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The Shadow
Author: RWForsyth
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She whistled low and quiet. As much as she hated to admit it, she was impressed. Her opinion of the lycanwas quickly improving. The pack had split in two and one was assaulting the front.

She decided to ignore the smaller pack in favor of the larger, attacking wolves. The evacuation was well underway, so the Shadow had time to play.

"Where is the other servant?" she asked one of her servants.

The White Cloaked Man looked into the crystal ball and frowned. "It's in the far corridor, away from the soldiers. None of them of them have been stupid enough to approach it."

Master Shadow nodded. "Good. I would hate for our pet to slaughter it's way through the defenders."

She pointedly ignored the soldiers in the room as she spoke.

"Very well. Then let the wolves come. I'll enjoy playing with them myself."

"Alice wants-"

"I don't care what she wants," the shadow announced. "This is what I want."
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