Nora followed Katie to the parlor. She listened to Katies words and sat in a nearby chair.<br/><br/>"I was a close friend of his when we were children.... We used to play often, the three of us..... We grew up as pups.... We expected to be together always. Wolfkin are very family oriented you see.... The night before..... My mother followed my father to a battle.... She took me with her. When we returned... Our home was destroyed. We knew a few had survived. We followed the tracks for days and caught some of the attackers. We killed them all. But we never found Horen or the other few theyd taken. So we hunted. A month later we rescued the other three they had taken. But again not Horen or his brother. Our village has never given up hope of finding him. After a year... We found his brother. A human had bought him. I killed the human and freed him. After a few months he was healing, returning to normal.... We realized we were mates. We arent married like humans. Mates are permanently bound by our Auras.... It is a bond that is only broken by death......" She paused and eyed the mage. She was sure he hadnt noticed the subtle shift in her Aura. "We have searched for Horen ever since."<br/><br/>"I am glad he is free, and healthy. But i can see his scars even if no-one else does. His soul is damaged Katie..... I wont let anyone hurt him anymore. Not even you..." Noras voice was dead serious. But she kept her body relaxed and looked out the window to ease any insult she might have inflicted.