---- 299. AMAN ORA WOMAN? MAGNUS, "There are noises up ahead. Stay alert," my wolf, Grimm, sniffs the air
and warns me. My boots sink into unstable ground; honestly, this swamp is a pain. Also, a solid place to hide,
because the deeper you go, the thicker this nauseating fog gets. "I think you should cover your nose. Even with
my resistance, this stench is getting to me. | think it's toxic." He warns me, but we're already swallowed by the
mist and, yeah, there are bodies moving up ahead. | don't get a chance to cover my face before one of the
shadows lunges at me. "Yuri...
is that you?!" a man's voice roars at me, and | narrow my eyes to make him out. "Run, run, damn it!" he yells,
confused, but I'm not this Yuri guy, and I'm not running anywhere. | intercept him and, right in front of his
terrified, stunned eyes, | ---- go straight for his throat. No doubt he's one of the rebels who escaped. His scent
gives him away. Sorcerer. | move forward, careful not to sink a foot into sdeath trap in the swamp. A few
yards away, sparks and flashes, voices and the clash of blows tellthere's a fight going on. But who against
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The air is so muddled | can't see straight, and | dive in blind. | bump into another sorcerer trying to flee, and on a
little island, two more are fighting. The heavy, sharp stink of rot and something... off... is starting to mess with
me. "Grimm, clench your damn teeth and hold on," | snarl at my wolf. | still don't see the need to shift into a
lycan. | leap over the bog and hit solid ground hard. Two men are fighting, and my eyes and nose tellone is
using magic and the other is part animal, maybe a werewolf.
---- | shake my head hard to clear it; this place is dangerous and I'm being reckless, | know, but | trust my
strength | see the guy who might be a werewolf hit the ground and the mage letting loose skind of cold
magic. Looks like ice, like Nyx's mate, but mages can summon cold energy too. | sprint, without wasting time,
before he can bring that shiny dagger down and finish him. My claws shoot for his throat, but he springs away
fromwith quick, clean agility. We square off in the fog, sizing each other up. Something was off here... was |
caught in skind of illusion?
He was a bit short for a warrior, but
stocky; face and hair covered by a
heavy cloak, only his eyes showing.
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Smart. He's shielding (nse! From
LC) .
whatever this fog is, My gaze slid to
the guy groaning on the ground; the
scent now read beast-man, not my
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kind. A rebel too, maybe? Then who's
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