"The guards in the Royal Court are still under Jade's spell. ", Rey said to Seraphina."What do we do?", Lucius asked, his voice tense.Seraphina took a deep breath, her resolve firm. "We need to free the guards. That's our first step in confronting Jade.""How does this get us any close to finding Jade?", Rey asked. "If we have to confront her, she needs to be close by.""I can feel her magic. She's not far from the capital", Seraphina replied, closing her eyes and concentrating. "She will find us""We can't risk revealing our location, though", Lucius said. "Deucalion might be tracking us""Oh, they most definitely know where we are. They have always known our location", Seraphina said."I can't sense them anywhere close by", Rey added. "They must be hiding their presence to fool us."Seraphina nodded. "That's a smart move on their part. The fact that they have not attacked us until now shows that there is something else at play.""They want us to fight amongst ourselves and become
Rey turned back, a smile playing on her lips. "Not at all. Everything's fine."Lucius looked around, concern etched on his face. "I'm not sure what's wrong, but I know it is my duty to protect the pack and you, so if something is troubling you please tell me"Rey stopped walking, facing Lucius with an inquiring gaze. "We'll deal with whatever comes up as it comes. I'm worried, but I also trust that our pack will face this together.""Everything is happening so fast, most our friends are hurt or still under compulsion. I can't even begin to fathom how we'll save the realm or stop the war" , Lucius said."We have to keep moving forward" Rey said. "If we don't, we won't even have a chance at saving the pack."As they walked into the house, Luna walked up to them and smiled ever so subtly to conceal her worry."Welcome, the two of you need to see this", Luna said.Lucius and Rey quickly exchanged glances and then accompanied Luna to a room where they found a patch of skin with a tattoo of
Weeks had passed and things remained calm, too calm and it made the members of the Crimson Pack anxious. Seraphina had left to rendezvous with Hyperion and Cersei and some of the mages had left with them.Asher had gone on a tracking mission with Alpha Magnus to recover the supposed remains of Black Bourne and no one had heard from them in days but it was expected as the pack had agreed not to break silence by communicating with one another until they returned.So they had no way of knowing if Alpha Magnus and Asher had found their targets or not. What begun as a whiff of anxiety was slowly morphing into worry as time dragged on.Lucius was standing in front of the mirror, tugging at the collar of his shirt with a grimace."Are you okay?" Rey asked."Yes." He replied, turning around to face her. "But I'm nervous.""Why?""We are spread too thin, the fact that the Lycans aren't trying to make a move is even more terrifying. It means they know exactly how much they can get away with." H
Rey and Luna decided it was time to return to Silverwood, as their concerns about the situation with the dark mages and the Lycans grew stronger. They felt that Hyperion wasn't being fully transparent and that Seraphina's safety couldn't be entrusted to him.As they made their way out of the mansion and towards their horses, Luna raised a question about informing Lucius of their plans. Rey hesitated, considering the weight of his existing worries about the dark mages, the Lycans, and the missing Asher and Magnus."He has a lot on his plate right now," Rey replied, her hand on the reins of her horse as they reached the stables. "I'm sure he's concerned about the situation with the dark mages, the Lycans, and especially Asher and Magnus."Luna nodded in understanding, "You're right. He's got enough to handle at the moment. Let's focus on gathering more information and returning to Silverwood safely."With a determined nod, Rey mounted her horse, Luna doing the same. They shared a glance
Rey and Luna remained curious as to what Seraphina meant when she said that Hyperion had a mission and so they decided to confront her."What do you mean by Hyperion has a mission to finish?" Rey asked."There is something you have not told us yet, don't you think that at this point we should know all these things?" Luna asked."Well you should know these things", Seraphina sighed. "Hyperion and I used to be lovers, ages ago""Well that was an unexpected twist, how didn't we notice?"Seraphina shrugged."I guess I was one of those you wouldn't notice until it's pointed out to you." She said, "We were lovers, yes, but it fell to pieces after he joined the Lycans""Hyperion always seemed awfully different from the other Lycans. During our first encounter he could have killed us but he didn't. I always found it odd but it seems I wasn't the only one who noticed this about him", Luna said."What is all this about?", Rey asked. "Who is Hyperion and why was he your lover?, its all so loosel
Alpha Magnus and Asher followed the trail from the descriptions the had, it led to them to a plain that was filled with lush vegetation and no trees.“This is quite the view", Asher said as he walked along and absorbed the scenery.“Well, I’m not sure why we are here but we need to make sure that this isn’t a mistake”, Alpha Magnus replied. “You think that there could be something else, maybe like an ambush??”, Inquired Asher.“Things have been off for the past couple of months, its almost like there is someone that has carefully planned for the events that unfolded", Alpha Magnus replied. “That is the real enemy, one that has made pawns of all of us and still continues to do so"Asher nodded his head as the walked along the grassy plain. They scanned around for any signs of black thorn and/or his wolves."Can you smell that?", Alpha Magnus asked Asher as they walked on."It may be faint but I can smell the remnants of adrenaline and struggle. There was definitely a battle that occur
"How could this have happened?", Rey said to Luna as they both slouched their shoulders in defeat."It doesn't make sense, nothing makes sense", Luna replied. Luna seemed unsure of what to say and how to reply, the events of the past few months had happened so fast and were devastating to the Crimson pack and the realm. It all begun with the mysterious disappearance of Alpha Magnus and Asher, and then what followed were a series of catastrophes."The Capital..., the Alpha king...", Rey said as tears streamed down her cheek."The Capital is lost..., it is all gone", Lucius said as he walked in on them. "The pack is all but defeated and we have no idea how many survivors are left"Rey's heart ached as she stared at the remnants of their once-thriving pack, her eyes still moist from the tears she had shed. Luna wrapped an arm around her Rey in an effort to console her.Lucius, paced back and forth in the room, his brows furrowed with worry. "We need to regroup, find any survivors, and ass
It had been a week since the fall of the capital, a week of relentless nightmares and haunting memories that refused to let Rey rest. The events of the past week had left deep scars on her Rey and sleep had become a torment she couldn't escape.The anxiety attacks had become more frequent and each time it's effects were more profound. Rey could feel herself slowly loosing it. Rey's eyes were wide open, staring at the canopy of leaves above her, the trio had set up camp for the night under a cluster of trees. Rey's mind was trapped in a relentless cycle of images from the last few weeks. The burning buildings, the screams of the pack members, and the relentless onslaught of the Lycans haunted her every night. She tried to push the memories away, but they clung to her like shadows.***It all started when Asher and Alpha Magnus set out to find the remains of Black Bourne. The duo mysteriously vanished, the pack was heavily affected by this twist of events."I knew that this was a trap"