“MEOW.”
“Wow, he’s loud,” I whispered to Aellyn. The black shadow catzel proudly sat on a flattened rock, his long tail swishing mockingly. Daring anyone to be so stupid to approach. His vacant eyes peered into my soul, tentatively, as if there was something interesting to see.
A girl in front of me raised her hand. “Professor? Why are we learning about shadow catzels again? They’re not Wind Children familiars.”
Professor Brynhild pushed her chin in the air. “Good question. Who knows the answer?”
Aellyn’s hand shot up in the air.
“Yes?”
“All shadow animals have a similar bond to the Veil, so if we understand the shadow catzel, we’ll understand our wolf better?” she rattled, her answer sounding like it came straight out of a textbook.
Brynhild nodded. “Exactly.”
“Yay!” My friend cl
