(Arken)

I don’t know how it happened. I was just walking home when I saw Drace in the clutches of a blord. At first, I thought it was just a rikor (lizard bear like thing). But when I got closer, I realized it was a baby neotorn. Just as I noticed what it was, the blord flew off fast.

I continued looking at them for a brief moment. Then I practically felt my heart stop when I realized something, that baby neotorn resembled Drace.

I quickly went into the cave, nearly tripping over the tree trunk at the entrance. I quickly went toward Steller. She was still asleep. Then I looked for Drace.

He wasn’t where I last saw him. I looked around the cave, but all I found was meat, rocks, and moss. I even looked around the entrance for him. I shouted in anger.

Then I saw something I must have over looked as I entered the cave. It was a small, blue puddle of I have no idea. I snIf fed the puddle. It was Drace’s scent. But also smelled like bluefisher (a type of poisonous mushroom that permanently makes you a little out of it).

Drace must have ate one and threw it up. That’s good, for now.

I heard Steller wake up. I went in to see how she was.

She looked slightly groggy. How can’t she. She has been on the ground, guarding Drace for two days.

she looked at where Drace had been. When she saw he wasn’t there, she looked around.

Then she looked at me and in a slightly worried tone, said, “Where is Drace?!”

I told her the truth. I looked out the cave entrance and said, “A blord took him.”

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I could hear her heart nearly stop. She was panicking. Why wouldn’t she. We just lost our son.

Then she walked out of the cave and looked around. Then she sniffed the puddle of blue stuff.

Almost to tears, she said, “Drace left this.”

I nodded. I was almost in tears myself.

Steller started walking in the direction that Drace’s scent was going.

”Where are you going?” I said.

She stopped walking and turned toward me. I could see in her eyes both sadness and anger. Mostly anger.

Steller, in an angry tone, said, “I’m going to go get my son back from that . . . that blord. Arn’t you coming?”

She was mad. I said, “How? That blord could have taken him anywhere. Drace could be anywhere.”

Then she looked at me with pure anger in her eyes. Then I said, “Let’s go.”

Steller followed Drace’s scent and I followed Steller.

We weren’t actually following his scent, but his magic aura. We followed it to a sligh clearing. There, we found the bluefisher he ate.

Then, we followed him to almost the edge of the forest. But then his magic aura just disappeared. No direction. It was just gone. There was nothing around but trees.

Steller looked at me and, in a scared tone, said, “Where’s Darce’s scent? It just disappeared.”

I took the lead and looked. Steller was right. But I know where we are.

I looked at Steller and said, “Drace’s scent didn’t disappear. It was blocked.”

Steller tilted her head in confusion. Then she said, “What blocked it? How is this possible?”

I looked back in the direction that Drace’s scent was going and then said, “The ancient stones.”

Steller looked at me and asked, “What ancient stones?”

I look at her and say, “Only alphas know about the legend. The legend says that the ancient stones were a mark to this world. The stones were also said to hold great power. It’s were alpha’s get their magic energy from.”

I could see that Steller was still confused. Then she said, “But how does it block Drace’s scent? It doesn’t make any sense.”

I said, “The Stones have the ability to block any kind of magic , including magic auras.”

Steller perked up and said, “Does that mean Drace is in there?”

I looked back in that direction and said, “Hopefully.”

Steller started walking pass me and toward that direction.

”Where are you going?” I ask.

She stopped walking and looked at me and said, “To find Drace.”

Then she continued walking. I followed.