When Scratch and the rest caught up to him, they noticed that Mica was standing frozen in fear. Scratch and Shadow followed their gaze upwards and noticed a full bodied skeleton hung over the castle gates like a decoration.

  "Ebony!" Scratch cried out.

  "Wh- what did you just say?" Mica squeaked. The skeleton of Ebony looked down at them and recognized the red eyed wolf. "Mica!" She said faintly. She still sounded like she had a hard time breathing. "It's been so long!"

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  Mica gulped at the monstrosity above him. "Oh my God! Is this really you? What happened to you?"

  "Fate." Ebony whispered.

  "You - you never came back from the party!" Mica complained.

  Ebony shook her head and laughed in amusement. "Your owner is one to tell many stories....I fancied her for it. No, the party I went to......it wasn't a party at all. They punished me, as I punish myself for what happened to the boy."

  Mica shook his head. "The villagers....they hurt you!"

  Ebony laughed again. "They did more than that......."