Rain ticks against the open front door as Brittany returns with a tray, stopping dead when Leon’s body locks up. His wolf flashes in his amber eyes, not fully shifting, just fighting hard. Rosmira leans in closer, tense and watchful. Jews straightens, fingers curling around her cup.
Leon Wolfe
The pull is coming from Nayla.
Leon tries to force air into his lungs and speak through the ache. The words come rough, but he pushes them out anyway, trying to explain that Nayla is his fated bond, and that it is not something he chose.
Rosmira
Then why does it feel like she is already in the room with us?
Jews Lovvatia
Leon, look at me. Stay here. Tell us what you need.
The bond yanks again, sharper this time. Leon bends forward over the table, hands braced on the edge, every muscle shaking with the demand to go to Grid Iron. Rosmira’s jealousy flickers hot across her face, but she does not pull away. Jews rises halfway from the booth, ready to steady him.
Brittany Star
Whatever this bond wants, it can wait. Leon is here now.
Leon’s wolf resists, then settles just enough for him to breathe. The booth goes quiet except for rain and the faint clink of Brittany’s tray. All three women are watching him, hurt, worried, and still there.
“I need a way to control my wolf and get stronger. I know adding another women to the mix is apart of the plan but Please girls I need her. We can deal with everything else after.”
FAILURE (Superb Willpower, rolled -2)
Leon swallows against the pull and forces the words out. He asks for help, not from pride, but because he cannot keep fighting this alone.
Leon Wolfe
I need a way to control my wolf and get stronger. If this bond matters, then... please, I need her. We can deal with everything else after.
Rosmira’s face tightens, jealousy flashing and then folding into something quieter. Jews keeps her eyes on Leon, taking in every tremor in his hands.
Rosmira
You sound like you’re asking us to share a wound and call it patience.
Jews Lovvatia
Not patience. A plan. Tell us what helps when the pull hits hardest.
Leon’s breath catches, and the answer is smaller than the plea he meant to make. The bond does not vanish, but it loosens enough for him to think straight.
Brittany Star
Then start with something real. Food, water, breathing, and a place to stand when it hits again. That is training too.
Rosmira glances to the edge of the booth, where the rain-lit doorway and Brittany’s warning both still linger in the room’s memory. Then she looks back at Leon, guarded but not leaving.
Rosmira
Show us how you want us to help, Leon. I am listening.
“Its a strange feeling but let me focus. I close my eyes and focus deep into my mind on my wolf.”
SUCCESS (Superb Willpower, rolled -1)
Leon lets the room fall away. He closes his eyes and sinks inward, past the ache, past the noise, until only the wolf remains in the dark.
Leon Wolfe
There. Quiet. Just the pulse and the breath.
The tight pressure in his chest loosens, not vanishing, but settling into something he can hold. His shoulders stop trembling.
Rosmira
That look on your face just changed. Tell me what you found.
Jews Lovvatia
Do not chase the feeling. Name it. What does it ask for?
Leon opens his eyes slowly. He is still in the booth, still surrounded, but the bond no longer yanks him around the room.
Brittany Star
Good. Keep that. If you can find it again on purpose, we can build on it.
Rosmira’s hand edges closer across the table, not touching yet, waiting for him to choose the distance.
Quest Complete
Train Leon’s wolf control
Attribute Upgrade: Willpower Superb→Legendary