Chapter 47: A General's Power (P3)

"Lotar." I bite my lips, "Well, this can't be any good."

He chuckles, curled up nice and comfy near the edge of the giant rock we stood on.

"And why can't this be any good, Asher?"

"I don't know, is it any good?" I retort.

Whatever mirth I perceived earlier disappears as the giant white wolf shifts it position, its eyes still half-lid but focused on me.

"No. Not for you anyway."

"Yeah, I thought so, not every day I get kidnapped by a wolf in my sleep."

"Oh no, you're still sleeping, I have simply taken privilege of our contract and summon your consciousness here."

Somehow tired, despite my current body being an illusion, I let myself get comfortable on the floor. "And why have you summoned me here?"

In the depths of my stomach, I knew why. It can't be a coincidence.

He snorts, the puff of air from its nose blows over, nearly knocking me over, "To remind you of your duties and the consequences of failing to perform them."