Chapter 16: 16
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Erick's eyes widened as he unconsciously stared deep into the great Seer's eyes. Her grey eyes seems to suck in his life, just by staring deep into his eyes. Erick's mind began to fogged as he stared back.
Just then, a sharp voice demanding Erick to snapped out of it made Erick blinked into realization. He looked around him in perplexion. He felt out of place as if he could not remember how he got into the office in the first place.
"Paccia!" the sharp voice demanded again.
Erick looked up to see the great Seer chuckled, not bothered at Roel's reprimanded tone.
"I was just testing him out," she reasoned out.
Roel frowned. "Remember what we agreed on," he reminded her sternly.
Paccia waved his concern away. "Yes, yes," she said lazily. She then turned to Erick, who was still staring at her in confusion. "What an interesting little pup you are," she said, with a cheeky smile. "I definitely look forward to the day when you become the Alpha."
As Erick looked closely at her face, he noticed a faded star shaped tattoo on the corner of her left eye. His eyes widened at the recognition. He recognized that mark! That's the mark of a witch!
He did not know that there were witches in the pack.
Seeing the stunned look on Erick's face, Paccia clocked an eyebrow. "Just realized it? Didn't you know that I'm a witch?"
Erick slowly shook his head.
Paccia shrugged. "Well, I am the only witch in the pack. There used to be more of us but they went back to their clans once their mates have died."
"Yes, we can be mated to werewolves," she added, when she saw the shocked look on Erick's face. She then leaned closer to Erick and said in a soft voice, "And werewolves can be mated to a human, as well."
Erick staggered back. "Wait, what?" he asked, confused.
Paccia feigned ignorance. "What, what?" she asked back, innocently.
She then continued to talk, before Erick could ask any more questions. She talked about how she used to have a mate but her mate had died centuries ago. She then became a wandering seer until she decided to stay in the Kendall pack. She felt the pack was more comfortable and the people here welcomed her. And she also liked how the people there were not judgmental, unlike some other lofty and egoistic packs. Once, she was scorned by other packs before joining the Kendall pack. She laughed, reminiscing about how she once cast a spell at the shifters' 'important' organs in their body. She made it so that it couldn't get up, even in the presence of their mates. She laughed more as she remembered the grave looks on their faces. She only lifted the spell after months of them kneeling and presenting her with gifts.
Roel rubbed his forehead in dismay as Paccia continued to laugh. Erick could only watched and shivered in fear as he unconsciously covered his lower part of the body with both of his hands.
She used to have her families joining her into the Kendall pack, until some of them decided to return to their mates' packs. They still keep in touch but not that often. Because Paccia tends to wander about. Sometimes for days and even years. Roel was just lucky enough to catch her in time before she wanders off. Though, probably not lucky but more of a coincidence because apparently it was Paccia herself who requested for help. And she specifically ask for Erick.
Roel was also curious as to why she had specifically ask for Erick's help. Hence, why he had stayed behind to find out.
Paccia suddenly stood in front of Erick. Her height only reach Erick's waist. But her confident stance made her looked more domineering, rather than meek. And how she looked at Erick showed how powerful she was. It was as if she did not care that she was standing in front of the future Alpha.
The two held each other's gaze for a couple of minutes until Erick looked away. Paccia guffawed. "Haha! I won!" she said, laughing out loud, one of her hands on her hip and the other still gripping her walking cane.
Erick frowned down at her. 'What the heck?' he thought, baffled at her childish actions.
She then poked him at his waist with her walking cane. "You haven't fully shift, have you?"
Erick shook his head in answer.
She continued to poke him. "But you can 'smell', right?"
Erick froze.
Roel frowned. "Smell? Everyone can smell," he repeated, looking confused at Paccia's question.
Paccia frowned back at Roel. "I do know everyone can smell. Do you think I'm an idiot?" she reprimanded. "I meant, smell as in 'smell','' she said, stressing on the word 'smell'.
Roel's eyes widened in surprise. He whirled around and stared at Erick, who looked uncomfortable. "Erick, does she mean what I think she meant?" he demanded. He knew that Erick has Dane as his wolf. But he did not know that he could also possess his powers, without fully shift.
Erick did not answer him. Instead, he stared at the seer in front of him. How does she know? He never even told his father about this. All his close family and friends knew about him having Dane as his wolf early before the shifter ritual. But not about him having half of Dane's powers.
