the floor beside her . She turned human once again her undergarments hidden by a shadow dress within seconds . She laid on her back, panting as the night wind so high in the trees cooled her system .
"Where is this place…" he whispered and Kyera sighed . She hadn't thought before she acted but as a healer and as a leader she could not leave him like that . Bringing him here had been her only option .
"No where you need to be concerned with . If you betray me and speak of this to anyone, I have saved your life and have no problem sending your soul to the Shadow King . " Kyera warned as she slowly got to her feet, looking down on the young man . Her hair fluttering in the wind behind her the only soft thing about her posture . A warrioress stood before him giving warning .
He laughed laying back on the wood still, his eyes looking far above but his thoughts focused within before he spoke . "The only person I would have told before now was a woman I called The Thorny Rose, but she's how I ended up here . The witch . " he spat, anger coming out in his voice . She raised an eyebrow .
"She shot you? Did she know you are a Shifter?" Kyera asked suddenly concerned . That arrow wound had undergone a shift with his body, it was obvious the whole hadn't come from below as the wound hinted . His skin had shifted with the arrow still in it . He winced .
"Yes . She found out when I was younger . A kid really . We were both playing in the forest and she saw me change in the woods . I was trapped a few months later and brought here . When she saw me as a adult in the palace guard… she had me . If the Emperor found out…" he looked away and Kyera could only imagine his pain . Knowing the man you are loyal to and would give your life to would take your life if he knew what you were… that hurt . The price of loyalty is sometimes steep .
"That is troublesome . You need to lay low . Are you still a guard here?" Kyera asked and he nodded . A deep sigh escaped Kyera . "I am Kyera Shade of the Moon . " she introduces herself deciding that she needed to . This wolf, whether he realized it or not, was now tied to her .
"Shade… as in that Shade of the Moon? Princess of the forest?" he asked eyes widening a bit as he looked the fair haired woman over . He saw all the key features, white hair, golden eyes, goddess features… . He was at a loss . "I am Lazren Rogue Wolf… . You can call me Laz, My Lady . "
"Ahh… I know your family line well . Your grandfather serves on my council . " Kyera replied, honestly missing him . The last time she saw the wolf elder he had defended her from the jackal .
"Yes, I was taken when I was just a boy, and my mark prevents me from going home for another year . " Lazren explained quickly "It has never been that I don't want to go home . " he added making sure she understood . It had been a while since he felt close to the forest and tonight had given up hope to survive when the forest sent its Princess to his rescue .
Chapter end
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