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right?"
    Syney laughed just as a rustling in the bushes lining the property caught their attention.
    "Don't tell me we have deer again," Jess said.
    "I don't think that's a deer."
    They both looked over to the end of the porch just as a large wolf jumped onto the deck. Both girls screamed but were frozen in fear. The wolf seemed hesitant to approach them any further and lingered a few feet away. It was much larger than any dog Syney ever had seen, larger even than the wolves she had seen in most pictures. Its brown fur looked silky, and its paws were bigger than basketballs. But its eyes drew Syney in. The second she looked into its big chocolate-brown eyes, she felt an overwhelming calmness. Her frustrations and fears regarding the past few days' events seemed to fall from her mind. She wasn't sure what was happening, but she liked it.
    Holding out her hand, Syney slowly stood up and walked toward the wolf.
    "What are you doing?" Jess shrieked from behind her.
    Syney touched the tip of the beast's wet nose, not once letting her gaze leave its eyes, and smiled. "It's OK. He won't hurt us."
    The wolf nudged her hand, pushing her fingers into the soft fur on the top of his head.
    Syney laughed in amazement but quickly pulled her hand away when the wolf stared hard at something behind her and growled. She turned just as Scorpina walked back onto the deck from the other end.
    "You guys OK?" she asked. "I heard screams."
    "It was just..." Syney stopped as she turned back to the wolf, which was gone. "Nothing, I guess." She stared out into the shadows but didn't see anything.
    "It was a crazy, rabid wolf!" Jess yelled. She shook her head. "I've got to go over nice animals and not-nice animals with you, Syn."
    "A wolf?" Scorpina asked.
    "Yeah. Maybe we should go inside, just in case he brings more back with him," Jess said, tugging on Syney's arm.
    "Good idea," Scorpina said, eyeing the shadows.
    "Syney!" Jess yelled, finally pulling her attention. "Let's go inside."
    Syney nodded and followed Jess back into the party, but she still couldn't get the wolf's image out of her head, let alone the calm feeling he had given her with just one look or touch. She almost wished he was in front of her again, making the feeling last much longer. But that would be crazy, right?

Cassandrianna

    Princess Cassandrianna, Cass for short, wasn't used to the Human Realm. There were too many noises, for one thing. Granted, The Village had its share of hustle and bustle but not like this. She looked out the motel window at the cars and people hurrying from one place to another. She didn't understand why humans needed to move so fast.
Whatever it is will still be there if you take your time!
Cass thought with a sigh and sat down on one of the dingy beds. She had to beg to come on this trip, and even that almost didn't work. She had to use a "bit of persuasion," or at least that's what she called it. Ever since she was little, she had been able to talk people into things. All she had to do was tell them what she believed was right, and they slowly started to believe it as well. She never told anyone except Raine. It was her little secret.
    She looked at her reflection in the mirror across from the bed and wondered, not for the first time, whether they looked alike. The Chosen One was related to Cass and her family, albeit distantly, but that didn't mean they couldn't share some features. Cass was small, the shortest and skinniest in the family. Her older sister, Helendrianna, called her "little pixie," which was a pretty accurate description. She kept her black hair short, to her chin, and her blue eyes were a little too big for her own tastes. But she was considered a great beauty in the Village; all of the royal family were.
    There was a double knock on the door, which pulled her from her thoughts.
    "Bestlinkanen," she said, eyeing the door.
    "Frolendilin," came from the other side of the door.
    Cass sighed and relaxed. It was just Raine. She undid the