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I woke up a few hours later with the Headmaster entering the Hospital Wing.
"Professor Dumbledore, what are you doing here at this hour? I have patients sleeping that need their rest!"
"Don't worry…" said a feminine voice I had never heard before.
"We will not disturb your patients."
"The one we need to talk to…" continued another similar voice followed by another one almost exactly the same.
"…is already awakened,…"
"…aren't you…"
"…Mr. Lupin?"
I heard the first voice again followed by the second and the third.
Opening my eyes the first thing I realized was that Sirius was laying besides me, using one arm as a pillow and the other to hug me and our cub, who was still sleeping in my arms. Then, sitting on the bed, I saw Madam Pomfrey at my right, the Headmaster at my left and, right in front of me, were three identical small white cats with black bat-like wings standing on their back paws wearing identical black dresses. The middle one was one step ahead of the others and was bearing a staff with a broken heart, the one to her left had one with a black crystal ball and the third one was holding a staff that ended with an onyx curved blade.
"Who… What are you?"
"We're the three Ladies of Mallus, Heart,…"said the one with the heart.
"…Time,…"the left one.
"…and Power." the final one.
"And your…" Heart had started moving towards me when my cub woke up crying, interrupting her.
"Oh my!" exclaimed Time. "It seems the young one is…"
"…quite sensitive." completed Power
The three felines touched the dark crystal badges they had on their chests and were engulfed by light. When the light subsided, they were wearing white dresses, had white angels' wings and their staffs were different: the heart was no longer broken, the crystal ball was made of white topaz and the blade of white pearls.
"Now you don't mind if I came near you, do you little one?" Heart had finally reach me and was petting my cub, who had stopped crying the moment they had changed outfits and was making happy noises with a big smile on his face. The healer looked like she was in shock and scared while Professor Dumbledore was watching the scene with twinkling blue eyes and the other Ladies were observing us with warm and yet sad expressions.
"What are you?" I asked once more. It was Time who answered.
"We're the Ladies of…"
"Mallus." I interrupted "I know, you've told me that already! But whatare you?"
"Now, now, would you like if we made that question?" Power
"Well, I…" Did they know what I was?
"You wouldn't, would you?" Time
"No, but…"
"Time, Power, he just had a child, and I'm sure this is the first time he has seen a mitrandian tailmon and, probably, also the first one he has heard of us. You can't blame him for wanting a straight answer. Now, we have already told you we are the three Ladies of Mallus, mitrandian tailmons what, in case you don't know, means we are champion level vaccine cat like digimons that were born in Mitrandir and/or have mitrandian abilities. Do you know what Mitrandir is?" I nodded. "Good. So, as I was saying, we are mitrandian tailmons that work for Nuckpana, the Ruler of Mallus, but also try to stop It from conquering other worlds. Any questions?"
"Well… yes, what is Mallus?"
"Mallus is the world Nuckpana created inside the original mitrandian universe millenniums ago and the home of most warsnakes – humanoid reptilian creatures also created by Nuckpana. It's an excellent bridge between dimensions but no outsider can get in" Time
"And you work for her but at the same don't because…?"
"Now that is something for us to know and for you not to figure out." Power said with a smile on her face.
"It's getting a bit late; don't you think it's better to move on to the subject that brought you here?" I had completely forgotten about the Headmaster.
"Why of course." Heart.
"But it's better if the healer actually hears this." Time.
"It may be important for when she takes care of the child" Power. Great! They were finishing each other's sentences again!
The Headmaster shook Madame Pomfrey telling her to pay attention.
"The reason we are here, Mr. Lupin, is that your child… Do you mind telling us his name, dear?" Heart.
"Kane." It was Pomfrey who answered.
"Young Kane is going to bear the mark of Flor Rosa. You do know what that is right?" she asked because of my confused expression.
"I've heard of it, but I thought that only girls got the mark."
"So far, only girls had it, but it seems young Kane has decided to break that small tradition." Time
"Oh. And what, exactly, does it mean to have the mark?"
"Many things but the most important for you is it means the Ancient Sailors will try to take your cub away from you." Heart
"What! Why?"
"Unfortunately, most of the Ancients no longer care about their people safety" Time
"They care only about killing demons." Power
"Not bothered by how many families they separate." Heart
"Isn't there anything I can do to stop them from…" I couldn't finish my sentence, the thought of losing my cub was unbearable!
"And we are back to why we are here." Time
A ball of strong light appeared above Power's right… was it paw or hand? it didn't matter; leaving behind a small pendent with a gold crescent moon surrounding a grey gemstone ball. She handed it to Heart who explained:
"This pendent should be able to hide young Kane's power, making it impossible for any mitrandian, good or evil, to locate him. But, when his 11th birthday approaches, his power will increase and he will receive the mark."
"So I'll only have him for 11 years?"
"Not exactly." Power
"You see, your… cub wasn't born a werewolf but he cannot touch silver nor ingest aconite and has stronger just like you." Time
"He is just like a werewolf, except he doesn't change into a wolf during the full moon" Power
"So we think he was going to be a werewolf until it was decided that he was worthy to bare the mark of marks" Heart
And I'm lost. How will any of this stop someone from kidnapping my cub once the pendent is no longer capable of hiding his power?
"Tell me, Mr. Lupin, do you know when a Sailor is most powerful?" The headmaster asked me.
"Yes, during the full moon."
"And when does a werewolf changes into his wolf form?"
"Also during the full moon."
"Can you hold a wand or a staff or say an incantation as a wolf?"
"No… Wait! The only reason my cub isn't a werewolf is because he wouldn't be able to use magic during the full moon!"
"Yes, that is the reason." Power with a smile on her face.
"You are quite intelligent for a mortal wizard"
"Time!" Heart reprehended the other mitrandian who smiled apologetically.
"You can't possibly be suggesting that Mr. Lupin turns his son into a werewolf!" It was the first time Madam Pomfrey had said something after informing the three Ladies of my cub's name and I just prayed that wasn't what I had to do to keep my baby.
"That is precisely what we're saying." Heart
"You see, if the young heir becomes a full werewolf a few months before his 11th birthday, his magic will change and he will no longer be capable of bearing the mark..." Heart
"But if he is turned to soon, the mark may have enough time to adapt to the change and appear anyway..." Time
"And if his is turned to late, his body won't be able to deal with the change: the lycanthropy curse and the Flor Rosa mark will each try to overcome the other killing the young child." Power
So if he doesn't become a werewolf he'll be kidnapped and if he is turned he can die or still be kidnapped.Great!
"Oh! Before we forget, the pendent can change into a staff that will grow with him and we have left some books for him to read with Mr. Dumbledore. The earlier you teach him how to read and write the better." Heart
"Take good care of the little heir. Even if he wasn't part of the most royal families of Mitrandir he would be quite the rarity." Power
"Mitrandian wizardmons are incredibly rare." Time finished before the three Ladies of Mallus vanished in a strong blinding light.
*LunaYue*