ughts and dreams by Lexi, who was still in hi

by the thoughts and dreams he just had, that he w

sense when his mother

methods. They had the same interesting way of communicating whenever the

f in satisfaction. At lea

ld also get some rest,” Raul su

ht,” Lexi responded and flew out of the

ry, next to his parents’ private lounge, when he suddenly heard th

real?” Raul’s mother asked i

rn into wolves, but that does not make us mean, or wicked. It also does not mean that we are not just as sensitive and as capable of love and pain as ordi

garet responded. “I just always thought you were

he had taken? Reese, his father, was busy explaining to Margaret, Raul’s mother, that he

they happen to be in love with that person,” Reese was saying in what sounded like a really s

find it easy to mention that they are not completely human? I think it is still just really very frightening and life-altering, because one cannot possi

be going through. He wished that he could rush in and participate in th

by marriage. We can love and marry ordinary humans and that is what matt

eat wisdom?” Margaret asked. She was sounding more intrigued no

he future, if that’s what y

ted manner. “All I can say is that you should sleep in one of the gu

er weighing his options carefully, he decided to go to the kitchen for hot chocolate, since he needed some relief from t

himself some hot chocola

edical attention. There could be no such thing in his family, although Raul knew that Percival’s family were definitely werewolves. He had seen them transform in the forest at dusk sometimes and it did no

ke to Garett, in betwee

Garett had suggested. “Yo

ut towards the gate, Lexi flew up to the car and la

drive over the hill,” Lexi c

ay to see Garett,

He already told m

coming anymore?” Rau

nded in a deep, wise tone. “

do on the mountain?”

t that,” Lexi rep

urned off. He drove on, climbing steadily. The view to the side was amazi

t here,” Lexi

car and waited fo

he opposite direction. The car parked alongside Raul’s. To his comple

Percival said i

?” Raul asked, still very bewildered. Why was

ecause Garett asked me to help,” Percival expl

he was in a dream. Why would Garett han

Percival gestured

a large condor eag

and listen to what it has to sa

nd his friends had spotted the odd eagle or two there on their visits sometimes, but Garett had assured Raul that these eagles were not part of his own clan. Lexi had confirmed this as well,

hock, Raul felt as if he was sleep-walking. Nothing

ze. Raul could not understand what was happening. It was a

manating from the eagle said. “Ju

aul climbed onto its back, feeling unusually

scended high up, amongst the clouds.

d that they were flying over a city. The brigh

you step into your destiny and adopt

?” Raul aske

ow it’s all about who you are,” the

flew over a big castle with vast gardens and lakes surrounding it. Raul recog

s Uzzah?”

d as it circled the castle a

from up here,” Rau

ows now and he began to wonder about what coul

up and began to fly back, in the

and he was impressed by the beauty of the

le pronounced. “You will only be t

that mean, exac

enough,” the bird respon

Once there, Raul slid off the back of the eagle and it see

to shrink in size in order to fit onto my back, so that I could show you how great you will become.

y, high up amongst the cloud

he will explain some facts to you, before y