River's POV:
As we walked back towards the house, I felt happy. Even though our hour had been cut in half, it was still a nice morning. Suddenly, Mari stopped walking and I turned to her. I gasped when I saw her eyes glowing.
"Mari!" I gasped her name out as I stepped up to her. "Are you alright? What's wrong?" I couldn't keep the slight tremble of worry out of my voice. She looked unsteady on her paws. Then I jumped back as I felt a slight wave of power. Then I froze in shock. Next to Mari was a silvery wolf. A spectral wolf spirit. Not possible. Healing was one thing. Commanding was another. A spectral wolf though? That was not a wolf's ability turned up to the max like the others. That was a power only the Goddess wielded.
She had sent a spectral wolf to guide my father to me when I
