Everyone else had been outside dealing with the maniac that was beating up Dominic and Greg. Like any sensible cat, you had stayed inside and watched from the window. And now you are there to greet them.

"Boss!" You say to Dominic "I saw what happened out there! Are you guys okay?" If they aren't, no one is going to be in shape to make you fish tonight.

Dominic put his hands in his robe pockets and went into his room with you. "Not really," Dominic says. "The town sent a royal knight to have us arrested. I don't think we're welcome here anymore."

You'd seen all that of course, and you had ears. But your role is to listen when humans needed to talk, and then show them what they missed.

"Whoa," you say, playing your role. "That stinks." And here it comes... "But... Doesn't that mean that that you won't have any more customers?"

You expect Dominic to be happy about that, you know human hates this town and working as their Seer. But the man looks like he is in love and runs out of the room gleefully to spread the happy news.

You shake your head and wait for Dominic to return. You don't have long to wait, there are only two people in the house to tell and only one person outside of the house Dominic doen't hate. Dominic comes back quickly and starts changing, eager to get packed and moving.

"Spark, this is going to be great. We'll find a new place to live and visit all my friends along the way!" You hope said friends would feed you... "But first, my friend I'm going... to... have.... to..."

Well you know THAT look on you human's face. You wait until Dominic is aware of the here and now again.

"Get creeped out by some freaky vision?"

Dominic sits and you move closer to him. Your human is in a bad mood, which usually means a bad vision. Which meant he was going to try and fix a problem. Which usually meant forgetting basic things like food. So, it was up to you to remind him and to cheer him up. Thankfully fish could do both. Right?

"So where are we going first, boss? Can we go to Crescent Star Lake? I hear the fishing is great there this time of year!"

"Sorry, Spark. We're not going fishing just yet. There's something I've got to take care of." Ugh, if he was still this serious then it is an actual problem. Great. "I've got to look for my brother." Greg was in the other room so that meant... "I need to find Jacob."

You can kiss the thought of fish any time soon goodbye. Dominic was never in a good mood when it came to his older brother.

"All right!" Greg says coming in. You have to work not to laugh at the look on Dominic's face. "When do we leave?!"

"You can't come along," Dominic says flatly, getting up and pushing away from the desk.

"You can't come along?" Greg asks. "What's THAT supposed to mean?!"

"It means exactly that. You're not coming with me. Period." You know that tone usually works with most people. But you also know how Greg could be with and about his brothers. "Jacob's already done enough to you. I don't want you going anywhere near him again."

"Dominic, I use white magic," Greg points out, "It's like the weapon against the undead! You're a SEER! What are you going to do to one of Jacob's zombies? Stare it into submission?" he asks waggling the fingers of his free hand at Dominic, his other hand grips his walking stick. You wonder if he is aware it still had blood on it from where the knight had used it to beat him up.

"All right. Fine. You can come with me. Just don't do anything little brother-ish when we find Jacob." Dominic turns to his book case and starts going through books. "Now, I'll need to stock up on some offensive spells like Light Bolt and Fireball..." Dominic looks up and sees Luna standing there. "Yes. Yes. You can come too."

Seeing Luna smile is still a new thing. You aren't sure if that meant fish or not. You can't read her yet.

What it mostly means, it turns out, is that Luna and Greg help Dominic pack without complaining. They don't have much besides books, so it doesn't take long.
You help first by finishing their left over fish, then by getting into the magicked bag they are packing... to supervise.

"That's the last of your books, bro," Greg says. "These bags are neat! I still can't believe we were able to fit your entire library into just one!"

"It's handy, but the enchantment I used will wear off in about a week so we'll need to buy a cart once we're on the road," Dominic says as you poke your head out of the bag.

"So we wear the magic bags until the magic wears off, then buy a wagon to cart our stuff around?" You ask. See? Helping! Dominic closes the bag on your head.

