Freyja
We were able to make it to the clearing without any issues this time. Patrick seemed nervous as we progressed through the trees, but he said nothing looked familiar to him. I searched around the same places I had the last time I was here, but the only difference I saw was the black goo was gone. It probably got washed away by the elements.
“Maybe you should shift, Pat?” Elias suggested. “That was the only time you were conscious of your surroundings.”
“That is true,” Patrick said, looking around anxiously. “I haven’t shifted since you found me.”
“Do you feel ready to shift?” I asked.
“Yes,” he said eagerly. “I want to shift; I’m just a little afraid of what I’ll remember.”
Patrick began to take off his clothes as he looked around the clearing. When he was r
