Alden Alden landed on the branch of the only tree within sight of the bridge where Rory would be meeting her necromancer contact. Unfortunately, it appeared to mostly be dead, and wouldn"t do much to hide him. He’d have to hope that the other necromancer would just think he was a normal owl and not a shifter. It was the only way he could think of to reassure himself that Rory was safe. She"d been trying to act as if this was a no big deal since she"d got the summons, but he knew better, and the furtive glances she was sending his way only confirmed that. She"d need to stop that soon, or their cover would be blown. He thought over the plan again, hating how little time it would give him alone with Rory. They had no idea when Dean would strike, and so Bjorn was already camped outside Rory"

