"There was another message and I had a pretty good idea who it was from. For a while I sat in the kitchen and petted the attack poodle, deciding whether I should listen to the message or just erase it. Finally I pushed the button and Curran's voice filled the room. "You can run, but it won't matter. I will find you and we will talk. I've never asked or expected you to deal with me on shapeshifter terms, but this is juvenile even by human standards. You owe me an answer. Here, I'll make it easy for you. If you want me, meet me and I'll explain my side of what happened. Or you can run away from me the way you always do, and this time I won't chase you. Decide."