Chapter 43: A Bit of Good News

Rakesh sat on the bench next to the front door as morning painstakingly turned into afternoon. His foot trapped the grass under him with such fury, he was more than sure that he had destroyed the miniscule patch. Suddenly, the sounds of footsteps approaching caught his attention. Rakesh shot to his feet and rounded the corner near the bottle tree, a blend of relief and apprehension washing over him. He trotted along to Soren, who was accompanied by a few others pulling along a cart containing a very tranquil Martin. The poor man was still in wolf form, but wasn't making any attempt to destroy his surroundings or rip anyone limb from limb, much to their surprise. Rakesh joined the crew, helping to pull the mammoth creature along.

"This was Molly's doing." Soren grunted, as if reading his thoughts. "I don't know what she got him with, but he's been about as harmful as a newborn puppy."