<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=72262.msg3253092#msg3253092">Quote from: RomanSoldier on July 06, 2010, 06:51:33 pm</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Samantha grinned too.  She almost had a giddyness to her step.  She grabbed his hand and pulled him through to the back wooded area.  She pulled him down a little path before she took off in a slight run.  She disappeared through the trees, leaving him behind.  She appeared a few moments later in her wolf form.  The change was gentle and easy on her, unlike the last few had been.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Nate nearly panicked when he lost sight of Samantha, just in case there was some hidden danger here. He couldn't do anything to protect her if he couldn't see her.<br/><br/>But she appeared again quickly--only as a wolf. Nate caught his breath at her strength, power and grace. He was grateful that she trusted him enough to change when he was present. And even after all these years, it was still astonishing when someone who looked as human as himself transformed. G-d, how he admired Samantha for that ability . . . and almost envied her.<br/><br/>He smiled, pushing that twinge of envy aside. He was content to be her servant; he didn't have to be her equal. And, truth be told, he would have made a lousy werewolf.<br/><br/>He grinned at her. "Wow," he said. "Ok, there's no way I can outrun you now!"