You head out, though Dominic pulls off the the side of the road as soon as you get uphill over the town. "Spark, get me the scroll that smells like leather, would you?"

"Sure boss." you dive deep into the bag and resurface with the scroll in your teeth. Dominic took it from him, and opened it, eyeing it a moment, then the town below.

"Well this is it. I'm finally getting out of Lynn's Brook. There's just one last thing I need to do. I've been preparing this spell for just the right occasion. We'll call this my going away present to a town full of idiots."

"What's it do, boss?" You ask.

Dominic ignores you and reads off the spell. Nothing seems to happen. But Dominic is apparently satisfied and heads back to the road to meet up with Greg and Luna.

"So what does it do, boss?"

"It's a book drop spell," he says as though that made sense. "Alright, gang, this way." He starts off down the road, though as soon as the path diverged to a less travelled one, he takes the new path.

"Dominic, where exactly are we going?" Luna asks as they moved through their second diversion to a less taken path. Still some foot traffic here, but not much. "Do you even know where your brother is?"

"Actually I want to visit an old wise friend of mine first. There are some things I need to speak to him about."

You were right! Dejah! YAY! You are going to go see Dejah!

"Actually, Mr. Deegan, there are some things we need to speak to you about, first," says a new voice. Well not that new. It belongs to one of the two people that had been with that idiot knight. You decide that staying in the bag was best. He can't see out, but he can't be seen.

"Lord Sigfried is not here, as you requested," the woman says. "Are you willing to speak with us now?"

"Hmmm... I don't know," Dominic says in his giving someone a hard time voice. "Let me consult with my associates." You feel motion, but no one asks you anything. Actually, you don't hear Dominic ask anyone anything. After a moment the movement settles. "My associates are obviously grinning out of madness and perversion. It might be best for you to keep moving."

"You're not going to make this easy, are you?" she asks. Well duh.

"Look, Seer," the man says, clearly unaware of how patient Dominic is being, "We don't have time for your nonsense. Three says ago I received a vision that resembled the one you spoke of."

"Hmm," Dominic says. And now he is in his learning interesting things mode. Ugh, you were never going to get to Dejah. "Since you're a Spellwolf, you must have received that vision through Lunar Divination."

"Spell who?" Greg asks. "Lunar something?"

You feel that Greg has missed the chance for a great Lunar/Luna joke, since she is standing right there, but you are pretending to not exist still. You'll just find a way to use it later.

"A spellwolf is a spellcasting werewolf. Gregory," Dominic explains. "They can use the phases of the moon as a focus for second sight. So in other words, he's a sorcerer who moonlights as a Seer."

"I can see why people beat you up," the man says. You find yourself liking the guy already. Nice subtle pun on see to the Seer about seeing!

"Dominic please..." Luna pleads.

"C'mon, Bro! They need your help!" Greg adds.

"All right, all right. I was just teasing them," Dominic says. "Now then... Lord Milov Danovich was it? Tell me abut your vision? What did you see?"

"I saw many people hanging from a great tree," he says. "There was a white haired man in a black cloak. He was staring at them. Now then... Dominic Deegan was it? Does your brother hang around corpses often?"

"Maybe," Dominic says. "Maybe knot. It's noose to me."

"If there is anything you can tell us about the vision or your brother's involvement, we would be in your debt, Mr. Deegan," the woman says.

"The only Great Tree around here is an old oak near the village of Barthis, bit that's at least two days journey on foot."

"And your brother?" Milov asks. "What about him?"

"He could be the one responsible, he could just be a bystand--" he cuts off mid word. You know that trail off. Dominic has just had another vision. Were you ever going to get to Dejah? Were you ever going to be fed? Or would you starve to death squished by books when the spell wore off?

"Come, Jayden," Milov says. "Let's rejoin Sigfried and the horses, we must get to Barthis before - " but Dominic cuts him off.

