Eric listens intently as I relay the events to him. “And she didn’t even realize the bloke was sitting right there as a wolf the whole time?”
“Hide in plain sight,” I reply. She had to have felt his energy, but probably assumed the wolf was a spirit animal or spirit companion to Red Turtle. She had no reason to suspect otherwise.
“Still, bold risk but bloody brilliant!”
Houston comes down the stairs and sits in the recliner. “Risha said she’ll make some quiet inquiries. See if she can dig up anything about my dad. She said it’s possible he could have been an undocumented adept. Lots of people have magical potential but never develop it.”
“Let it go, mate.”
“Nah, it’s good. I’m good. This is more just curiosity now.”
“Well, I need to get home and let Gregor know what happened,” says E
