Chapter 0294


    Five days. It’s been five days of constant snowfall. We''ve gotten more than 24 inches of snow,


    which is unheard of for this time of year ording to the friends we have been able to check in on.


    In reality the snow doesn''t really bother us, neither does the cold since we all run hotter than the


    average human, but we have to maintain the secret so we have to act human in a human dense


    city.


    Nicks has been out to help some of the neighbors keep the sidewalks and driveways shoveled. I


    don''t think he can help himself, always the protector and caretaker. We''ve been out to help a bunch


    too, but not nearly as willingly as he is. So we help to fill in the time, otherwise we would die of


    boredom since we can''t go anywhere.


    The major problem is we can’t shift and travel as wolves, it’s too easy to be spotted right now with


    all the fresh white snow. And I''m sure the humans would wonder at our sudden disappearance. And


    traveling in a vehicle of any kind just isn''t safe with the amount of snow, icy winds and temperatures


    dropping so low at night that everything gets a sheen of ice. So we are still stuck.


    There has been no power loss in our neighborhood though, but I think that is more due to Nicks


    sneaking out at night to check wires and transformers near us to remove any ice and snow that


    could damage them. ording to him we have skills that are very useful, but the humans won''t


    understand. But he is not about to have to rough it for the sake of keeping a secret. We both


    laughed at his deration. I guess there had to be something wrong with his perfect persona, it was


    only a matter of time before we figured out he is a bit of a princess under all that tough guy.


    Finally on the fourth day, our doorbell rings and Mina and I jump up and fight to get to the door first.


    Scrambling andughing, we open it in a heap of tangled legs and arms to find a very somber


    looking woman who eyes us with suspicion.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    “I’m looking for Warrior Nicks, be quick about it and get out of the doorway, it''s freezing and my


    ufortable journey has been long enough.” Her voice is almost bored, but with that craggy


    sound someone would do if they were telling a witch story to little kids.


    We both jump up and move out of the way. Neither of us is trying to piss off the woman who is about


    to make a dreame true. She steps past us and moves into the living room.


    It’s not much, but none of us needed much to be here. We have a job to do and sitting in luxury was


    not part of the n. The basic creme white walls are what you would find in any cookie cutter


    development home, The ce came fully furnished so the decorations are neutral with no personal


    touches at all. The living room, dining room and


    kitchen are all open concept, which was a must for Nicks. He''s too big to have human sized


    doors and walls cutting everything off. The cream white theme travels the lower levelpletely.


    Some light and dark green ents are in the pictures hanging on the walls and some of the details,


    but off-white is the dominating color here.


    “This space will need to be cleared.” The woman talks to the air and points to the dining room. “I will


    need the bags and boxes from my car, be sure not to jostle anything. I will find my room, Warrior


    Nicks can consult me there,e get me when you are done."


    Without another word or introduction, she walks to the stairs and glides up.


    “The hell?” Mina whispers next to me.


    “No idea, but we better get started. I''m not giving her any reason not to brand us. We''ve waited long


    enough."


    “Yep.” Mina pops the ‘P’ and we both move to the dining room and begin to shift the chairs to other


    ces around the living room and kitchen.


    The table was a bit more difficult to maneuver. I don''t think it was designed to be moved from this


    spot once it was put together. We had to shift the couches in the living room up against walls and


    then get the ten person table around the massive ind that separated the three spaces. Eventually


    we made it happen though and thenyered up in all our winter gear to bring in whatever supplies


    she needed for this ritual.