Revenge of the wolf

Chapter 26 - Back in Black

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Revenge of the Wolf

Chapter 26 – Back in Black

Jade's POV

I felt strange for a moment and soon found myself somewhere else. As my head cleared, I realized I was standing in a small clearing next to a road. It was dusk and just ahead I could see the lights of a small town.

We had arrived at Shultzhaven, which would be our portal to my world. Immediately I looked up and there it was. On a peak, towering over the town was Castle known as Rabennest. This one however, was brightly lit and looked quite inviting. For a moment I took in the cool air as I watched a cable car rise up above the town towards the castle.

The other version wouldn't be so inviting.

Picking up my suitcase, I motioned towards the town. "It's about 6 in the evening, let's go to the hotel, check in. Then I suggest we find someplace to eat in town and wander around a bit. Get to know the layout of the town. We'll look around the castle itself tomorrow. Everyone good with that?"

It was only about a 20-minute walk for us to arrive at the cable car station that would take us up to the castle. We walked mostly in silence, save for Julia and Valentina who had lagged behind a short bit. They were talking, whispering and giggling amongst themselves.

It was a hotel, albeit a small one. The website said that it had some 25 rooms and some were rather small, but for the traveler that wanted to stay in an authentic alpine castle, there was no better choice.

Riding up the cable car, I took Tori's hand as looked as the town disappeared below us.

"Tori, don't you love it. All her nice defenses and we're going to walk right through the front door. With reservations no less."

Tori smiled, but only just. "Getting in, isn't the part I'm worried about, it's getting out, assuming we do."

"We will, Tori" Assured Una, with a classic Jade smirk. "Well find this wench and crush her. What's her official bio anyway?"

Julia quickly answered. "Her name is Claudia Van Moor, she's 69 years old, but looks 25 years younger. She was born in Amsterdam, to parents, who while not magic, knew of magic and were friends with a powerful wizard named Gers Schilf. They recognized her magical talent at a very young age and asked if Gers would take her on. Gers was a well-respected, but rather reclusive wizard and had shown no interest in students, but took her as an apprentice. When her parents died in a plane crash when she was 9, Gers took her in full time. He raised her until she was 18, when he died of old age."

"Then what?" Asked Dawn.

"She joined the wizard community, and by the age of 25 was very powerful. She had a reputation for spending long hours diligently pouring over her old spell tomes, but at the same time, was generous and friendly. Openly she supported various charitable causes and grew in power. By her mid 40's she had become so well-known and powerful that when a spot on the wizard council opened up, she was the one they chose. She's been an upstanding, hardworking and dedicated member of the wizard council for more than a quarter of a century. She was married once for a number of years, her husband died some 10 years ago of cancer and she has 3 adult daughters, all wizards who look like they'll be just as powerful as their mother."

Una laughed. "It's always the ones that look most innocent. It's a safe bet, that parts of her bio are bullshit. Did you look into her background at all, Julia?"