Paccia smiled mysteriously at Erick. "I can see," she said simply.
"Is this why you requested for his help?" Roel asked.
Paccia nodded. "Yes. I need his help to find me something in the Kraken forest."
Both Roel and Erick looked surprised at her mentioning the Kraken forest.
The Kraken forest was a woodland few miles away from town. It was an uninhabitable place where wild animals roamed around. There were rumours of rogues settling in the area, just to get away from humans and packs. It was a dangerous place where the sun hardly shines in, and the air was thick with menace and peril. The reason as to why it was called the Kraken forest was because most of the trees inside were uprooted, spreading their roots, just like a kraken.
Roel immediately rejected her request. "Great Paccia. That is impossible! Erick is still a pup. He has not shift yet! That place is too dangerous for him!"
Paccia shook her head. "No," she said. "Only he can do this mission."
"How can that be? I'll find some other pack members to exchange this mission with Erick," Roel insisted. He could not bear to let Erick go to this dangerous mission. He still has his vow to protect Erick until his death.
Paccia shook her head once more. "No," she said firmly. She walked over to Roel and patted him on the arm. "Rest assured that this pup will be safe. I promise you that."
"But…"
"No buts," she shushed. Paccia turned to Erick and said, "Don't worry, little one. I will conjure up a spell that will protect you from harm."
"But why must it be me?" Erick asked, confused.
Paccia smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out soon enough."
A couple of hours later, Erick found himself sitting on a small armchair in Paccia's living room. It seems like Paccia also has her own house. She probably lived here when her mate was still alive. Hence, why she was still living here now. But what surprised Erick was that she still stays here, even after her mate died. He heard that if your mate had died, you will be moving back to the pack house, unless you have young pups.
Paccia herself was standing in front of her huge and long bookshelves, apparently looking for something. The bookshelves were huge and long that it covered up most of the walls in the room.
Erick was drinking tea, which was prepared by Paccia. He watched as she walked back and forth in front of the shelves, mumbling as she goes.
Earlier at Roel's office, Paccia had told him that she wanted him to help her search for a specific plant, which only grows in the Kraken Forest. Paccia's eyesight wasn't so good anymore, hence, she needed a second eye to help her. The reason as to why she wanted Erick's sense of smell was because the plant also has a distinctive smell. A faded yet distinctive smell that Erick can smell. To be honest, she could have asked other pack members, who has a stronger sense of smell than Erick. But again, she also has her own reason. She wanted to test this future Alpha's abilities.
Shortly after, she finally found the book that she was looking for. She took it from her bookshelves and began to flip through the pages. Once she found the page, she immediately walked over to Erick.
She placed the book on his lap and pointed at a picture of a plant. The plant looked like any other plant, except that it has a reddish orange roots with dotted blue and black markings on its leaf.
"This is the plant," she said. "It's called the 'Adorosa'."
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Erick's eyes widened as he unconsciously stared deep into the great Seer's eyes. Her grey eyes seems to suck in his life, just by staring deep into his eyes. Erick's mind began to fogged as he stared back.
Just then, a sharp voice demanding Erick to snapped out of it made Erick blinked into realization. He looked around him in perplexion. He felt out of place as if he could not remember how he got into the office in the first place.
"Paccia!" the sharp voice demanded again.
Erick looked up to see the great Seer chuckled, not bothered at Roel's reprimanded tone.
"I was just testing him out," she reasoned out.
Roel frowned. "Remember what we agreed on," he reminded her sternly.
Paccia waved his concern away. "Yes, yes," she said lazily. She then turned to Erick, who was still staring at her in confusion. "What an interesting little pup you are," she said, with a cheeky smile. "I definitely look forward to the day when you become the Alpha."
As Erick looked closely at her face, he noticed a faded star shaped tattoo on the corner of her left eye. His eyes widened at the recognition. He recognized that mark! That's the mark of a witch!
He did not know that there were witches in the pack.
Seeing the stunned look on Erick's face, Paccia clocked an eyebrow. "Just realized it? Didn't you know that I'm a witch?"
Erick slowly shook his head.
Paccia shrugged. "Well, I am the only witch in the pack. There used to be more of us but they went back to their clans once their mates have died."
