Kal called for help, but it was too late. I took my chance, shifted, and launched myself off of my back legs. I went flying over the desk, hitting him full force with all of my weight and knocking him backward against the wall of the tent.

“Arrgh!” Kal shouted. “Guards!!”

I couldn’t speak to him since I was in my wolf form, so I’d have to show him I meant business in another way. With my paws on his chest, I bent down to bite his neck.

Kal brought his ...