"What are you doing?" I straightened up and stared at the bow in Ruby's hand. The arrow was black and shiny, like a triangular black-headed snake with its tongue out.
"I just helped you, and in return, you have to help me!" Ruby said, the bow still in her hand, ready to shoot.
"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 don't want to tell me the truth, I won't help you." I deliberately touched the necklace on my chest. "And you may not be able to kill me."
She pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then put down the bow in her hand and sat before me, her amber eyes parallel to mine.
"Tell me, why did you come here? As far as I know, the swamp werewolves don't leave their pack often. Something must have happened to you, right?" I asked gently, "And your sister, was she taken by the bad guys? "