Rufus' POV:

The invisible barrier shielded me from the outside. No one could set up such an enchanted barrier except for witches and wizards.

I took a couple of steps back and closed my eyes as I willed the lycan power in my body to feel around my surroundings and take in whatever detail was worth noting. I could tell that the barrier had just been set up, and that the air inside was much denser than in other areas.

I opened my eyes and had a theory of my own. It was probably Crystal.

No outsider was allowed to step foot in this place, and it was far away from the imperial palace. Crystal said she just got lost and stumbled here? What a big fat lie!

If it hadn't been for my informant, I would never have guessed that she would come to the forbidden forest, either. But why had she come? And how could a person who had lived at the border for most of her life be so familiar around this place?

pondered it. I was beginning to suspect that the she-wolf had something to do with the witches, after all. Otherwise, why was there a new enchanted barrier shortly after Crystal

the matter more closely, I suddenly heard a noise from the

became vigilant. "Who is there?" I

through the trees. It didn't look

sharpened my senses, and then I

I hadn't seen the shadowy monster for myself, I would have thought that I was just

I knew, the huge beast had jumped out of the bushes up front and was lunging straight

of it for a brief second and realized that it was a gray wolf with thick fur. I quickly stepped

attempt to pounce on me again. Instead, it stood at the very spot I had just been

of that wolf! I haven't seen such an interesting prey in a long time. Although, this wolf looks like it would make

would take to kill this wolf. Despite Omar's words, the wolf wasn't small. Perhaps

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