So you have helped them all this way, Moro said in Maggie's head as they walked. "Um… Yes… My lady", she answered shyly. At first Moro didn't scare her, but when her attention was focused on Maggie, she became shy. She didn't fear the wolf, it just felt like her regular shyness for some reason. She never felt that way with Jet, that was weird since Moro was also close to Kateo, her best friend.
Please dear, just call me Moro. I really don't understand humans. They are just as confusing as boars with all of their labels and ranking systems. You are all on the same level, some lower than others. Jet agreed, Of course mother. The tree of us have been hunted by the lowest of people, using dogs to do their dirty work, using magic trackers, and the guns, they are quicker and more painful today. Poor Maggie got hit a few times, so did me and Kateo. Ha, you should have seen the look on her face when I lied saying there was no water nearby. She began digging to get water for Kateo. The wolf mother snorted, Jet! It is not funny when your brother gets shot! Jet laid his ears back and growled, I wasn't laughing at Kateo, I was laughing at the memory of her face. Pff. Mothers. Moro growled What was that? Jet's face turned to fearful Nothing! Nothing.
"Your family is really funny", Maggie giggled. Kateo blushed, Okkoto called their family disordered, Imaki called his family rude, Werikati didn't get the "family concept", and the villagers said nothing in fear that if they said the wrong thing their heads would get bitten off. It was never funny with them. "He he. Yeah. It is always like this", he said scratching his neck under his coat.
The salty air told them they were near the ocean, The four had traveled North west and made their way along the coast line, now in Oregon finally, maybe even past Portland. The land was beautiful, hills of trees covered the place and the wide open plains were magnificent and the wheat made it look a natural. They only traveled at night, one of the group guarding the daylight for three hours, then trading off.
Stars glittered above their heads and the moon, a crescent, hung in the sky, casting a faint silver light. It was ironic how Moro's fur looked in the moonlight and how she said she loved the moon so much. Most of the night they ran and talked telepathically. They had gotten far in a day and it pleased Moro that they were making such great progress.
The human world. It stinks. Smells worse than boar poop. Cow? I haven't seen cows since we last see them before we separated from the humans. How long ago was that? Jet rolled his green eyes. Do you think we know. We have only been on this earth twelve years it is not like we were there with our brothers or San. Moro chuckled I guess I see you two as them. San fought just like Kateo and my two sons would let humans ride them just like you Jet. Jet rolled his eyes and trotted a little faster, finally breaking into a run with Moro at his side, tearing across the country side.
After a week of that system, they finally got to California. The mountains and rolling golden hills inviting them with a warm atmosphere. Cows were everywhere and provided a good meal for Jet and Maggie taught Kateo how to make burgers, minus the buns. Moro didn't eat for some reason, she just let Jet his food in peace.
The minute Maggie showed Kateo the sea, he disappeared almost immediately, and didn't come back for an entire day. When he did he was so happy he kept laughing when Maggie smacked him in the face for scaring the living shadows out of her. Instead of going into the countryside they stayed on the coast, making Kateo happy and avoiding the heat.
Maggie really wanted to see the redwood forest again. Kateo and the others were exited to go so she lead them through the giant trees.
"These are bigger than anything I have ever imagined", Kateo awed at the giants that touched the sky and thick trunks. Sunlight escaped through the needles and shined on Kateo's face. Moro sat on a large rock covered in moss and watched as the children played around, tried to climb the trees and spar with each other. She agreed the Maggie human Kateo liked had good fighting skills, but ones that would never beat Kateo. He absorbed fighting skills like a sponge, opponents became stronger, his skills would increase ten fold. Though he was supposed to be weak, he wasn't for some reason. People feared him though Moro knew his every weakness, rub his head and his mind will go blank, stab him he will bleed to death, hurt who is is loyal to and will go bonkers. Plenty of things wrong with him, but that didn't bring him down. He loved fighting and he didn't care about his own safety. Moro respected that, it was his life he does what he wants, it may bring sadness to everyone, but as long as he was doing what he loved, his life would never be too short.
Maggie dodged a blow from Kateo's blade and struck at his shoulder. With fast feet he dodged and poked all of her open points. There were less than last time and it wasn't like there was anyone who could get those points except if they had his speed, but it was better safe than sorry. Protection was important for him, it let him live longer and defeat any enemy that came his way.
He hated being called weak or being treated weak because he was not. he could prove it and destroy anyone who thought he couldn't or at least show them how wrong they were.
Maggie loved that forest, but they had to leave when a mortal ran into them and ran away screaming. Moro said that they needed to go find the boars in front of Camp Jupiter, the place Maggie dreaded. Although no one could touch her now, thanks to Kateo. She could see every weak spot and take advantage of them and land a killing blow if she wanted to. Kateo let her try and find some in some attacks that were like the ones he used, except you could land a blow on him. Maggie could see a million in them and Kateo could see more, that was probably why they were a little different when he used them in life or death combat, he fitted them into deadly attacks and calculated how to block those weaknesses. What a fantastic fighter. Bravery flowed through Maggie knowing that he was on her side, if her step brothers dared to mess with her, he could end that torture forever. And now she could do it too.
I know this is a really short chapter, but the preparation for a big one is always boring. I put a bit of life wisdom there, can you find it? Comment, favorite, let me know that I am writing this for your pleasure because you made it this far, I want to make you happy. Until the great fight between the Romans and Moro's legacies, Keep dreaming my friends.