TristanWe found Leo chasing skua birds along the shoreline and scavenging debris. The young shifter was so intent on his game, he didn’t notice our approach until the wind changed, carrying our scent. A hungry adult ice bear could easily have killed Leo for sport as much as food. But, thankfully, we found him when we did. By then we were out of the two-way radios’ range and couldn’t notify Liv. We three hurried back to Icy Cap with Gary and Leo on my back. I was not risking that little shifter wandering off again.
As soon as we reached the edge of Icy Cap, the sulfur odor hit me. Dark magic. It grew more potent as we approached Liv’s place.
It couldn’t be.
No.
At Liv’s back door, the place reeked. The door wasn’t latched when Gary entered. Sensing the dark magic, Leo slid off my back a
