Chapter 5The city was covered in snow, the thick coat of pristine white making the poor and rich quarters all seem alike beneath its cloaking blanket. The sun was kissing the horizon, the sky above red and gold with sunset light. Kelwyn hovered in it, scanning the grounds around the Tower, then folded his wings and dove. He landed in a flurry of flying powder that had Harun putting his paw over his face with a laugh.
“The Solstice festival’s gonna start any minute now! How come you’re a cat?”
“The moon is full,” said Harun, with a swish of his flame-tipped tail.
“Oh. I forgot about that.” Kelwyn flushed. Most of the time were-folk could change back and forth between human and animal at will, but on the night of the full moon they were forced to stay in animal form. Less well-known was t
