Shattered

10

"I aim to be lionhearted, but my hands still shake and my voice isn't quite loud enough." 

by Michelle K.

"There are so many places that you'll flourish in," Luna Regina beamed at me the next morning. She came to visit some time in the afternoon—she came late because she wanted to make sure I got enough rest. My body was sore due to the training session I had with my trainer whose name was Max. I was sitting beside the Luna as she slapped a giant folder of what I was assuming was the paper work I needed to do.

At my feet was my pup who I named Kuma because she reminded me of a tiny bear cub. She was fluffy with light brown fur with white paws and a white spot over her right eye. Her eyes were a gentle shade of gold. Despite our short time together, I really loved my new pup and so did my wolf. Apparently my little Kuma could hear my wolf. That was a piece of information that I was denied. Nothing in my books or the internet suggested that Lycans could hear the soul of the wolf inside their human.

"It's going to take a few weeks to send out permission letters and such but that's for me to worry about," Luna babbled on excitedly as she began to organize the papers for me, "I've heard good things about many schools. I'm sure you'll love the choices I brought for you! You'll spend about six months at each school for a total of four years, how does that sound?" Luna questioned with a smile.

"Four years away from home, huh?" I mumbled feeling a bit homesick already.

The Luna's smile softened, "You'll be able to visit, darling. Well, after a year you can. The first year is very important." She murmured, "I think you'll be so busy that you won't know you're missing home until your first year is over." She says playfully.

"So, eight schools in four years?" I questioned.

Luna nodded, "Yes, here is some I recommend. I hear these are the best schools but they're a bit tricky to get into. The Packs' are very strict on which they let onto their lands and schools. It's trickier because you're a rejected female with a Lycan pup but I can pull a few strings and get you in if that's what you want." Luna explained patiently with a small grin.

"Well, I want to go to school in the most remote parts of the world." I told her firmly.

She looked surprised, "Do you, really?" She asks.

I nod, "Yeah, are there any?" I asked her.

She nods filing through the stacks of papers. She began to grumble, "I swear, James printed them all out and didn't even bother to organize them, that man, I swear."

I couldn't help but to giggle.

"Ah, so, here are the schools," She plucked out about ten pieces of paper and set them out in front of me, "Here are a few of the schools that are located within remote towns or cities."

She pointed at the first one, "Whittier, Alaska," She says, "There's only one road in and out and most of the residents all live in some condominium building and probably has four stores put together. There's a pack that lives about fifteen miles from the town and from the pack village, the school is twenty miles." She explained.

"The school is very well-known and there are a lot of rare herbs there." She added.

"I like that one," I mumbled to myself as I felt Kuma shift into my feet, "Maybe that one." I told Luna. She nods and quickly scribbles maybe on the top of the page before setting it aside.

"There's also the Siwa Oasis, Egypt," Luna passed me another piece of paper and I inwardly cringed. The desert wasn't exactly ideal, "It's surrounded by kilometers of empty Saharan desert. It's only reachable by a hired car or an overnight bus trip from the nearest city," She recited, "The pack resides in the village and the school is about fifteen miles and underground."