[Cole]
Don’t fall in love with your plans, Cole learned.
Battles are always circled with countless uncertainties and abrupt changes until their last second. He knew them well, every muscle and nerve of his body was familiar too. The adrenaline rush does not impair him. Instead, it makes him more determined.
“It’s a warning for danger,” Modis continued. “Father only uses it when I’m away from home.”
“What does it mean?” Dove searched the sky again but there was nothing. The white clouds continued to sail peacefully across the afternoon sun.
Modis looked carefully at Cole. “There were two flashes. I’m guessing it means, ‘danger in two days’. Father knows I’m here so the danger is--.”
“The battle,” his wife whispered. Then she turned around in shock. “But, isn’t the full moon in three days?”
Cole grunted, “Oscar probably planned to celebrate his victory on the full moon.” That crazy mutt, Cole added silently.