Percy Jackson: The Wolf Curse

Chapter 13: A New Companion

[Reyna's POV]

Here I am sorting through these numerous books trying to figure out where the heck the Titans could be. We don't even know if they are alive, free, imprisoned, abandoned or if they even left their original homes in the first place! Dami seems to feel quite strongly about this, but I can tell something else is bothering him, perhaps it's his wolf instincts?

"Dami? Why so jumpy?" at first he didn't respond, but as he finished what I think was the section on the Titan Selene, he turned to face me.

"Sorry Rey, what was that?" I felt my face flush at the nickname, but couldn't argue thanks to having given him one myself.

"I said what's got you so jumpy, you look like you can barely keep still" he took on a thoughtful-ish expression. I think, I mean what does a thinking wolf even look like?

"I guess I just haven't had the chance to do any hunting in a while and my instincts are going nuts over it" of course this idiot would be ignoring his instincts.. We still have a few hours till he trains that Anna girl.

"Idiot.. Go do some hunting in the forest. I'll keep researching and tell you my findings when you return" He tried to resist, but I insisted to the point I was practically shoving him out of the library. Much to the librarians pleasure. Well time to get back to research... yayy...

[Percy's POV:]

After having been kicked out of the library, which I was by no means upset by, My instincts instantly took over and I found myself bounding towards the forest my snout set its senses on finding a suitable sent to track. Before long I started smelling faint hints of what I think was goat. Which sounded delish to both me and my instincts. I searched the area to find the direction the scent was strongest in, deciding on the west direction and promptly bounding that way. I had slightly shrunk my size to reduce my presence as I made my approach to where I assumed the Goat was. The scent was strong and the grass freshly trampled indicating at least a small herd of them. I go for the oldest and weakest of course making sure it has no cubs. I was a carnivore, not a monster.

I spotted my prey, an old goat much slower than the rest clearly injured at the leg. I'd put it out it's misery and satisfy my carnal urges to hunt. After a somewhat satisfying meal I decided to head back as while the hunt felt too fast I was not going to kill for fun. Walking back I noticed something peculiar, a small falcon attacking what looked like a raccoon in the tree, they moved to the side revealing a small collection of eggs.. Sadly already broken by the raccoon. The falcon was not aware yet was still trying to defend them. I decided to help since I felt for the mother.. Or father, no way to tell yet. I scaled the tree with speed and ease, biting at the raccoon and dragging it off the tree. The falcon quickly flew into the tree nest only to find them all broke, it came back out and flew straight down at the raccoon before literally pecking it to death.

"Thank you wolf, while it was in vain, you did try to help save my eggs. For that I am in your debt" she spoke into my mind, something I thought only blessed animals could do and perhaps she was.

"Why did you lay eggs in a tree? Falcons usually do it on inaccessible cliffs and even more they don't make nests usually" she looked at me curiously, probably trying to figure out how I knew such things.

"I'm not your usual falcon, as you can tell by us talking like this. I am Acanthis, many years ago Zeus and Apollo took pity upon me and my family during a tragedy and had us changed into birds to survive. I was made an Acanthis after my name. We birds like to nest in low tree crevices and bushes. It was recently I learned how to change into other birds, my favourite form being the falcon you see me as now but my instincts remain the same, but in this case I had adopted the eggs from a dying woodpecker friend of mine. But no matter who their mother was they were still my kids." I couldn't help the feeling of feeling I could relate even though I had no kids of my own.