Back to the mansion

I commented firmly , ignoring the offer to ride beside her . She rolled her eyes , I heard a snort of resignation on her lips and did not insist on the matter again . We both started flying in the direction of Hall Manor without saying a word on the way.

After a couple of hours of flying over the treetops we arrived at Hall Manor .

"Is this the mansion where the coyote lives?"

Asked the woman with extreme astonishment on her face .

"No, but let's say he is an important part of this mansion . He is the heir son of the owner, and I am the grandson of the owner . We never formally introduced ourselves my name is Christian Hall ."

Her face still had that gesture of distrust towards me , after she almost murdered me I came to think she was a woman of strong convictions and not easily persuaded .

"The heir you say! I am impressed. In my days as her trellis she never said anything about this mission , nor about her family .

The woman couldn't get over her astonishment as she looked at the luxurious Hall mansion in the distance , and when we were standing in front of the door it became harder for her to conceal her astonishment .

"I can tell you like luxuries and eccentricities , you have not ceased to amaze since we arrived ."

He looks at her with a satisfied smile on my face , hoping that it would help to strengthen the confidence he still did not have in me .

"After many centuries of living in caves and huts , looking at a mansion head on is unreal . I hope the journey here is not just a trick, because I warn you that if it is a trap I will not spare your life this time "

I was already getting used to his threats, so his words had no effect on me . I nodded my head and limited myself only to go ahead entering the mansion with great expectation , and eager to see my mother's improvement .

"Christian you're back , I hope it did you a lot of good to take a break ."

Said Sasha , who was sitting on the couch in the living room of the mansion comfortably .

"The truth the walk was not as pleasant as I expected , I'm afraid I've run into a somewhat annoying creature . I hope I didn't inconvenience you with her presence here, but it was crucial that I brought her to the mansion as my life depended on it "

The gesture on Sasha's face changed from gentle to intrigued as she heard my words .

"What are you talking about? You had another encounter with Araticus on the road, what did he threaten you with this time?"

Sasha asked ominously , as I gave him a slight gesture with my eyes towards the door .

"That smell is something peculiar , you brought a wolf with you , I thought they were already extinct in this area" .

Sasha had already noticed something unusual in the environment , as the smell of wet dog was evident in this woman , I still do not know why the wolves gave off that smell so determinant . But given the sharpness of our sense of smell , it was inevitable not to perceive it .

Together we walked towards the door where I had left the woman standing next to her wolf , and as soon as both women saw each other I thought there would be a pitched war , but fortunately I was wrong .

"Good evening , I would like to know if it is true that the coyote is here ."

Asked the woman politely , I did not know that she had gifts of interpersonal relationships with immortal beings , but such it seems that she was quite a professional in conducting herself before Sasha . I wish she had treated me with the same politeness when I saw her in the forest, it would have saved me a bad time.

Sasha turned to look at me curiously when she heard the question , and I just raised an eyebrow and moved my head slightly to the side waiting for her answer to the question .

" Who would be interested in such information about my stepson ? He has many enemies and I wish to know clearly what your intentions are with him ."

The persuasiveness in Sasha's words was decisive and demanded an intelligent answer . We were both waiting for the woman to reveal her intentions , although deep down I thought I knew them , but I did not want to intrude on the conversation as Sasha had sharper gifts in the area of words and discernment about creatures .

"What is she supposed to be doing here ?"

I asked with a dark tone the coyote , who quickly burst into the living room of the mansion .

"She's a guest of Christian's , she's asking about your stay in this house and I'm waiting for her answer to a question I asked her ."

The anger in the coyote's eyes was imminent , apparently this woman was keeping a secret of which I was unaware and this frightened me .

"Christian , can I talk to you in private for a second ?"

I nodded , as the coyote grabbed me forcefully by the arm , and dragged me away from the front door of the mansion . Sasha and the woman looked at us intriguingly standing very still in the doorway , as the coyote and I walked away .

"How could you think of bringing that woman here, you couldn't have come up with any other idea".

Muttered the coyote as we approached the main lobby of the mansion .

"That woman told me that if I did not confirm that she knew you and did not see you in person I would be food for wolves, as you understand I was not going to risk reaching the stomach of her mythical creature".

I said wryly in a soft whisper , looking towards the door .

"And you just brought her here , you didn't think me that it could be dangerous for everyone even for your mother . That woman is one of the most ruthless predators of our species , she is more defiant than Araticus himself , if she gets to know that your mother is here it will be very difficult to prevent her from devouring her ."