Logans pov:
The Moon Goddess has sent me to a place called the Crumbling Tower of the Lost Souls. We are on a mission to seek out any information about a wolf from the past. As we get closer Tegan and I decided to stay in wolf form laying out of site from the main path that leads to the towers. Unlike some wolfs Tegan has the ability to do a loop over in an another packs wolfs mind link. A loop over is similar to ease dropping when I am in my human form. Its kind of an eerie feeling as we do these loop overs, as Tegan has control and at time has several wolves conversations over lapping being played all at once. It is enough to make me want to punch something. So when Tegan decides to play with this new found talent he has I try my best to find some other means of distraction.
Tegans Pov:
The Moon Goddess has sent us to find information on a deceased wolf by the name of Indy. I know that she is a Goddess and she knows things we don't know. All she has said is that she is one of the lost.
I am watching from the brush as the wolves walk past me into the tower. They are eerie. It's like they are indeed the walking dead. Their manes are matted and their eyes are a dull yellow color. I am looping thru their links hoping to hear something to tell us how best to approach the tower. There are alot of whispered tales of the tower. Some say that to find a soul you must give up a soul. I know that I am a lost wandering wolf. I am not however giving up my soul for a place that has no meaning to me. The wolves are getting closer to the entrance and finally I hear, "Hasperish" whispered via their mindlink. Watching, I see the image of the open entrance become smoky. In the haze I see a flash of light, a slight image of a gate, the two wolfs pass thru. The haze then disappears and the image of the open entrance reappears as it was originally.
The Tower that we are watching is not merely a tower. It is an extremely tall tower surrounded by thirteen mini towers. The towers we have watched and learned are not really towers at all. They are entrances to the tower of the lost souls. We have yet to figure out the significance of thirteen towers. Each tower is built the same. The look of old worn boulders and stones. I have taken the last few days and walked the outside length of the outer towers. These outer towers stand like guardians. Guardians to what is the question.
Over the course of the last few days there has been little to no movement coming or going. I have watched at night as a mist rises from the circle of the thirteen. The mist actually hides the tower when night falls.
Still it shows no signs of real life with in the walls.
Hulron Pov:
I am sitting or rather floating around the tops of the towers watching as the watchers have returned from their nightly run. One of the watchers has detected that their is a life form laying in the woods near the ninth tower. Thats all the watchers are meant to do. They are sent out three times a day to run or walk the outside parameters and report back of any life sensations.
If has been a long time sense we have had any one or thing come seek the towers. Most are scared of the towers. Most with good reason to be scared as we have ensures that there are many legends of the towers. It keeps the occupants safe. It keeps the outsiders safe as well. The souls that reside her are not always the nicest of beings.
This time I can feel the pull of this stranger. I know he is not going away so I might as well go face him and see where each of us stand. As the guardian of the towers the chore of seeking out the stranger lies with me.
I slide down the side of the tower, stand and shake off the mist that cloaks me. Knowing when the mist disappears that the being in the brush will detect me straight away. The question is will he be inquisitive or will he be a brute as many of the powerful beings are. The last werewolf creature that came to my towers that tried to use brute strength is now one of my watchers. He of course does not remember the events that led to him being a watcher. I could have done away with him easily enough but something told me he would be of some value in the future. He no longer has the ability to transform from his werewolf form to his human form. He should count himself lucky as many of the others are not apart of the souls that are drifting in the towers. He is a werewolf. That much I can feel. He is not a normal werewolf being. I can feel that too. Me being a guardian I have the ability to see and feel the strength in other beings. This being I can tell carries the scent of the human world. I do not detect a natural connection to the human world. I was wrong about how fast he would react. The mist had not completely cleared and yet I was standing there looking into a pair of swirling gray blue eyes. He was standing on his hind two legs, snarling at me, his eyes began a slight swirling motion while deepening in color. I could feel his powers radiating all around us. My arms instantly stretched outwards and my finger tips began to glow. This was going to be fun. I could feel my body come to life with sensations in anticipation of the battle ahead.
A loud clap of thunder with a large bolt of lightening struck to the side of us just as I could feel we were both fixing to make our next move towards one another. Both of us being slung back and internally a mind link screaming "Yield, You will each halt in your actions now!" Both of us were breathing heavy. Neither of us willing to challenge the voice of the Moon Goddess giving us a direct order.
The Moon Goddess Pov:
I felt the strength of both Tegan and Hulron churning with in them both. I can see that both are caught in a stand off not trusting the other. And neither yielding to the other. What is it with male egos that the females of any ranking has to make them behave.
I open the mind link to the both. Tegan, Hulron, Screeching in my powerful Goddess voice, "Halt,...." And finally in a more normal commanding tone. "Neither of you are meant to be enemies. Hulron, I have sent Logan and his wolf Tegan to find you. The journey he is presently on relies greatly on the answers he will find starting here with you."