'You don't suppose that power is freely given, do you? The man had a pact with me. I gave him power and in return he gave me whatever I wanted.' Mika has transformed his wolf companion into a hideous troll to save his life. The beautiful Julia has been turned into a wolf and Mika - to his terror - has grown the scaled talons of a demon for disobedience to the immortal Maelfesh. Here…