Chapter 14
Laying the little thing down on my sweater while sitting in my passenger seat I turn and start driving a little further down the road. Finding a turn-off to pull off the road. The little creature is curled up in my sweater rubbing its head against the fabric. “can you hear me if I think it or do I have to say it out loud?” the sudden worry about looking crazy crossed my mind. I am between packs so my bonds and links are still out of range. The four packs that make up the central packs have an alliance link created by Luna Bronwyn years ago. It was to help during a battle with Kane Greene. But to this day the packs want to keep the link and bond. We cant link at a great distance but up close and we can. Being the future alpha of a pack my link reached farther than the average wolf. But not as far as my father or the kings and queen.
“I can smell the wolf in you so you know how the mind link works for them. It's similar but I can always feel you and talk to you as for you no matter where we are we are soul blood flesh bound and most importantly we are magic bound.” not looking up from rubbing his head into my sweater. A purr comes from him. “okay Allister, tripping over his name a little, what are you? And before you ask what kind of fairy am I. I have only known I was a part fairy for two years and in all that time I never heard of a familiar. So your gonna have to explain a few things.” finding what I am looking for I turn the truck down the access road.
“The moment a fairy is born a familiar is created. Growing and developing for their companion. The type of familiar depends on the fairy. The stronger, smarter, and brighter the familiar the stronger the fairy. All familiars can talk to their companions through the link. They can feel everything the companion feels. A familiar stays with their companion always. The more magical the familiar the better at hiding in plain sight so the mortals can't see them. Only fae can see a fae familiar unless granted the sight by both the familiar and companion.” he stops with a yawn. “okay so what are you and what kind of familiar are you and what is the job of a familiar?” having parked and now turned to look at him. “and what do you eat?”
A chuckle fills my head as his wings flutter. “as a drake or as the humans call us baby dragons. We are not baby dragons. Dragons are dragons and their babies are so much bigger than I am. I am full-grown and do I look like a dragon to you?” tilting my head and looking him over “well little one I have never seen a dragon other than in drawings and you kinda look like them. So I get the confusion. “ I shrug my shoulder. “but I will take your word on it and I promise never to call you a baby dragon.” he smiled I swear I saw his lips tilt up. “what is the purpose of a familiar?” he crosses his frontlets laying his head down on his feet looking defeated. “you don’t know do you?” I shake my head. “so your magic I am magic. You are connected to all the magic around you. If you cant control the magic around you by the age of 21 the fairy becomes magic and scatters through the lands. A familiar helps filter and regulate the magic. This helps keep the flow steady and does not overwhelm the flesh. Over the next few years, both our magic will grow to be able to pull on more and do larger magics. now if you are born powerless or with weak bonds to the fae magic your familiar will be weak and you both may not find or see each other as champions. If by 18 the fae has not formed a bond with the wild magic in the realm then the familiar becomes a stray being wondering the land until they both pass. Sometimes finding each other and creating a bond like humans do with pets.” yawning like this is taking a lot out of him.
“I felt you wake up a while back but it took all I could to break through the vale to get to you. That’s why I barely made it to you just then. with not sharing your link to the magic I had to rely on just me to get passed the vale. Once I eat a good meal I should be back to normal. As a drake, I have the magic of my own but it's not as strong as the shared magic we both now have. I can never be used to hurt you. Killing you kills us both killing me just kills me. You can live without me I can't live without you.” my heart clenching at the thought of losing this little creature now that I found him. I feel very close and bonded to him. I start to worry about him being around others and looking like a dragon. I know he said only fae can see him but that means some can see him and I don’t want him to be harmed. “stop worrying. Once I fully heal and the bond locks fully I can shift to look like anything so I can blend in.” “what do I feed you?” “nothing I feed myself. Just need to rest for a little while then I can hunt.” sitting back and looking out the window. I still have an hour's drive ahead of me. Looking over I see his eyes are closed and he now looks like a stone carving of for lack of better words a baby dragon. Flipping my sweater to cover him like a blanket I pull back onto the road and finish my drive.
