The Mark of the Black Wolf

"What do you want to do?" I straightened up and fixed my eyes on the bow and arrow in Ruby's hand. The arrow aimed at me was black and glittering, like the spit of a triangular black-headed serpent. "I just helped you, and in return, you have to do me a favor too!" Ruby said the bow and arrow remained in her hand in a ready-to-shoot position. "What do you want me to do?" I asked. "Use your magic to help me save my sister!" Ruby said, "Only magic can defeat magic!" " "If you're not going to tell me the truth, I won't help you." I deliberately touched the necklace on my chest, "And you can't necessarily kill me." " I saw that she pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then laid down her bow and arrows and sat down before me, her amber eyes parallel to mine. "Tell me, why are you here? So far as I could make out, the swamp wolves did not leave their tribe easily. You must have something going on, right? I asked softly, "And your sister, was she captured by the bad guys?" " "They're bad