Servher glared at everyone.
Finn tilted her head and flattened her ears as she was glared at "What? What's wrong?".
Serv glared doubly at me just for effect and broke into a smile "Hello pretty kitties".
"I thought you were mad!" Finn grinned
"Nah I aint ever mad unless it is fun"
"Well, I get mad. It gives me a tummy ache" she snickered.
"Finn I have to tell you Noir beat my ass today" Serv said sitting near Finn that looked obviously surprised "Reeeally? Tell me the whole story, leave nothing out".
"Well see Noir had this snowball and she chunked it at me, I was like all dodge dive duck" he started to tell "then I scooped up a snowball and dove through the air and hurled it at her head and BAM a cloud of snow and she tumbled back, then she got her whip and beat my ass. Oh it hurt yeah but I put up a good fight".
"Sounds like fun..." Finn snickered "except when people hit me with snowballs, it always goes down my shirt"
"You don't like ice down your shirt?"
"Noooooo"
Serv looked behind Finn and grunted nodding and she looked behind her "Who are you nodding at?"
He pointed north and spoke soft "Quiet's wife was walking up but she turned".
Finn blushed "Ohh. I gotta go talk to her. Will you excuse me?"
"No"
Finn sighed "Yes.. I have to. I was wrong. Gimme a break Serv, it's hard enough to admit, as stubborn as I am".
He smiled concealing "Ok take a break"
Finn grinned and kissed his cheek running down the street.
She came back after few minutes, along with the Shadow we know as Quiet's wife.
"Yay she accepted my apology" she smiled with obvious relief.
The Shadow looked up at me "I was here looking for you". She leaned up on her tip toes "We do have the issue with your looks, if you don't mind following me back to the Pit, I will try to see if I can pull whatever remains of the potion out of you"
I stood feeling rather nervous. I knew she was there to help me but I couldn't help it.
Serv's eyes went wide as he spoke softly "Back to the Pit?"
She looked over at him "That's where all my supplies are" and he rocked back and forth shaking his head side to side "Oh well that makes sense".
"it's ok, she's going to help me" I reassured with a weak smile before follow her where I'd never thought to go for any kind of help.
The Pit was dark. Some braziers were burning in several corners of the large hall and a red glow barely lighted the place making difficult to see even to my feline eyes.
The air was dense of acrid smoke and something that reminded me somehow the vet...
The Shadow tapped a square dark altar "Ok hop up here".
"No reason to run away, she's going to help me" I said in my mind while I followed her instructions, laying on the dried-blood stained altar.
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The Shadow watched me with a smile "Now don't move I need to get my stuff".
I was petrified, no need to ask, but she was fast and walked over laying sheets of paper by my waist, near my feet laying a ball of red yawn and a dagger.
"Do you have something, like a charm I could borrow?"
At the sight of the dagger I closed my eyes moving aside all the stories about sacrifices and demonic rites, focusing on her words "...yes... you can take it from my pocket. A necklace".
She reached into my pocket taking out the necklace, taking the little charm from it and placing the chain back into my pocket "Ok, there will be steps. Step one, I need you to be very still for, I will be using my mind to go inside of you to pull out the potion". She looked to me "I will need your mind open for me. So just relax and take deep breaths". She placed the charm on my forehead as her other hand ran over my throat.
"Are you ready?".
I was unable to speak so I closed my eyes again taking a deep breath while my heart was bouncing against my chest. Feeling ready to potentially die I nodded.
She closed her mind as she started to chant softly. A fireball floated above my face, sliding into my nose, as I inhaled.
I was amazed at the fact there was no burn but I felt a warmth inside my mind. Her hand ran from my throat down over my body as the fireball followed inside of my body.
I felt the heat melt inside me and I shivered when the fire engulfed the last of the potion causing a shift to my shape back to male.
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The fire split up inside my body replacing the cells that caused me the ability to shape shift into cells that make me feel... extremely smart.
She picked up the charm as she spoke once more "Now, the second step,".
The Shadow grabbed the yawn placing it on my stomach as she picked up the dagger taking the end of the yarn threading it through the charm.
She looked at me "This part is very important for you to remember".
I nodded panting, my forehead beaded with sweat, a new feeling growing inside my awareness.
She cut the yarn with her dagger as she laid it back down tying it around my neck "I bind you Noir from drinking any potions" she repeated three times in a soft chant "Keep this around your neck to protect you from drinking any potions that are not good for you".
My attention was all for the melodic voice chanting in a strange language. Among the incomprehensible words I understood something that seemed to be very important "Potions.. not good to me".
She smiled "How do you feel now?" she asked moving her hand to help me up.
With my lips still on the last word I stared the ceiling. All went silent for a long moment, all went dark. The echo of the melodic voice reverberate against my conscience making me blink and focusing the world around. I glanced up the pale lady with a weak smile and slowly I stood, rubbing my face.
She grinned as she looked up at me "Take your time, I wouldn't want you to get dizzy". She grabbed her dagger and the ball of red yarn along with the papers from the lessons.
"You may want to get some paper and pen from the Coven or Library because I have a feeling you will be finding new words to use on your enemies" she suggested smiling.
I felt gradually better, my body switched to the usual myself.
"Thank you very much Madam" I said with my usual rather male voice "I'm in debt with you".
She raised an eyebrow as a joker like grin "Think nothing of it and you can call me Shay".
"Shay. Beautiful name".
Her pale cheek blushed a bit "Now you better run back before they get worried about you and think I'm torturing you".
Was true, plus we were not alone. I stepped closer to her reaching out an hand to grab hers. I found myself kneeling and daring to kiss her pale hand.
"I will not forget your help" I just said and before someone could find it improper I stood and walked out, revived.
