Sister Wolf

Story Ch 3 Meeting the Queen

Can you imagine being royalty, my beautiful wolves? What does royalty mean to the Lycans tho? They don't seem like the people who would want huge castles and formal guards marching around. Let alone dresses lol. My Lycan female warrior doesn't even like clothing! What wolf would?

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I had expected a castle for a Queen, what I found was a huge rock outcrop and a natural cave. The cave was clean I suppose, no leaves on the floor, but really, a cave? What kind of wolves lived in a cave?

We do! My mate growled.  You werewolves have forgotten you are wolves. You live as if you are men.

But werewolves are men! We are men who can change into wolves.

Well we Lycan are wolves who can change into men!

We looked at each other, and broke out laughing at the same time.

I love your wolf! I told her adoringly.

I love your wolf too. And I can put up with your furless man-form.

I was glad that she loved part of me, but wished she could love all of me! Then she gave me a nudge that almost knocked me over and grinned at me. My mate was teasing me! I loved that she felt close enough to me to tease me. I grinned back at her before she disappeared. She must have felt my alarm because suddenly her head popped up from the ground. What???

Hurry up!

What I had thought was just dark shadow off to the side was a crevasse that I barely fit thru. She guided me down and I was thrilled at the sparks from her touch. I followed her, laying flat and rolling when she did. Suddenly I fell a few feet landing with my face in the dirt.

Sorry! She said sheepishly but I could tell she enjoyed pranking me like this. She helped me up. Sparks!!!!

It was complete black darkness around us and I held my hands above my head so I wouldn't bump against the ceiling. Suddenly there was a ton of light and some loud guffaws at my bent over posture with my hands up looking for a ceiling that wasn't there.

I blinked against the light. There were voices like whispers in my mind. I realized I was hearing their pack-talk! There were jokes about robbing me since my hands were up, questions about where my fur was, even someone asking if I was an omega because I had no claws!

I stood tall with a bit of fury in my stance and my Alpha authority roaring from me. I thought they would give me respect then, but my posturing just triggered a round of laughter!

I let my Alpha authority diminish and turned away in sadness. How could my mate want me when I was nothing but an embarrassment to her among her people?

There was a voice like a single chime. There was no wash of authority, no demand for attention. There was merely a presence, slightly amused, but not making fun of me.

"Come closer," the voice purred. It was melodic and soft, yet carried through the crowd. I couldn't help but turn and approach. It took me a moment to realize I had heard real words!

As my eyes adjusted I noticed the small crowd of Lycans in front of me. They moved aside almost without seeming to, allowing me to move forward one step at a time. I panicked a little when I realized I had no idea where my mate was!

Finally the crowd parted and I saw a she-wolf, bigger than any wolf I had ever seen. She laid on her side on an outcropping of stone.

The side of the stone had a fantastical scene carved into it. There were wolves, the moon, a forest, and so much more I didn't have time to take in.

Her bedding was made of pine needles and their aroma added pleasantly to the other odors in the room. As my eyes found her face she nodded, encouraging me to come closer.

There were three wolves around her. One just stood off to the side. One was slightly behind her standing over the basket of pups. The third one paced to and fro in front of her. I was not going to cross the line he made!

My heart just about pounded out of my chest when I saw my mate lift her head from behind the queen, for who else could it be?

Respectfully I knelt before the queen.