in the dark of the night

[Kol Stormbringer]

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Kol moved like silken shadow through the darkness of the night. Her wolf form was far more discreet and slippery than her war-ready half form, let alone her larger two-legged one. Her fur was absent of its normal silvery decorations, the only adornment she chose to keep on her were the small slave-type earring in her right ear and the redtailed hawk feather that dangled behind her left. Her violet eyes glittered in the faint moonlight, and her steps were soft and silent. Part of her felt she was betraying her pack, but the other part screamed at her that the whole idea of the war with Inferni this time around was wrong. In truth, Kol was beginning to doubt the legitimacy of the first war as well. She would never regret protecting her pack, and she would give her life to that end if the need arose this time, but she questioned very deeply the motives behind the first conflict.


The Dahlian's destination this night was somewhere near the borders of her pack's arch enemy. She sought Anselm, an influential Inferni male she'd grown to respect and even call friend. Doubtless he already knew of Haku's official declaration of war against the hybrid pack, but Kol wanted Anselm's own opinion. There had to be a way to solve everything without bloodshed; Kol was so damned tired of losing family and friends to senseless violence. Souls was now proving to be no better off than Solbjorg when it came to pack grudges and hatred, and the Stormbringer's amethyst eyes were weary with the weight of war.


It would seem, however, that fate had a different course in store for Kol this night. As she came upon a small clearing centered around a babbling creek, the crumpled form that stared into the running water had a slightly familiar look to it. Sticking to the shadows, Kol hesitated a bit, until the form itself and the scent that accompanied it finally registered in her mind. "Firefly? Is that you? What the hell happened?" The black shewolf knew the celtic woman was regarded by Haku as an enemy now, but Kol had never harbored the Sadira woman any ill will at all. She hadn't approved of what had happened with Firefly and her sons, but the logical part of her mind could even understand those actions.

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