Chapter 6
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Dragons are not allowed to shift in the Middle Realm. Unless it’s necessary. To limit exposure to the Unsighted.
Vikyn Evarious
“Beta Vikyn, what the hell did this to my child!?” I am asked by a grieving Parent.
His cries of anguish are felt to the bone by all those who hear him. I can only imagine on what it will be like when the Mother becomes aware…
I peer to my right observing if my subordinate obtained any useful information from the other pups who managed to stay alive…. One of them has a severe bite that our Doctor is treating on site.
Upon noticing my glance my subordinate excuses herself and comes close to me.
“What did they say?” I asked in a serious tone.
“ They are not familiar with what had attacked them. What they’re describing to me sounds like a legitimate monster. As they were playing something came out of the brush and grabbed the pup. The other pup with the bite attempted to grab his friend instinctively which was when the monster bite him. Then they disappeared into the forestry…. They heard him screaming until there wasn’t ….” She explained.
I inhaled deeply there wasn’t any scent identifiers that ID’d the perpetrator.
Other than those whom are in my pack and the smell of fear.
What had killed the pup not only escaped, but is unknown to me. I begin to hear whisperings of accusations about the Lizard.
I growled a warning to silence them.
“If that is true then we would be hearing the pups name her as the attacker. Also if she is the one who had devoured this poor pup.There would be no body
left to find…” I explained.
“HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE?!” I hear the Father shouted.
“Because the Queen would just swallow him whole.” Siirist voices.
I turn into his direction and also see Ilyon with him. Ilyon is visibly defensive about the accusations.
“ My Wife didn’t do this.” Ilyon says authoritatively.
Apologies are said intermittently. Except the Father.
“What have you learned?” Ilyon asked me.
I mind linked him the conversation.
“Has anyone attempted to retrieve the information through the pup’s mind?” He followed up in questioning.
“They are mentally blocking out the attack to the point on how the monster really looks or any other information is unverifiable. All we have is their verbal description.”
My subordinate explains.
“Bring them to me” Ilyon says.
The pups start to bawl and voice how they do not want to see it again.
Begging to go home.
The Parents of these pups are attempting to use their parental authority on the situation.
“QUIET!” Ilyon shouts. All sound ceases.
“THERE IS A DEAD PUP THAT WAS KILLED 8 YARDS TO YOUR LEFT! SOMETHING LITERALLY ATE HIM AND YOU WANT TO NOT HELP?!” Ilyon confronts the group of Parents. The grieving Father hugs his dead pup closer to him.
Siirist places a hand on Ilyon’s shoulder and says to them,
“We can appreciate your hesitation in this, but if this was your pup we all know you’d want answers. Something is here in our territory and we need to secure our home. Unless you want the next the body to be there’s?”
The Parents tense.
“You’re threatening our pups!?” A Mother accuses.
“No.” I chime in.
“Whatever this is——“ I begin to explain.
“Is going to comeback.” A female voice adds.
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