I’ve talked enough, she thought. Her heart pounded as the joy of battle came upon her. She felt suddenly, incredibly, alive, as if she had been created just for this particular moment. Spears of light angled down between the trees, and dust motes filled the air. Around the clearing, she could sense the presence of dozens of shifters. Standing among them, his back to a tree, Cal watched them anxiously. He shone in her inner sight like a star on a foggy night, and her heart swelled with love.
Now, she thought. It's time.
*****
Cal stood with his back against a huge pine tree on the edge of the clearing. All eyes were on the battle, but he didn't trust Tate's cronies to not come up behind him and slit his throat while he wasn't looking. He was surprised to find Clark Two Horse beside him.
