Chapter 4
Wylie looked about the apartment for clues. He even went into Gwen's room, which he had always forbidden himself from doing. As soon as he walked in he knew that that had been a good thing. The room was filled with Gwen's scent and everything that reminded him of her.
Her room was all white except for the deep cherry wood furnishings. Her bed was also cloaked in ruby satin sheets and a comforter the same color. She had a small vanity made of white iron and a small white puff for a seat. All over the vanity she had pictures of the two of them and occasionally some other of her friends. They were doing everything from swimming to wrestling and even them eating carnival food in the pictures. Wylie began to whimper as he had seen his father do so often when his mother would cuddle against him. Wylie started to walk out of the room when he let out a low menacing growl.
That was not his scent or his father's scent! Another wolf had been in this room. Several in fact. One stunk to the high heavens, while the other smelled like he was strong. There were several others but none that were important. Those main two had mixed with Gwen's scent meaning they took her, they touched her, and they mingled their scent with Gwen oh so sweet smell! They would pay for that.
Wylie quickly jotted down a small note telling Wendell everything then he dashed out of the apartment and back to his own to get all the Gold Wendell's he had. Then he dashed to the portal. If he was lucky they would have not have gotten to far into the 4th kingdom.
As Wylie stepped through the portal he picked up Gwen's scent right away and made for her using his canine senses. He reached a small clearing where a fire was lit. He looked around and only made out three figures, one of which was Gwen. He guessed she was the one lumped up on the blanket. If they had hurt her in any way! Wylie trained his breathing to slow down. He slowly moved closer to the fire.
Gwen woke up and was talking to the wolf named Orlando by the time he got close enough to get her away.
"You really don't know anything, do you?"
"Well I do know that wolves are incapable of strategizing battle tactics!"
"Here wolves don't run on all fours we walk like humans. You know Little Red Riding Hood? That wolf stood on two legs."
"That's just a fairy tale!"
"Whoever told you they were not true."
"Everyone in school!"
"Listen your school is not of the nine kingdoms so of course they don't believe this stuff. I bet they don't believe there is a portal either!"
Gwen frowned. He had a point but she wasn't ready to admit it. She heard an owl croon and found it odd. Orlando paid no mind to it but something about that owl didn't sit right. Gwen listened for it again but nothing came so she shrugged and thought about what Orlando had just said. Wylie never made her feel inferior to him but Orlando seemed to relish in the thought of it all.
"LEAVE THE GIRL BE AND LEAVE! YOU ARE NOT WANTED IN THE 4TH KINGDOM NOW LEAVE!"
Orlando laughed and nodded for his partner to go one way and he went the other. Once they were out of sight another figure jumped into view.
"Wylie!"
"Shh... They won't be gone for long. Now hold still so I can get these ties off of you."
As soon as the ties were gone Gwen jumped up into Wylie's arms and hugged him close. Wylie pried her loose and was about to take her away when Orlando came back. The other guy was obviously still out there looking for him.
"What do you think you are doing friend?"
"What does it look like to you, you mangy wolf?"
"Grrr... You'll leave her right where she is or else!"
"Let's be to it then because I won't leave her here with the likes of you!"
Orlando leapt onto Wylie and together they rolled on the ground each growling and snapping at each other. Something wasn't right though with the picture. They were acting like animals, thought Gwen. It wasn't like Wylie to fight like an animal.
"You're a wolf! Too?"
"Yeah so what your point?"
"Why save her you're not in love with her are you?"
"If I am?"
"You'd be pathetic for not marking her then!"
"I never thought I would have to. There are no wolves like us in the tenth kingdom except for my father and myself."
"There will be as soon as the king begins his final campaign!"
"Your king is not king of the 4th Kingdom! King Wendell is King here!"
"And where is Wendell? He's off gallivanting in the Tenth Kingdom!"
"He was protecting his daughter!"
"STOP!!!!"
"Gwen? What?"
"Tell me what the hell is going on!"
"Later Gwen first I have to get you away from here."
"No you will tell me now Wylie Wolfson!"
"Eighteen years ago your father and mother left their kingdom in the hands of their advisers to take you and raise you in the mythical tenth kingdom so that you would not be raised to be spoiled. It's now obvious that the kingdom has gone down hill since then."
Orlando didn't hesitate to strike as soon as this was all out. He threw a punch but Wylie blocked it. Gwen seemed in her own world though and didn't see the fight start back up but looked at her hands and at her body. She spun slowly with Wylie and Orlando rolling on the ground again in the background.
"Wait but Orlando said that the king was a wolf and I have no wolf in me."
Orlando looked back at Gwen as Wylie had him pinned to the ground.
"The new king is a wolf though. Your father was gone for far to long so my friend and king took over the kingdom."
"Ahh but Wendell is back and means to take his kingdom back!"
As soon as that was said Wylie punched Orlando and knocked him out.
"Let's go Gwen."
