Chapter One: Wolf

Jade sat in the window set in the library with a book in her lap. She is tall with long brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a green dress, and her hair is up in a bun.

Merric walked up and said, "It's a beautiful day. Why are you in here?"

"Jon said I can't go riding."

"And that is going to keep you in?"

"Yes."

"I bet I could distract Jon so that you can go riding."

"You would?"

"Yes."

"Thanks," and she gave him a hug.

"Now go get your horse ready."

With that she got up and closed her book and put it on the table. She headed to the stables.

She readied Lightning, her horse, and rode towards the forest. She rode until she got to the river. She was about to take a drink when an arrow went over her head and into the water. She turned around to see a man with brown hair and his bow and arrow.

"Who are you?"

"Jade."

"Numair's kid?"

'Yes, and you are?"

"Thom."

"What are you doing out here?"

"Hunting a wolf."

"Grr." Lightning took off across the river.

"Lightning!"

"Shut up!"

There was a gray wolf standing five feet away from them. It pounced on Jade and started licking her. She laughed. Thom put an arrow on his bow and aimed it at the wolf and let go.

"No!"

"What?"

"Look what you did?"

"It's a murderer. I can't believe your defending it."

"It didn't do anything to you!"

"It's been scaring the villagers."

"That's no reason to try to kill him."

"Why do you care so much about what happens to a wolf?"

Because Daine's my mother!"

"What, that means you've got wild magic!"

"Yeah, now go get Lightning."

He walked across the river to where Lightning was grassing. Jade went over to the wolf and started to heal it.

"Come on, Bandit. Let's take you to Daine."

"Here's your horse, milady."

"Thanks," and she kissed him on the cheek.