• Chapter 2
    It was shortly before sunrise when I jumped through my window. I didn’t even have time to check my wounds before my mother came busting through my door hollering at the top of her lungs. “RAIN HUSKY WOLFBANE WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN I HAVE BEEN WIRED SICK!”
    “I’m sorry mother I was in the forest.” I replied comely.
    Her voice calmed dawn, but there was still fire in her eyes. “Then why on earth are you heart.” Her voice was pleading by the end of the sentence.
    “I was ...... attacked.” I said in a small voice.
    Just as I said that Marina Claw cam in. My keeper. My mother trend to her.
    “Marina go get the doctor.”
    “Yes ma’am.” She said. Her voice had a warred twang in it. My mother herd it.
    “Don’t worry. Just hurry.”
    Mother turned back to me. “Why did you not take a garde with you?” I could hear the suspicion in her voice.
    I looked her right in the eye and replied “I wonted some alone time to think. Is that forbidden to mother?” My voice was like ice.
    “No but I was worried.” Her voice had lost all emotion. That’s when I knew I was in trouble. Luckily the doctor came I’m before ether of us could say another word. She looked at me, “We will continua this later.” With that she bounded out of the room.
    “Your in trouble aren’t you.” I looked at the doctor and nodded.
    The rest of the day went by much smoother. I was shore to keep my wounds hidden from my people and my mother did not have a chance to talk to me again.
    ***
    That night I couldn’t sleep. I felt like someone was watching me. By midnight I had to get up, I needed fresh air. So I went out to my balcony. The moon was high in the sky. I still felt as if I were being watched but I sow no one or nothing . The surrounding woods were silent which worried me because the forest was never quiet.
    I shivered though was warm. I had an odd felling. It was very unsettling. I walked back into my room, and went to my closet to find the sword my father had given me when I learned to sword fight. I decided to sleep with it under my pillow. Then I went back to bed.
    I finally fell into a resoles sleep. Dreaming of the night before. I kept seeing Ash getting hit with the arrow and Train grabbing my arm. The sites would not leave me, they were embedded in my mind. I was crying by the time I awoke the next morning.
    ***
    For the next week I avoided my mother and did not go back to panther territory. But every night I could barley sleep. I keep felling a presents watching me and I keep dreaming of that night. Of Ash and Prince Train Pantheon. There faces haunt me, and caused me to not wont to sleep. I became terrified to sleep or be in my room alone at night. I couldn’t stand it.
    Every night when the sun goes down the forest near my balcony goes silent. After two weeks I decided to search the surrounding forest. I decided against going as a wolf. But I did take my sword.
    I was about to jump onto the nearest branch when a garde came into my room. It was Mathias Wolfsong.
    “Malady where do you think your going?” He said rushing over and grabbing my arm.
    “Anywhere I wont. Why?” I replied. My voice was cold I saw him whence.
    “Well I cant allow you to go alone.” He said bringing up his courage.
    I looked him in the eye and replied in a cold voice, “You will let me go and you will not fallow.” With that all the color left his face. I pulled my arm from his diminished grasp. Then jumped to the nearest tree. I paused only to say, “Do not worry my friend.”
    ***
    I was nearing the end of my search when I saw it. There was a panther sitting on the branch I was about to jump onto. It surprised me and I came close to hollering. I stood still not wonting to alert it to my presents, for it had its back to me. It was staring at my balcony. Then I noticed Mathias was pacing on my balcony.
    “He has been pacing sense you left. Princess Rain Wolfbane.” When the panther spoke I went ridged. His voice was like poison though it was calm and sweet.
    I couldn’t move so I spoke, “Who are you? What do you wont here? I know you’ve been coming here every night. If you wonted to kill me you’ve had plenty of chances, so why haven’t you.” I couldn’t get my voice above a whisper although I tried to holler.
    “Because I don’t wont to kill you.” I tried to say something but I couldn’t. The panther turned around then changed to human form. “I just wont to talk.” He jumped onto my branch. Then moved forward till the light from the moon shoed me who he was and he was only a few feet away.
    I was not surprised to see he was Prince Train. “You saved me that night and I wont to know why.” While he was speaking my voice came back. So I spoke.
    “I cant explain what I was feeling that night. But I do know I wish I hadn’t saved you. Because now you and Ash haunt my dreams.” A single tear rolled dawn my cheek. I tensed as Train moved torrid me and wiped the tear from my cheek.
    “Please don’t cry.” After he said that I was able to move again. So I jumped to the nearest branch. All pups were tout at a young age to fear panthers. I might love him but that fear wood probably always remain.
    I trend to him and looked him in the eye, “If I told you why I saved you I wood be killed.” I turned to jump to the next branch before he could say anything. But I under calculated my jump and fell.
    ***
    When I awoke it was dark and no one was in my room. I thought I was sill dreaming because while I was out I had been dreaming about every thing that had happened to me and Train had just jumped onto my balcony. Then he came over and sat down on my bed. I didn’t move or tens up because I thought I was dreaming.
    I sat up when he spoke, “Please tell me why you saved me.” I looked at him though it was a dream I didn’t wont to reveal my feelings.
    So I whispered, “I cant.”
    He leaned toward me and pulled my face up toward his. Are lips met for a moment then he said, “If its because you love me. I love you to.”
    I closed my eyes, “Its true. I...” My sentience trailed off.
    “Come to the tree outside my window tomorrow at midnight.” He said.
    I nodded and said, “Ok I’ll try.”
    He preset something into my hand and kissed my cheek. Before I could say anything the image blared as a garde came in my room and Train jumped of my balcony.