- MURTAGH'S POV -
The descent into the dungeons of the pack house, which also and above all served as prisons for our enemies, proceeded slowly and with a kind of solemnity I actually would have never expected. It was the fear, I realized - the fear we all had in having to face a very damned immortal and incredibly powerful spirit of nature, an actual goddess. A minor one, maybe, but a goddess nevertheless. With us was the Elder who had officiated the almost-marriage between Kate and me, Royce, who was very happy for the ultimate outcome of our relationship; we went from declared enemies to proud parents of almost two kids.
"I knew it" he added, smiling smugly. "I knew you were going to be that kind of mates."
"What kind?" I asked, confused. There were different types of mates now?
