eyebrows and grinned at her antics. Is she trying to fly? She
did have the ability to morph into a falcon. Maybe her lack of memory really
was messing with her powers.
Finally,
after another good fifteen minutes of very puzzling behavior, she stopped.
Shoulders slumped, she slowly made her way back into the cabin.
Nate
moved back to his original position. He didn’t have long to wait before a
shadow fell across his field of vision. “Hey, Dave.”
“Any
sign of her?” asked the tall, greasy-haired kid who didn’t look older than
sixteen. Not one of Nate’s favorite people.
Nate
nodded. “She came out for a while. She’s back inside now, but it’s definitely she.”
“She
as hot as her picture?”
Nate
ignored the question. “Happy watching.”
Dave
grunted by way of reply. Nate grabbed his pack and started to walk away.
“Maddox
wants to see you as soon as you get back,” Dave called after him.
“Got
it.” Nate flashed a thumbs up and headed out. He made his way to the little
creek not far off. He followed it about two miles to where he knew Corin,
Maddox’s talented teleporter, would be waiting. They didn’t want to risk
Adelaide sensing them by teleporting too close to the house. And Nate wasn’t
allowed to know where Maddox’s base was anyway. No one was, other than a few
key people like Corin. So teleporting back and forth was the only option. At
least until he got the plan fully in motion.
“About
time,” Corin griped.
Nate
lifted an eyebrow. “It’s not like I hung out to shoot the breeze with Dave.”
“Maddox
wants to see you.”
“So
I’ve been told.”
“You
don’t keep Maddox waiting.” Corin’s lips thinned, but she didn’t say any more.
She just grabbed his arm and then, instantly and soundlessly, they stood in
command central where Maddox had originally given Nate his orders.
Maddox
was waiting for him there, but he was on the phone.
Is
it just me, or could this grey room use a little more color? Nate wondered
as he waited for his leader.
Maddox
hung up and laid his phone on the table. “Report.”
“I’ve
positively identified Adelaide Jenner, sir.”
Maddox
nodded. “Excellent. Anything else?
“I
believe the report that she’s lost control or access to her powers may be
accurate.”
Maddox
moved to stand in front of Nate. “Based on what?”
Nate
explained her odd behavior. After a long, tense silence, Maddox gave him a cold
smile. “Even better. Start the next phase.”
“Yes,
sir.”
Nate
left the room. He hadn’t expected more than that. As he walked out the door, he
bumped right into Zara.
“What?”
she snarled.
Nate
gave her a pitying look. Zara was a white wolf metamorph who desperately
followed Maddox around everywhere. She claimed to be his te’sorthene ,
but Maddox didn’t acknowledge her in any way. It was sad and slightly pathetic.
Nate
shrugged and kept walking, his mind on how he was going to handle the next steps of the plan.
Chapter 10
Adelaide
was up with the dawn. The sunlight streaming across her bed had woken her
despite having only a few hours of sleep. She’d failed in her first attempt to
morph, but she’d only tried for a little bit. Her fear of going dragon combined
with her lack of knowing how to shift into the falcon had worked against her.
And flapping her arms while jumping up and down like a Dumb Dora clearly hadn’t
been effective either. At least no one had been there to witness that
particular embarrassment.
So
she’d gone back inside to do some research. She’d looked through Selene’s books
to see if there was anything about how to morph. The Vyusher were wolf
metamorphs, after all, so it stood to reason they’d record something about that.
But after quite a bit of reading, the only information she’d found had to do
with relaxing and picturing.
Picturing,
she could do. Relaxing? That was harder. So then she’d gone through the books
on her own shelves, trying to find something to help
did have the ability to morph into a falcon. Maybe her lack of memory really
was messing with her powers.
Finally,
after another good fifteen minutes of very puzzling behavior, she stopped.
Shoulders slumped, she slowly made her way back into the cabin.
Nate
moved back to his original position. He didn’t have long to wait before a
shadow fell across his field of vision. “Hey, Dave.”
“Any
sign of her?” asked the tall, greasy-haired kid who didn’t look older than
sixteen. Not one of Nate’s favorite people.
Nate
nodded. “She came out for a while. She’s back inside now, but it’s definitely she.”
“She
as hot as her picture?”
Nate
ignored the question. “Happy watching.”
Dave
grunted by way of reply. Nate grabbed his pack and started to walk away.
“Maddox
wants to see you as soon as you get back,” Dave called after him.
“Got
it.” Nate flashed a thumbs up and headed out. He made his way to the little
creek not far off. He followed it about two miles to where he knew Corin,
Maddox’s talented teleporter, would be waiting. They didn’t want to risk
Adelaide sensing them by teleporting too close to the house. And Nate wasn’t
allowed to know where Maddox’s base was anyway. No one was, other than a few
key people like Corin. So teleporting back and forth was the only option. At
least until he got the plan fully in motion.
“About
time,” Corin griped.
Nate
lifted an eyebrow. “It’s not like I hung out to shoot the breeze with Dave.”
“Maddox
wants to see you.”
“So
I’ve been told.”
“You
don’t keep Maddox waiting.” Corin’s lips thinned, but she didn’t say any more.
She just grabbed his arm and then, instantly and soundlessly, they stood in
command central where Maddox had originally given Nate his orders.
Maddox
was waiting for him there, but he was on the phone.
Is
it just me, or could this grey room use a little more color? Nate wondered
as he waited for his leader.
Maddox
hung up and laid his phone on the table. “Report.”
“I’ve
positively identified Adelaide Jenner, sir.”
Maddox
nodded. “Excellent. Anything else?
“I
believe the report that she’s lost control or access to her powers may be
accurate.”
Maddox
moved to stand in front of Nate. “Based on what?”
Nate
explained her odd behavior. After a long, tense silence, Maddox gave him a cold
smile. “Even better. Start the next phase.”
“Yes,
sir.”
Nate
left the room. He hadn’t expected more than that. As he walked out the door, he
bumped right into Zara.
“What?”
she snarled.
Nate
gave her a pitying look. Zara was a white wolf metamorph who desperately
followed Maddox around everywhere. She claimed to be his te’sorthene ,
but Maddox didn’t acknowledge her in any way. It was sad and slightly pathetic.
Nate
shrugged and kept walking, his mind on how he was going to handle the next steps of the plan.
Chapter 10
Adelaide
was up with the dawn. The sunlight streaming across her bed had woken her
despite having only a few hours of sleep. She’d failed in her first attempt to
morph, but she’d only tried for a little bit. Her fear of going dragon combined
with her lack of knowing how to shift into the falcon had worked against her.
And flapping her arms while jumping up and down like a Dumb Dora clearly hadn’t
been effective either. At least no one had been there to witness that
particular embarrassment.
So
she’d gone back inside to do some research. She’d looked through Selene’s books
to see if there was anything about how to morph. The Vyusher were wolf
metamorphs, after all, so it stood to reason they’d record something about that.
But after quite a bit of reading, the only information she’d found had to do
with relaxing and picturing.
Picturing,
she could do. Relaxing? That was harder. So then she’d gone through the books
on her own shelves, trying to find something to help
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