At the present time, it's been exactly four years since I started my new life. A lot has changed for me. I am a demon now, more specifically, a wolf demon. My guardian, Razeth, gave me a house, as well as a small part of his land, to live on so that I would always be under his protection. Since then, I have become a successful and decently wealthy fisherman, with a good reputation with the people in the coastal territory. I now share the same ranking as Sias, owner of the local fish market and my suitor, because of it. And because Razeth, a high-ranking dragon and one of the few wish granters left in our society, is my guardian, I am now a low ranking member of our society's court as well. Honestly though, I prefer the coastal territory over the court. Things are calmer and people are nicer in the territory. The only real problem I've faced in the territory is Sias's family. They don't like me because they spent several years trying to get Sias to court Saya, a cat demon with ranking in the territory and high-ranking in the court, who comes from a wealthy and powerful family from the snowy motherland. It would've meant more power and wealth for them, but Sias chose years ago to pursue me. It wasn't until last year that he fully bought his market from his dad and then made our engagement official. We're happy, we're both respected in the territory and we're beginning to gain respect in the court. Fortunately, because he is now the rightful owner of his market, we haven't had to deal with his livid family in several months.
I sighed and shook my head. So much has changed... Opening the closet, I got out my rural attire and began dressing. I put a form-fitting, thin white shirt on before sliding my black and grey chest plate armor on over it, and then put on my white fur skirt. Sitting down as I put on my white fur vest, I then began wrapping my hands and wrists in white bandages to support them, doing the same with the arch of my feet up to my ankles. Slipping a pair of thin white fur bracelets on my wrists and ankles, I stood up and tied my white cloth bag around my shoulders before looking into the small closet mirror. No wonder people stare at me. I chuckled to myself as my tail swished behind me. I need to get going and find out what the disturbance is on Razeth's land. Razeth was attending to 'a diplomatic matter', as he discreetly phrased it, with a silver dog demon lord of a small island overseas and hadn't been home in a couple of months, so I was left in charge of watching over his land while he was gone.
Grabbing my wooden pole staff from beside the door as I walked out, I shivered slightly from the cold autumn air and jogged into the woods at a steady pace, letting my instincts take over. Soon enough my nose caught the unfamiliar scents I had picked up recently as I used my staff to break through some overgrown vines. Why does he always send his keepers away while he's on trips... I swear, these woods become a jungle any time he leaves for an extended period of time. Increasing my jog to a full run, I leapt high into the trees to investigate the area without being detected.
Hm... I ran around the area where the scents were coming from and watched closely. So we have wolves in the area. I wonder what brought them so far inland... Leaping into the trees closer to the clearing the wolves were in, I counted six wolves but I could smell more in the area. I'll have to call Razeth to inform him and get Sias to check this out as well. They may seem harmless but they are on private property without permission and some of them are demons. I circled the wolves' encampment once more before running home.
A short while later, I jumped from the trees to land on the ground. I smiled at the sight of Sias sitting on my little porch, "Well hello, love. I was just thinking about you!" I exclaimed laughing happily as I approached. "Oh really?" Sias asked sarcastically while smiling in return, reaching his hand out towards me, "And what have you been up to that required you to wear your rural attire and have your staff with you, dear?" I sighed quietly and took his outstretched hand in mine before answering him in a worried tone, "There is a large pack of wolves, demon and animal, camping out a few miles from here. Razeth wasn't expecting any visitors else he would've told his keepers to continue working while he was away." I curled up in his arms as he pulled me onto his lap to sit.
He gently kissed my forehead, trying to soothe my worries, before answering in a calm tone, "Don't fret over it. I'll check it out and you can give Razeth a call to let him know. I'm sure we can handle this. Besides, I think I know why they left the inland." "Okay," I stared up into his blue eyes curiously, "What brought them here?" He took my hands in his and kissed my fingertips, smiling at me as I giggled. "There have been frequent earthquakes inland. Nothing serious but enough for the wolf clans to leave the area until things settle. It's safer for their pups if they move away for a while." Releasing my hands from his hold, he began to absently run his fingers through my long ponytail, holding me in his arms and letting me enjoying the warmth he radiated despite the day being chilly. "Hm... That makes sense." I laid my head on Sias's shoulder, closing my eyes and relaxing as he stroked his fingers through my hair, my mind idly going over what I was going to tell Razeth when I called him.
A/N: So I made a vague mention of a certain Inu Lord a lot of people know. :) Also, a couple chapters ago, I also mentioned said lord's boa, if anyone caught it.