Palace of Sol (2)

Beta Malrik continued speaking in Isa for my benefit. My cheeks heated at my lack of knowledge of the Solfyran language. Malrik returned his attention to Eryx.

"His Majesty will want to see you. He knows of your return."

'Father can wait.' Eryx's voice rumbled through the mind link as we remained in our wolf forms. I had become accustomed of shifting and being naked after on our travels but we weren't in the middle of a desert, the beach or an oasis to hide among the trees. This was the palace and I had to make a good first impression.

My wolf may be smaller than everyone else's but nobody had golden-white fur like me, no Were that I know of has the crescent moon of being 'Chosen' on the middle of their forehead in this form. In Sun and Fury, Eryx had informed me that we weren't ostracized by society here. In fact, I noted the awe on the people's expressions.

"No, he cannot. He isn't well-"