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Traveler – Part 08

Suddenly, in the dead of night, Brian woke up.

Victorique, awakened by a scream, illuminated his face with a lantern. His green eyes were wide open, staring fixedly into empty space.

“Cordelia!” he cried.

His figure, deep in the dark night, seemed to hiss and flicker. Shrouded by smoke, his emaciated body briefly transformed into a massive male wolf with fur that, in varying light, appeared both gray and shining silver. In the next moment, he returned to Brian Roscoe, then turned into a big wolf again. He transformed several times. Was it an illusion created by the darkness and the lantern light?

Then Brian, moving only his eyes, slowly looked in Victorique’s direction. When he saw the pallid face of the girl faintly illuminated by the light, he gave a happy and painful smile, the kind a young boy would show, and stretched out both arms.

“Cordelia…”

“Hey…”

“You came for me. I see. I