The Mates of Dragons

Why Do They Capture

"So we can assume that he knows where we are staying then." Riley said. "He's been seen during the day and night, so it wouldn't appear that he was a weakness that way. What sense did you get from him?" Kendra thought a moment.

"It's hard to describe, like power emanated from him, but it wasn't like he wasn't powerful, like he was energy. Nor that he isn't extremely dangerous or doesn't have talents, it was confusing, hard to explain." she said and they just looked at her.

"So is he powerful or not?'

"Yes very much so, but I get the sense in more of physical than of the mind. Plus I think that he can manipulate energy around him, that was the power I felt." Kendra honestly had no other way to describe it.

"We can't make a move until we know what he is, how we are to go about getting him."

"I don't think he's going to be caught." Kendra admitted. No she didn't think there was a cage that could hold him. She didn't mention the draw to him she felt either, she thought that best left alone. The last time she said that there was a bit of a draw to something she'd been sectioned off and kept away from it. And that one had been nothing compared to this draw. It was exciting to her in her dull world. She had the urge to go out and find him, and not because they wanted her to. So keeping her mouth shut was best.

"For now," Riley continued. "Just keep a low profile here in the city, our post is still good. However we do have a lead on a different species. The phoenix was spotted, we're moving in."

"Really where?" Derrick asked perking up and Riley looked at a paper.

"A short plane ride from here. It's already set up and we should be able to capture it. Kipper and Derrick you will go and watch, getting ready to set up for capture. Make sure you take note, doctor. These animals are known for setting themselves a flame."

"Understood." Derrick said and Kendra smiled at him, he looked like a kid handed a Christmas present.

"As for the rest, we are going on a different sort of mission. We have intel that there is a pack of wolves roaming just to the north of us. We are sure that this is a group of werewolves, the pack has been known to kill humans. We will be aiming to capture a few and kill the others."

"When do we move out?" Bryce asked, he was bored with just watching things.

"One hour, look alive people." Riley said and they got up moving to be ready to depart, Kendra was lost again in her own thoughts, but she heard Derrick coming up to her.

"This is exciting, a phoenix. We know virtually nothing about them. We don't even know if they are truly an immortal race or if it is a different phoenix when they turn to ash. How do they reproduce, and what kind of blood work and care does it take?" Derrick was firing off the questions and so excited.

"What if capturing it makes it sick, what if putting it in a cage changes it?" She asked him a bit angered for no reason.

"Well that does happen, but I wasn't really thinking about capture. I was thinking about the studying, no better place to observe but in the wild." He had a notebook and was already writing things down as he spoke and this was one reason they picked Derrick.

Not just because he was an excellent doctor with these animals, but because he was overly thorough. Took so many notes and observations that it was ridiculous. "How many of those journals do you have?" She asked.

"A lot. I even have one of our mystery man as well. You'd be surprised what you can find even with a little information. Careful with the werewolves alright? Just one bite with them." He warned Kendra.

"I know, try not to get burned." He just gave a nod mumbling to himself what he wanted to figure out. He went down the stairs and she went into her room grabbed her bag and went downstairs to wait. It wasn't long at all and they were traveling again.