Wylie looked about the apartment for clues. He even went into Gwen's room, which he had always forbidden himself from doing. As soon as he walked in he knew that that had been a good thing. The room was filled with Gwen's scent and everything that reminded him of her.
Her room was all white except for the deep cherry wood furnishings. Her bed was also cloaked in ruby satin sheets and a comforter the same color. She had a small vanity made of white iron and a small white puff for a seat. All over the vanity she had pictures of the two of them and occasionally some other of her friends. They were doing everything from swimming to wrestling and even them eating carnival food in the pictures. Wylie began to whimper as he had seen his father do so often when his mother would cuddle against him. Wylie started to walk out of the room when he let out a low menacing growl.
That was not his scent or his father's scent! Another wolf had been in this room. Several in fact. One stunk to the high heavens, while the other smelled like he was strong. There were several others but none that were important. Those main two had mixed with Gwen's scent meaning they took her, they touched her, and they mingled their scent with Gwen oh so sweet smell! They would pay for that.
Wylie quickly jotted down a small note telling Wendell everything then he dashed out of the apartment and back to his own to get all the Gold Wendell's he had. Then he dashed to the portal. If he was lucky they would have not have gotten to far into the 4th kingdom.
As Wylie stepped through the portal he picked up Gwen's scent right away and made for her using his canine senses. He reached a small clearing where a fire was lit. He looked around and only made out three figures, one of which was Gwen. He guessed she was the one lumped up on the blanket. If they had hurt her in any way! Wylie trained his breathing to slow down. He slowly moved closer to the fire.
Gwen woke up and was talking to the wolf named Orlando by the time he got close enough to get her away.
"You really don't know anything, do you?"
"Well I do know that wolves are incapable of strategizing battle tactics!"
"Here wolves don't run on all fours we walk like humans. You know Little Red Riding Hood? That wolf stood on two legs."
"That's just a fairy tale!"
"Whoever told you they were not true."
"Everyone in school!"
"Listen your school is not of the nine kingdoms so of course they don't believe this stuff. I bet they don't believe there is a portal either!"
Gwen frowned. He had a point but she wasn't ready to admit it. She heard an owl croon and found it odd. Orlando paid no mind to it but something about that owl didn't sit right. Gwen listened for it again but nothing came so she shrugged and thought about what Orlando had just said. Wylie never made her feel inferior to him but Orlando seemed to relish in the thought of it all.
"LEAVE THE GIRL BE AND LEAVE! YOU ARE NOT WANTED IN THE 4TH KINGDOM NOW LEAVE!"
Orlando laughed and nodded for his partner to go one way and he went the other. Once they were out of sight another figure jumped into view.
"Wylie!"
"Shh... They won't be gone for long. Now hold still so I can get these ties off of you."
As soon as the ties were gone Gwen jumped up into Wylie's arms and hugged him close. Wylie pried her loose and was about to take her away when Orlando came back. The other guy was obviously still out there looking for him.
"What do you think you are doing friend?"
"What does it look like to you, you mangy wolf?"
"Grrr... You'll leave her right where she is or else!"
"Let's be to it then because I won't leave her here with the likes of you!"
Orlando leapt onto Wylie and together they rolled on the ground each growling and snapping at each other. Something wasn't right though with the picture. They were acting like animals, thought Gwen. It wasn't like Wylie to fight like an animal.
"You're a wolf! Too?"
"Yeah so what your point?"
"Why save her you're not in love with her are you?"
"If I am?"
"You'd be pathetic for not marking her then!"
"I never thought I would have to. There are no wolves like us in the tenth kingdom except for my father and myself."
"There will be as soon as the king begins his final campaign!"
"Your king is not king of the 4th Kingdom! King Wendell is King here!"
"And where is Wendell? He's off gallivanting in the Tenth Kingdom!"
"He was protecting his daughter!"
"STOP!!!!"
"Gwen? What?"
"Tell me what the hell is going on!"
"Later Gwen first I have to get you away from here."
"No you will tell me now Wylie Wolfson!"
"Eighteen years ago your father and mother left their kingdom in the hands of their advisers to take you and raise you in the mythical tenth kingdom so that you would not be raised to be spoiled. It's now obvious that the kingdom has gone down hill since then."
Orlando didn't hesitate to strike as soon as this was all out. He threw a punch but Wylie blocked it. Gwen seemed in her own world though and didn't see the fight start back up but looked at her hands and at her body. She spun slowly with Wylie and Orlando rolling on the ground again in the background.
"Wait but Orlando said that the king was a wolf and I have no wolf in me."
Orlando looked back at Gwen as Wylie had him pinned to the ground.
"The new king is a wolf though. Your father was gone for far to long so my friend and king took over the kingdom."
"Ahh but Wendell is back and means to take his kingdom back!"
As soon as that was said Wylie punched Orlando and knocked him out.
"Let's go Gwen."