Chapter 3With the greatest reluctance, Gaston at last drew away and felt around in the darkness for their scattered clothing. He handed the smaller garments to Colette and donned his own. He finished dressing first and slipped out to see what or who had arrived. That they had waited to allow the lovers to finish their union led him to believe they were friends rather than enemies. If he was wrong, it could be a fatal error.
A gray mare loomed pale in the darkness. ::I know you must leave us now, sire. I brought two who wish to go with you, your son, and daughter. They can travel as horse or human as needed, for both have reached the age for shifting.::
The young colt and filly were still dark, not yet shed into their silvery adult coats, but they were sturdy yearlings now, able to run ti
