The Heart Of A Warrior

The woman surprised him a bit by saying that she'd been at the tournament and that she'd followed he and Dalila all the way home. Like some sort of lost puppy. Not only that, but she wanted to join Fenmyre because of the skill that they'd shown. Hmm. Chimera hated tournaments. He hated public events. The massive man would have been content to stay on his island forever, but his queen had begged him to attend with her. Perhaps, if this Athena was good on her word, the tournament would have been worth it.

"Welcome to Fenmyre," he said, then turned and led her into the territory. "All wolves old enough run patrols of the island. Older, more skilled wolves run patrols of the dam." Might as well get her filled in and let her know his expectations while they walked. They passed an abandoned beaver dam that didn't look like the rest. Chi motioned to it with a point of his muzzle. "A den in case you need a break from the island. All wolves are expected to make their home on the island."

The pair cut across the aspens as Chi prompted them into a lope. He just wanted to get home and sleep. They were nearing the ferry, which he would also have to explain. Coming up to the waters edge, he began explaining the winch and pull system that would propel the raft from one side of the water to the other. "It must be docked on the island side every night." Not that it was a difficult swim to get across, but he didn't want to make it too easy for intruders. With that, he prompted the fae onto the ferry and began pulling them across the smooth ocean waters.

"Chimera Klein"