"Yes, we can be mated to werewolves," she added, when she saw the shocked look on Erick's face. She then leaned closer to Erick and said in a soft voice, "And werewolves can be mated to a human, as well."
Erick staggered back. "Wait, what?" he asked, confused.
Paccia feigned ignorance. "What, what?" she asked back, innocently.
She then continued to talk, before Erick could ask any more questions. She talked about how she used to have a mate but her mate had died centuries ago. She then became a wandering seer until she decided to stay in the Kendall pack. She felt the pack was more comfortable and the people here welcomed her. And she also liked how the people there were not judgmental, unlike some other lofty and egoistic packs. Once, she was scorned by other packs before joining the Kendall pack. She laughed, reminiscing about how she once cast a spell at the shifters' 'important' organs in their body. She made it so that it couldn't get up, even in the presence of their mates. She laughed more as she remembered the grave looks on their faces. She only lifted the spell after months of them kneeling and presenting her with gifts.
Roel rubbed his forehead in dismay as Paccia continued to laugh. Erick could only watched and shivered in fear as he unconsciously covered his lower part of the body with both of his hands.
She used to have her families joining her into the Kendall pack, until some of them decided to return to their mates' packs. They still keep in touch but not that often. Because Paccia tends to wander about. Sometimes for days and even years. Roel was just lucky enough to catch her in time before she wanders off. Though, probably not lucky but more of a coincidence because apparently it was Paccia herself who requested for help. And she specifically ask for Erick.
Roel was also curious as to why she had specifically ask for Erick's help. Hence, why he had stayed behind to find out.
Paccia suddenly stood in front of Erick. Her height only reach Erick's waist. But her confident stance made her looked more domineering, rather than meek. And how she looked at Erick showed how powerful she was. It was as if she did not care that she was standing in front of the future Alpha.
The two held each other's gaze for a couple of minutes until Erick looked away. Paccia guffawed. "Haha! I won!" she said, laughing out loud, one of her hands on her hip and the other still gripping her walking cane.
Erick frowned down at her. 'What the heck?' he thought, baffled at her childish actions.
She then poked him at his waist with her walking cane. "You haven't fully shift, have you?"
Erick shook his head in answer.
She continued to poke him. "But you can 'smell', right?"
Erick froze.
Roel frowned. "Smell? Everyone can smell," he repeated, looking confused at Paccia's question.
Paccia frowned back at Roel. "I do know everyone can smell. Do you think I'm an idiot?" she reprimanded. "I meant, smell as in 'smell','' she said, stressing on the word 'smell'.
Roel's eyes widened in surprise. He whirled around and stared at Erick, who looked uncomfortable. "Erick, does she mean what I think she meant?" he demanded. He knew that Erick has Dane as his wolf. But he did not know that he could also possess his powers, without fully shift.
Erick did not answer him. Instead, he stared at the seer in front of him. How does she know? He never even told his father about this. All his close family and friends knew about him having Dane as his wolf early before the shifter ritual. But not about him having half of Dane's powers.
Paccia smiled mysteriously at Erick. "I can see," she said simply.
"Is this why you requested for his help?" Roel asked.
Paccia nodded. "Yes. I need his help to find me something in the Kraken forest."
Both Roel and Erick looked surprised at her mentioning the Kraken forest.
The Kraken forest was a woodland few miles away from town. It was an uninhabitable place where wild animals roamed around. There were rumours of rogues settling in the area, just to get away from humans and packs. It was a dangerous place where the sun hardly shines in, and the air was thick with menace and peril. The reason as to why it was called the Kraken forest was because most of the trees inside were uprooted, spreading their roots, just like a kraken.
Roel immediately rejected her request. "Great Paccia. That is impossible! Erick is still a pup. He has not shift yet! That place is too dangerous for him!"
Paccia shook her head. "No," she said. "Only he can do this mission."
"How can that be? I'll find some other pack members to exchange this mission with Erick," Roel insisted. He could not bear to let Erick go to this dangerous mission. He still has his vow to protect Erick until his death.
Paccia shook her head once more. "No," she said firmly. She walked over to Roel and patted him on the arm. "Rest assured that this pup will be safe. I promise you that."
"But…"
"No buts," she shushed. Paccia turned to Erick and said, "Don't worry, little one. I will conjure up a spell that will protect you from harm."
