Chapter 10

Will's light

As the two wolves ran softly through the night to get to the campsite that held their objective, One the rapist the other the safety of the boy. Knowing sunrise was soon and Halt promised himself that the boy would be safe and his owner, rapist what - ever you would call him would be dead.

Less than a mile away from the two wolves, Will lies on his side watching as another jar was being filled, Will leaked almost all the time now (something that Panis had done to him). His life, his energy was given to him, leaving him too weak to do much else. Will knew he would not survive another night of this, as he felt pressure on his back and he leaked out faster as night closed on him. Later he heard two wolves howling as his mind took him back to a time when he was safe and he had heard other wolves howling, back home.

The last time Will had heard wolves, he was on his way to the Ranger's gathering version two. Halt had received word of this a few days after Will had received his bronze oak leaf and after what had happened with those monsters he was looking forward to having what he thought would be a normal one. So Halt, Will and Gilan, who had joined them on the way to the grounds, only to have them ride into a small clearing.

"Will this is a private gathering ground that only Halt and I know about. Now you do too" said a clearly happy Gilan.

Will remembered how he had gazed around him and he saw on the tree in the middle of the ground there were two carved names, they were Halt and Gilan. He was then told by Halt looking at Gilan while he said it, Gilan had put his name on the tree the first time he had got his bronze oak leaf and instead of punishing him for it Halt had place his own name there as well.

Will remembered how he had smiled at the story and carved his own name on the tree at eye level, so that in years to come he could come back here and see how small he really was and to remember the good times he had there.

That night Will had awoken to the sound of wolves howling. Halt seeing that this had come over and told him that he was safe that the wolves would not touch him but still Will had not believed so Halt had stayed by his side all night, so that he could see that he would be all right and in the morning Will had found he was curled into Halt's side. Will had blushed and apologized.

The pressure on Will's body built again and he was soon brought out of his memories. His back arched and he poured whatever was left into the jar until he was spent, Will was dry. Will could feel his heart had only beats left, it felt like it was fluttering like a humming bird's wings.

"Well boy that looks like that is it for you and I hear your death coming in the form of wolves. I see two pacing outside my spell but we still have a few hours left before the morning light and while you are dry, I am not and I plan on enjoying myself one last time before giving you to the wolves" said Panis Rauly before forcing himself on Will again, not that Will felt it anyone.

In Will's mind he heard what his master had just said two more hours and then the two wolves would take his life and his pain. Will just wished he had seen Halt one more time so he could tell him how much he cared about him. A wolf howled again and Will could see it was the darker brown wolf, the darker brown wolf of Will's dream. Then the darkness took him and Will knew he would not wake again in this life.

But only Will did. He felt like there was a warm blanket around his body. Will tasted water being poured into his mouth and a soft voice that told him that he was safe now that he was here and that he would never fail him again.

"Halt" Will thought and for the first time in weeks, even though he was sure he was still dying, Will felt at peace.

Then Will felt a slight fire that spread throughout his body but he was in a fog to confused to know what was happening. In and out of this fog he heard Halt and another man talking.

They were saying things like "this was the only way" and "will he survive this". Once he was sure he had heard "Will I love you". If Will had not been so weak he would have told Halt that he loved him too.

Another flicker of pain and then Will thought he was wearing a heavy fur coat, but the pain was gone. Will's heart beat that had been fluttering like a bird's for the past few days, was now slow and steady. Then Will heard the strange man's voice again.

"We had better move him. He is over the worst of the change but better now than later when he is awake. For when that happens I have no idea on how he will take all of this and how he will act to you".

"What do you mean by that?" Halt had asked. Will wanted to know too, so much so a soft whine came through his teeth. "Will Shss, just sleep it will be alright, I won't leave you" and when Will's breathing had settled again Halt had asked as well "what was that?"

Will heard the man answer him "what I meant was that he might act like your child, your beta, or even your lover or mate. You should also know that being changed this way means that he will most likely need you nearly all the time in some kind of capacity and as for the whine it was probably the first sign that he can hear us now too".

"Will, its Halt. I know your probably still in pain and you feel strange but you are safe. So just rest Will rest I am here and the monster is gone" Will heard Halt say.

Then Will felt something brush against his forehead, was it Halt's hand? Will wasn't too sure and then something that had been gone since he was taken from Halt's side all those weeks ago.

Will had found his heart.

An: like it? You will find out in the next chapter how Halt saved Will. So until next time.