Chapter 19: Enchanter's Nightshade, Part 2
François stood and whipped around. Stregoni twisted on the bench, following his gaze...but nothing was there.
What had scared the wolves away?
He looked at François, who shared his bewilderment. "Perhaps we should head inside now?"
"Perhaps," François said, but the usual bite he'd clearly been going for failed miserably.
Stregoni startled when François took his hand, but held fast, savoring the unfamiliar, strangely affectionate touch.
Inside, he threw off his cloak and gloves and raked hands through his hair in an effort to still their trembling. "What just happened?"
François shook his head. "I don't know." He pressed fingers to his temples. "Something was there. I felt a presence push the wolves away. I saw it, I know I did, but now I can't remember what I saw, exactly, and my head is killing me."
"I'll get you a tonic." Treating Pets was a tricky business, but there were a few things that could help them.