[Mostly his own necromancer problem boils down to unwanted hanger on who has the moral backbone of a chocolate eclair, but the less time spent on Hector, the better. Besides, the expression on Gideon's face is absolutely delightful. He might as well change forms and match wolf to wolf, but that can happen in due time.

However good Gideon is with her weapon, she's not going to expect floating wolf with sword.

So he stands, careful to tuck his chair back in under the table.] All in due course. Do you want a clear field or a few strategically placed boulders and trees?