Evie
Astennu shifted to his wolf, joining his twin. I folded his clothing and stuffed them, along with Badru’s, into the saddlebag he had fixed in place.
‘Don't damage the papers,’ he warned. ‘And there's a flash drive in there too. It's all for Elan.’
I grasped the carved eagle horn, about to haul myself up into the stirrups, when Astennu nudged me.
‘Hang on, don’t get up just yet. Aasim and Heru usually play chase for a while.’
I stood back, watching the giant ebony wolf lower his chest to the ground and wave his tail around, barking to initiate the game. Heru began to rear his head, swishing his tail and the two took off out of the stables, running at full pelt down the riding trail heading east.
Guess I was walking for a while.
‘Wanna catch up?’ Badru rubbed up my flank, trotti
