Pack Meet

Lar’s , Wolf , Fanglor sat around the small table in Heathers Cabin, Heather herself paced back and forth deep in thought. She was dressed simply in leathers, trousers and a jerkin very unlike the women you would find in the towns or villages, her long blond hair falling in a unkept wave onto her shoulders.

Suddenly she broke the silence “Is there any chance the Mages and working with the Vampires?” she asked.

Lar’s shrugged “We have no way of knowing… i’ll try and find out”

“And what of this girl, the one that made contact? Are we sure it isn’t just a coincidence, is it possible things happened the way Wolf said she did?”

“I don’t see how” Lars reasoned, “It’s abit of a stretch”

“Why is it a stretch?” Wolf interrupted, alittle offended “don’t see why it’s such an unlikely happenin, it aint that unthinkable that a girl might be interested isn’t it”

“Don’t git her self wound up” Lar’s explained “It’s just we know these women arn’t much fer chasen men folk, it just seems odd that she made first move an then turn’s out ter be mage”

“Still don’t think it’s that unthinkable” Wolf grumbled. “asides if she were up-ter no good what would she be gaining by tellin me she were a mage”

“Am not sure lad” Lar’s replied, trying to give his son a reassuring smile “Just wantin to make sure we know whats going on, Mages are sneaky beggers worse than the vamps more often than not… playing with things they got no right to be playin wit, just don’t want ter see any of us caged or laid out on some table while mages try and work out what make us tick… or worse”

“A know Pa, just don’t think she was like that. Ain’t it feasible she got the spark in er but ain’t anything more than that?”

“Aye i suppose but sparks grow into full blow forest fires if ya let em” Lars replied grimly “sometimes it’s best to squash the flame before it threaten’s everything”

“Pa” Wolf exclaimed “Ye can’t just be killin her!”

“I ain’t” Lar’s growelled “just sayin, they need to be watched and we need to be knowin more about them… numbers and most importantly who lead them and how far along a mage they are?”

There was a pause everyone deep in thought suddenly Heather broke the silence “wolf i think it’s time you invited that girl over for dinner”

“Yer what?!” Wolf replied looking puzzled. “Dinner, invite to the cabin let yer Pa get weigh of her”

“But i didn’t think yer wanted me seein her?” Wolf replied confused. Lar’s nodded “we don’t lad, but it’s the best way to take stock see what where up against… invite her over”

Wolf growled, exasperated“An what about Anna? Not sure she’s gonna like it”

“I thought you where though with her anyways” Lar’s replied simply.

“I was… but you said… Bah what’s the point” Wolf sighed slumping deeper into the seat “all rite i’ll ask her”

“Now” Heather urged.

“Aw… Now.. Why now?” Wolf grumbled “Thought we were gonna discuss the vamps not me love life”

“NOW!” Lar’s growled “We need to be knownin if the mages are wit the vamps before the king returns to git Kait tomorrow… it might change everythin”.

“Bah!” Wolf growled he stormed toward the cabin door, highly unimpressed. “Remember” Lars called just as Wolf got to the door “Where inviting her over to find out if she poses a threat, NOT fer you pair to be startin anything… ma position on yer datin her hasn’t changed, if she’s a threat yer knowin what i’ll have ter do?!”

Wolf sighed, no doubt in his mind; if Asha was indeed part of any organised sect his father would kill her without a second thought.

With Wolf out of the way, Heather turned her attention back to Lar’s “So what do we know about the Vampires, you say a woman called Siren leads them yes?”

“Aye” Lars replied “I think we have two groups, Sirens an another… both making big moves in the villages”

“Do we know anything about the others?” Heather asked nervously taking a seat.

“Not alot, got something ter do with what was goin on before we got ere i suspect”

“Do we know how much control either has in the villages yet?”

“Not sure… sirens got her claws in Alistair.. an though him Thomas, bettin she’s looking to control the crown, one of em’s got the Beaumont’s i reckon.. an i’ll bet me like they’er makin moves on the other nobles”

“These two groups are they working together or against each other do we know?”

“Against, everythin’s war and power wit the vamps, two elders can’t live in the same place without some-at going on, even when they pretend ter be getting along they trying kill each other”

“Too true” Heather replied sadly. “Do we know anything about the others?”

“Nar nothing… ter be fair only know they exist cause Siren told ma, she could a bein lyin.. led by one called Risa”

“What of Siren, you’ve encountered her before yes?”

“Aye long time ago… ”

“Is she strong?”

“Aye.. very… ter be fair more of a talker than a fighter, smart got a brain and a way of getting people to do what she wants”

“Can you kill her?” Heather asked.

Lar’s Shrugged “she’s ain’t much of a fighter but she’s old, like really old…we came to blows once, back when Wolfs ma died, she ain’t a killer but she got ways of getting things done”

“Can you kill her?” Heather again urged.

“Maybe” Lar’s replied “If i can catch her, but i ain’t guessin she’s planning on layin down, dun’t think she’s got the knack ter kill me either though… her specialty isn’t exactly killin those who fight back”

“Do we know anything else? Size of her pack anything?”

“No idea.. I don’t even know if she turned Alistair herself, if she did best kill him quick while he’s young.. Otherwise we could have a problem.. If she turned him he’ll get her speed, i know he was a swordsman… could be dangerous”

“Anything else”

“She’s got two lacky’s, if she’s er i bet they are too… Vincent same clan as her.. not much of a fighter either, can’t say i ever saw him even draw a blade. He’s her childe though.. getting on in years now gaining power. Then there a beast called Hector, he’s one of their warrior casts get all confused wit the names… brute of a guy packs a punch, not good at much other than killin but he’s good at that”

“can you kill him at least?” Heather asked.

“I sent him scurrying last time we fought” Lar’s replied “sayin that it depends on who he’s been eating since i guess.”

“Can we win?” Heather asked concerned.

“Dunno” Lar’s replied honestly “They are upto sometin, there won’t be that many of them, Grimsteads small, they ain’t gonna swell their numbers to much, food runs dry if ya know what am sayin”

“Still do you really think it’s us there after?”

“Siren ain’t dum she won’t have let Alistair ask fer Kait without a motive, she keeps a tight rein on her pups. She knows Kait’s wit us… she knows i wont let her go wit out a fight, either this is a distraction so she can do somethin elsewhere wit out the King watchin, or is a plan she’s cookin ter kill us”

“We could just let Kait go” Heather reasoned, “Avoid the fight.. do we really need to be involved”

“NO!” lar’s growled, “She’s ma wife and i love her… I ain’t letting some vamp eat her, or worse make her one of them”

~ by katherine on April 24, 2009.