surroundings. Another huff told Theon the threat had passed, but Luka wouldn’t shift back. Not yet. He was too lost to the Guardian bond, and the need to protect would keep him in this form a little longer. Especially when a howl sounded. Then Luka was herding him back to Tessa, curling around them again. “He’s very…protective,” Tessa muttered, studying a wing that was folded against Luka’s side. “It’s the Guardian Bond,” Theon answered. “He’ll settle down in a minute.