"I suggest we find out more information about these hybrids before we decide what we're going to do." Selena offered. "Werecats are stealthy and we can hide our scents well. Plus, Blanche can change into something fairly small."
Llama 1:"Shh! Do you hear that? That's the sound of forgiveness." Llama 2:"That's the sound of people drowning, Carl!" Llama 1:"That is what forgiveness sounds like; screaming and then silence."
Keira spoke up, "We can't just rush straight in without knowing anything about them, I mean, we don't even know who created them, so how are we supposed to know ow strong they are?"
She glanced around at the others and noticed Eryc and Ishtar exchanging glances. Why had they done that, did they know something? Adrian seemed to have noticed too, as his face looked worriedly between the two of them.
"They're a mixed breed between vampires and werewolves," Ishtar explained.
"Ishtar," Eryc sighed, "not now."
"What?" Adrian asked, "is this what you were going to tell me?"
Ishtar turned to look at him, "yes, love, this is. More than forty years ago when we had been in that fight, remember that?"
"Yes I remember, the worst ten years of my life."
"Well during that time I bore a child, Eryc's child. A mixed breed between vampires and werewolves. Just before Eryc left his pack they killed her, but not before she started her own pack." Adrians face held pain and confusion.
"That's facinating and all but that has that got to do with me?" Keira asked.
"There's obviously something about you, or something you have, that they want." Selena said. "And as I said before, we need to find out more about them and what they're after."
Llama 1:"Shh! Do you hear that? That's the sound of forgiveness." Llama 2:"That's the sound of people drowning, Carl!" Llama 1:"That is what forgiveness sounds like; screaming and then silence."
Eryc sighed. "Well, at least no-one attacked me."
He looked around. "Is anyone hungry? You do not have to stand around like statues, you know. The furniture will not bite."
Disappearing into another room, he reappeared with a bowl of fruit, juice, and a bag of chips.
Noting the surprise on his guest's faces, he laughed. "I'm not a savage, you know. I still eat normal food." He stretched.
"So, am I going in alone? Or does anyone have a better idea?"
It's not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache.
"I'm coming, too." Selena said. "I can't say I want a dog doing something this important, though I trust you more than any other dog." She perched on the arm of a sofa and crossed her arms and legs.
Llama 1:"Shh! Do you hear that? That's the sound of forgiveness." Llama 2:"That's the sound of people drowning, Carl!" Llama 1:"That is what forgiveness sounds like; screaming and then silence."
"I am not staying here by myself," Keira said indignantly, then noticed Blanche, "I mean, I'm not letting you guys have all the fun. I'm coming too, I don't care about the risk."
"I've got to go!" Keira retorted, "If only because they are after me. I want to know why."
Eryc looked at her and shook his head, "It's too dangerous."
Keira glared at him, "I don't care. I need to know. This isn't just something that's happened in your petty life, this has cost me my life. I can't remember anything, I want to know why this has happened, and what this actually is."
"We'll tell you, but if they're trying to kill you would they tell you? No, they wouldn't, they would kill you immeadiatly and go on with their lives."
"Ishtar has a good point. They will slaughter you as soon as blinking."
Eryc grabbed an apple and bit into it noisily. Between mouthfuls, he explained. "These are another breed. Even us with... special abilities will have our work cut out for us staying alive." His expression softened slightly. "And I can't let you, defenseless, go to your death for the sake of curiosity." Wiping his face with the back of his hand, he threw the core into the bin from across the room.
It's not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache.