"But why must it be me?" Erick asked, confused.
Paccia smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out soon enough."
A couple of hours later, Erick found himself sitting on a small armchair in Paccia's living room. It seems like Paccia also has her own house. She probably lived here when her mate was still alive. Hence, why she was still living here now. But what surprised Erick was that she still stays here, even after her mate died. He heard that if your mate had died, you will be moving back to the pack house, unless you have young pups.
Paccia herself was standing in front of her huge and long bookshelves, apparently looking for something. The bookshelves were huge and long that it covered up most of the walls in the room.
Erick was drinking tea, which was prepared by Paccia. He watched as she walked back and forth in front of the shelves, mumbling as she goes.
Earlier at Roel's office, Paccia had told him that she wanted him to help her search for a specific plant, which only grows in the Kraken Forest. Paccia's eyesight wasn't so good anymore, hence, she needed a second eye to help her. The reason as to why she wanted Erick's sense of smell was because the plant also has a distinctive smell. A faded yet distinctive smell that Erick can smell. To be honest, she could have asked other pack members, who has a stronger sense of smell than Erick. But again, she also has her own reason. She wanted to test this future Alpha's abilities.
Shortly after, she finally found the book that she was looking for. She took it from her bookshelves and began to flip through the pages. Once she found the page, she immediately walked over to Erick.
She placed the book on his lap and pointed at a picture of a plant. The plant looked like any other plant, except that it has a reddish orange roots with dotted blue and black markings on its leaf.
"This is the plant," she said. "It's called the 'Adorosa'."
Erick's eyes widened as he unconsciously stared deep into the great Seer's eyes. Her grey eyes seems to suck in his life, just by staring deep into his eyes. Erick's mind began to fogged as he stared back. Just then, a sharp voice demanding Erick to snapped out of it made Erick blinked into realization. He looked around him in perplexion. He felt out of place as if he could not remember how he got into the office in the first place. "Paccia!" the sharp voice demanded again. Erick looked up to see the great Seer chuckled, not bothered at Roel's reprimanded tone. "I was just testing him out," she reasoned out. Roel frowned. "Remember what we agreed on," he reminded her sternly. Paccia waved his concern away. "Yes, yes," she said lazily. She then turned to Erick, who was still staring at her in confusion. "What an interesting little pup you are," she said, with a cheeky smile. "I definitely look forward to the day when you become the Alpha." As Erick looked closely at her face, he noticed a faded star shaped tattoo on the corner of her left eye. His eyes widened at the recognition. He recognized that mark! That's the mark of a witch! He did not know that there were witches in the pack. Seeing the stunned look on Erick's face, Paccia clocked an eyebrow. "Just realized it? Didn't you know that I'm a witch?" Erick slowly shook his head. Paccia shrugged. "Well, I am the only witch in the pack. There used to be more of us but they went back to their clans once their mates have died." "Yes, we can be mated to werewolves," she added, when she saw the shocked look on Erick's face. She then leaned closer to Erick and said in a soft voice, "And werewolves can be mated to a human, as well." Erick staggered back. "Wait, what?" he asked, confused. Paccia feigned ignorance. "What, what?" she asked back, innocently. She then continued to talk, before Erick could ask any more questions. She talked about how she used to have a mate but her mate had died centuries ago. She then became a wandering seer until she decided to stay in the Kendall pack. She felt the pack was more comfortable and the people here welcomed her. And she also liked how the people there were not judgmental, unlike some other lofty and egoistic packs. Once, she was scorned by other packs before joining the Kendall pack. She laughed, reminiscing about how she once cast a spell at the shifters' 'important' organs in their body. She made it so that it couldn't get up, even in the presence of their mates. She laughed more as she remembered the grave looks on their faces. She only lifted the spell after months of them kneeling and presenting her with gifts. Roel rubbed his forehead in dismay as Paccia continued to laugh. Erick could only watched and shivered in fear as he unconsciously covered his lower part of the body with both of his hands. She used to have her families joining her into the Kendall pack, until some of them decided to return to their mates' packs. They still keep in touch but not that often. Because Paccia tends to wander about. Sometimes for days and even years. Roel was just lucky enough to catch her in time before she wanders off. Though, probably not lucky but more of a coincidence because apparently it was Paccia herself who requested for help. And she specifically ask for Erick. Roel was also curious as to why she had specifically ask for Erick's help. Hence, why he had stayed behind to find out. Paccia suddenly stood in front of Erick. Her height only reach Erick's waist. But her confident stance made her looked more domineering, rather than meek. And how she looked at Erick showed how powerful she was. It was as if she did not care that she was standing in front of the future Alpha. The two held each other's gaze for a couple of minutes until Erick looked away. Paccia guffawed. "Haha! I won!" she said, laughing out loud, one of her hands on her hip and the other still gripping her walking cane. Erick frowned down at her. 