“ We aren ’ t running in wolf form ?” the young man asked as Maximus approached him .
“ We will be accompanied by witches . They can not fly for days at a time and horses can not keep up with us in wolf form .”
Maximus gestured , and the apprentice held out his hand with his palm facing upwards . Maximus gripped his wrist with one hand and drew the blade across his palm with the other . Blood trickled from his heartline and Maximus lowered his head and sucked at it until it stopped . When he raised his head , the apprentice was looking away . He wiped his mouth before taking hold of the young man ’ s chin to make him face him . Then he opened his mouth wide and breathed softly into his face . The apprentice blinked and shuddered , and then noticed his hand and winced . “ How did that happen ?” “ A little apprentice carelessness ,” Maximus assured him . “ Nothing more .”
Dawn was breaking as the wolves and witches …
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Chloé Agar is an Egyptologist at the University of Oxford . She knows many ancient and modern languages , including how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs . Her credits include the short stories ‘ Sanguine Lactis ’ in Issue 5 of Nebula Tales Magazine and ‘ The Trial of Tesslin VanGlaise ’ in Issue 14 of Mithila Review . She also writes regularly for The Oxford Student and The Oxford Blue newspapers .
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