"NO! Wait! You mustn't go to that village! You will both die if you go to Barthis! You'll be hanged alongside all of those people!"

"If we're to die with the villagers, then the hanging hasn't happened yet!" Jayden says, alert.

"Then we may be able to save those people and prevent those murders!" Milov adds.

You recognise all too well the sound of a palm, hitting a face.

"JAYDEN! Please! Listen to Dominic!" Luna cries. "I don't want you to die!"

"It's alright, Luna," Dominic says. "Let them go. We have to keep moving. Shhh, listen. That hanging isn't going to happen until they get to Barthis. We have plenty of time to visit my old friend."

YAY! You are going to visit Dejah after all!

"Plenty of time?!" Greg demands. "They're on horseback and we're on foot!"

"Don't worry, they have one obstacle that we don't." That said, he starts walking, and from the feel of the bag, swiftly.

"Tell me again why we aren't going straight to that village, bro?" Greg asks, tense.

"I need some questions answered, and there's a friend of mine who may be able to help me," Dominic says.

"Which one? Is it someone I know?" Greg asks.

"No. I've never introduced you to Dejah." YAY!!!! You were right! "He's much older than me, and I could use his perspective on the visions I've been having."

Okay, it is too much! You can't pretend to be asleep any more. You pop out of the top of the bag. "He's hoping to get Dejah's view!" you say before anyone else could. Luna's face palm is almost as good as fish!

The further into the woods you get, and the further from any human paths you get, the more excited you get. As soon as you smell Dejah, you hide in the bag again, excited.

"How much longer do we have to walk, Dominic?" Luna asks. Clearly she needed to toughen up, a walk like this is nothing. Of course, you are riding in the bag, but that is beside the point. "I feel like we're in the middle of nowhere."

"Dejah likes privacy," Dominic explains. "His house is around here somewhere. He sets up wards around his home. It shouldn't be long before we come across... one."

You peak out just the tiniest bit to see the huge towering slime monster, then hide again so your purring wouldn't give you away.

"OH MY GOD!" Luna yells. "DOMINIC GET BACK! IT'S A-"

But Dominic cuts her off. "It's an illusion, Luna. A rather bad one. C'mon, Dejah. Illusions were never your strong suit."

There is a loud Pop and a familiar voice says "Drat. You're absolutely no fun at all."

"Dejah, I'd like you to meet my brother Gregory, and Luna Travoria, my lovely assistant." You aren't sure if the adjective is there to boost Luna's low self esteem or because Dominic has a crush on her.

"Dominic? Your friend is a slime?! I was told they are the lowliest creatures in the world!" Luna protests.

"That's funny," Dejah says, "because I was told that the Travoria family is a clan of spoiled brats and dullards. Let's make it a point to prove the rumors wrong, all right?" You hear him take a breath, and then speak again as you feel Dominic kneeling down. Which he has to, since Dejah is about the size of Dominic's fist."It's very nice to see you again, Dominic, but where's Spark?"

You are touched by the concern in your friend's voice and respond as only a cat can. You jump out of the bag and launch yourself at the small slime.

"DEJAH!"

"SPARK!" Dejah cries happily, bouncing to meet you halfway in the air. You land and you set to the serious business of licking your friend's head to make him laugh. Dejah has the best laugh ever and he tastes yummy!

"Y...You're l...licking a...a...a... slime?" Luna asks, horrified.

"He tastes like jelly," You inform her happily while Dejah cuddles close to you.

Spark bends down and picks up Dejah. "Dejah, I need your advise on some visions I've had. IS there a place we can talk?"

"Well," Dejah says, "We can talk in my home. You know, the underground cave with the oozing walls and dripping ceiling? I'll have to consult my worm infested books and scrolls of muck, but I'm sure your friends will get used to the smell."

"EWWWWWW!" Luna yells, looking like she is trying hard not to be sick.

"I'm sorry, Dominic," Dejah says as you settle in for a nap. "It was just so easy."