Birthday Celebration

"Are you sure they prefer a small-scale celebration to a large-scale one? Isn't it too simple to just celebrate between me and them? What if they take offense and think that I prepared this surprise celebration half-heartedly?"

Zora grabbed my hand which stopped me in my tracks. She lowered my release of nervousness onto my thumbnail.

"Luna, stop walking back and forth. If you continue like this, your energy will be drained before the birthday celebration starts. Then, did you not foresee that the depth of the wound on your thumb will leave a scratch? If that happens and the Alpha Kings find out, they will surely ask me and the warriors who have been escorting you immediately. Then, the celebration you prepared for two days would have been in vain."

Suddenly, I shook my head. I took a few steps forward and grasped both of Zora's hands.

"No, don't let that happen."

I pulled back my hands. The worried expression on my face returned to nervousness. My heart was beating rapidly again as i