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I let out a sob. Not that there was anyone here. I was down here, all alone right now.
I made my way around it before bumping into a corner of a metal plank, one that could only be a bench for sitting or sleeping on. “Ouch and damn!” I shouted as I dropped onto it, hearing it creak. I froze, waiting, but it held my weight. Thank goodness!
What should I do now? How would my mysterious helper find me down here? How would I return to my mate?
Wanting to cry, I held back my tears, knowing they wouldn’t help. No, right now, I needed to do something more productive.
My wolf? Would she be able to slip through the bars? I tried to remember the space between them before shaking my head. I might squeeze my body through, but my head was too wide, even in my puppy form. I wondered if Hermes had put me in a cell that was made to keep wolves from escaping. That was something the asshole would definitely do.
What else did I have?
Remembering something I had read, I wondered if it would work. But as that thought came to me, squeaking sounds filled the air. I pulled my feet up in revulsion, realizing there were mice and maybe rats down here.
Fuck! Well, wait. Mice won’t bother my wolf. I was the predator in this scenario, if they tried to approach me. I had no problem eating small rodents when wearing my fur coat.
Wolf it is.
Quickly undressing, I left my clothes on the bench before shifting.
Shit! I should have done this first. Not only was I feeling warmer, with my thick fur, my vision was better in the dark. What had looked like pitch black to my human eyes was on the darker side of dim in this form. And I could see movement, if the mouse came my way.
Henry must have forgotten I was a lycanthrope, being as I hadn’t changed once while I was here. And I suspected Apollo, knowing what my nature was, forgot as well.
I laid down on the filthy floor, waiting for the creature, who was squeaking, to move closer. It stopped near the cell, staying in the hallway, while it chattered something at me.
Not able to speak mouse, I didn’t know what it was saying. But it shoved something through the bars and scurried off.
I sighed. What was this all about?
Creeping to the front of the enclosure, I saw a small rolled-up piece of paper. Was this a note? How in the hell did they think I could read anything down here in the dark? Unless they knew I was a lycanthrope. But when I was in my furry form, it was harder to interpret human letters on a page.
I growled in frustration, pawing at the scrap until it was lying flat. It only contained one word.
Tonight.
I shook my head. Someone had to have a key to get me out of this cell. If they found me here, they had to know this.
Laying back down, I closed my eyes, slipping into my dream world. Standing there, as a woman, I turned around, searching for… I wasn’t at all sure what I was expecting to find. But according to the book I had been reading before Hermes had taken me, this was part of the answer to our problems.
Things came and went in the distance, often too fast for me to do more than acknowledge their passing. Something flew high above the surface. I hoped it was Soren, but its energy didn’t seem right for it to be him. It came closer, its wings beating against a wind I couldn’t see or feel.
I prayed it wasn’t Hermes or one of his minions. That would give me away. I sat down, my knees up and my arms around them, hoping to be too small for anyone to perceive.
The bird finally approached, dropping to the ground several feet away from me. Too far for me to touch, but close enough we might exchange information—if it was human.
We know what The Messenger did. He is now explaining to the Sun God why he did it. They are arguing and the god's guards are looking for you. But the godling placed a ward on the doors so they can't find you there.
Okay, not human but still sentient.
With my head cocked to one side, I stared at the bird. “How did you find me, then?”
Your mate has an affinity with ravens, similar to what Hermes has. Because of that, and your connection with him, we can track your essence in a manner the gods cannot.
Okay. Well, that answered the question of how they found w. Rats and mice have holes everywhere, allowing them to travel with ease. Hermes couldn't have warded all of those. But how was I to escape?
The raven cawed, the sound almost like it was laughing.
You are the Oracle. We will help you. Reality is fluid for you. Once you leave the god's grasp, we will take you to one who will guide you home.