'What the heck?' he thought, baffled at her childish actions. She then poked him at his waist with her walking cane. "You haven't fully shift, have you?" Erick shook his head in answer. She continued to poke him. "But you can 'smell', right?" Erick froze. Roel frowned. "Smell? Everyone can smell," he repeated, looking confused at Paccia's question. Paccia frowned back at Roel. "I do know everyone can smell. Do you think I'm an idiot?" she reprimanded. "I meant, smell as in 'smell','' she said, stressing on the word 'smell'. Roel's eyes widened in surprise. He whirled around and stared at Erick, who looked uncomfortable. "Erick, does she mean what I think she meant?" he demanded. He knew that Erick has Dane as his wolf. But he did not know that he could also possess his powers, without fully shift. Erick did not answer him. Instead, he stared at the seer in front of him. How does she know? He never even told his father about this. All his close family and friends knew about him having Dane as his wolf early before the shifter ritual. But not about him having half of Dane's powers. Paccia smiled mysteriously at Erick. "I can see," she said simply. "Is this why you requested for his help?" Roel asked. Paccia nodded. "Yes. I need his help to find me something in the Kraken forest." Both Roel and Erick looked surprised at her mentioning the Kraken forest. The Kraken forest was a woodland few miles away from town. It was an uninhabitable place where wild animals roamed around. There were rumours of rogues settling in the area, just to get away from humans and packs. It was a dangerous place where the sun hardly shines in, and the air was thick with menace and peril. The reason as to why it was called the Kraken forest was because most of the trees inside were uprooted, spreading their roots, just like a kraken. Roel immediately rejected her request. "Great Paccia. That is impossible! Erick is still a pup. He has not shift yet! That place is too dangerous for him!" Paccia shook her head. "No," she said. "Only he can do this mission." "How can that be? I'll find some other pack members to exchange this mission with Erick," Roel insisted. He could not bear to let Erick go to this dangerous mission. He still has his vow to protect Erick until his death. Paccia shook her head once more. "No," she said firmly. She walked over to Roel and patted him on the arm. "Rest assured that this pup will be safe. I promise you that." "But" "No buts," she shushed. Paccia turned to Erick and said, "Don't worry, little one. I will conjure up a spell that will protect you from harm." "But why must it be me?" Erick asked, confused. Paccia smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out soon enough." A couple of hours later, Erick found himself sitting on a small armchair in Paccia's living room. It seems like Paccia also has her own house. She probably lived here when her mate was still alive. Hence, why she was still living here now. But what surprised Erick was that she still stays here, even after her mate died. He heard that if your mate had died, you will be moving back to the pack house, unless you have young pups. Paccia herself was standing in front of her huge and long bookshelves, apparently looking for something. The bookshelves were huge and long that it covered up most of the walls in the room. Erick was drinking tea, which was prepared by Paccia. He watched as she walked back and forth in front of the shelves, mumbling as she goes. Earlier at Roel's office, Paccia had told him that she wanted him to help her search for a specific plant, which only grows in the Kraken Forest. Paccia's eyesight wasn't so good anymore, hence, she needed a second eye to help her. The reason as to why she wanted Erick's sense of smell was because the plant also has a distinctive smell. A faded yet distinctive smell that Erick can smell. To be honest, she could have asked other pack members, who has a stronger sense of smell than Erick. But again, she also has her own reason. She wanted to test this future Alpha's abilities. Shortly after, she finally found the book that she was looking for. She took it from her bookshelves and began to flip through the pages. Once she found the page, she immediately walked over to Erick. She placed the book on his lap and pointed at a picture of a plant. The plant looked like any other plant, except that it has a reddish orange roots with dotted blue and black markings on its leaf. "This is the plant," she said. "It's called the 'Adorosa'."
