Chapter 7

Amina's POV

The rouges kept on charging towards me thinking I was an easy target because I didn't shift into a wolf, I looked at Jason who savagely dragged four wolves down to the ground .

I felt a sharp pain to the side of my waist and another to my shoulders. With a swift movement I grabbed the wolf by its leg and swung it towards a tree .

''Are you ok '' Jason asked

I turned to see him already in his human form and naked ''good thing I'd gotten use to this in the past month I've been here '' I thought

I nodded and said ''I'll heal ''

The rouges had started to retreat and the injured once were taken to the prisons for interrogations

Picking up Jason's clothes I handed them to him .

''Are you sure you've looked enough? '' he asked

I could feel my cheeks heat up from his words and I answered

''Just take them I've seen better ''

I threw his clothes at him and stormed away noticing how some of the pack warriors where staring at us.

Slowly walking on the small path of the forest I noticed that I hadn't been to this part before the trees here were much taller and thicker , the silence was all I could hear there were no birds or animals around and the wind was still it was almost as if this place was a grave yard in an examination hall .

''How much more land did my father acquire before he retired '' I thought as I last night on going deeper

I couldn't even remember how long I had been walking when I approached the end of the forest to an opening that also ended in a cliff

''Not many people in the pack make it this far to see this beautiful sight, the forest tends to chase away people with negative minds from this paradise '' I turned around startled but it was just Meredith

I let out a breath of relief and asked her

''What are you doing here there were rouges you could have been hurt ''

She dropped her little basket which had a couple of herbs and flowers in it

''Don't mind me there I tend to get a little carried away whenever I'm out here ''

She slowly sat on a rock near the cliff and she beaconed for me to join her which I did

''You know the herbs around here are just the best '' she said immediately I sat beside her

''Because the forest is untouched? '' I asked looking into the forest

''Among many reasons but most especially because the very first mages had their coven right there '' she answered

''Really, how do you know that. ?'' I asked her surprised

''The trees said so '' she answered with a smile reaching for her basket and sorting out the stuff she had gathered

I paused for a while looking at her awkwardly trying to understand what she jumped said

''You can ask them yourself if you don't believe me '' Meredith said not even looking up to see my reaction

''And how do I do that ? '' I asked her in amusement

''Help me up '' she said stretching her hands out towards me which I immediately did

'' I'll show you how the forest talks to people like us , because unlike the mages and nymphs who have direct contact with nature all we have is our ability to sense when magic has been used on someone for good and bad '' she said staring at me intensely like she was try to read my body language

''So do we just ask the trees '' I said moving towards the one closest to us

''Yes dear ''

Meredith motioned for me to touch the tree and I did

The air around us seemed to have changed, there was finally wind and the trees weren't as still as before.

''Well that happened '' I said

''Focus on your energy not the forest's '' Meredith said placing her hand on top of mine

'' I don't think that....''

The sudden wave of current around my body cut my words short

'' See ? '' Meredith asked

I nod my head as the vibrations kept growing and the energy between me and the forest got stronger

''There isn't much we can do for you Nyla find a solution your self ''

I heard voices coming out of the tree . They where more like whispers but I concentrated enough to keep listening

''You have to help me , if I don't find a solution I'll have to take extreme measures and I don't care if it affects the witches code ''

Nyla sounded different than usual, her voice sounded younger and cold

''You'll do no such thing. You brought this upon yourself and your coven so fix it ''

The other voice was much more louder than hers and also cold

'' fine , then you leave me no choice ''

Nyla said

There was silence again and I pushed my hands forward to o the tree as I wanted to know more .

''Stop '' Meredith yelled

I opened my eyes and turned to her asking

''What just happened ''

''You were drawing a memory from the tree and also life '' she answered in a quiet voice

I looked at the tree and she was right the colors of the leafs had started to fade away

''I'm sorry, I didn't know how it just happened '' i apologized

'' it's fine, let's head back it's almost dark we still have to prepare for the party '' she gently pulled me away from the tree and we walked back to the pack house.

''How old did you say the forest was again? '' I asked still curious about the memory thing

'' I don't know myself but the tree isn't that old because it tells the stories from twenty years back ''

I paused at her words and asked again

''Do you know the witch Nyla from nightshade ''

She smiled and answered

''Every old timer like me knows Nyla from some where or sometime ''

''What was she like ? '' I asked hoping she'd say something nice as we entered the house through the back door

''Well she was full of energy, always had this sunny smile although I did know she ran into some kind of trouble during her early years being the head of her coven ''

Meredith explained putting down her basket of herb

'' what kinda trouble ''

I poured her a glass of water trying my best not to hurry her as she spoke

''I'm not quite sure myself but I heard it had something to do with an alpha pack ''

She said and continued

''But I did know she worked under the mages before she became Nyla of nightshade ''

I nod taking in the new information I just learnt about my guardian , Nyla never said much about herself so I never got the chance to ask

If she had problems with a pack of alpha then a pack of demon wolves wasn't new to her

''Where have you been you had us worried '' Kyle , Jason and Ashley walked into the kitchen all asking at once

''Talking to trees '' I answered with a smile

''What ? '' Jason asked

''Did Meredith take you herb hunting with her ? '' Ashely asked rolling her eyes

'' actually I found her '' I said and we all burst out laughing

''So I ordered your dress and it's here ''

Ashely said

''What ? When ''

I asked surprised

She picked up a package from under the kitchen table and tossed it to me and said

''Get ready we're finding you a mate ''