CHAPTER 5

MURMURS resonated the large corridors of the eastern wing of the palace- the boundary where Yseah holds full administer and her quarters erected to.

Diverse servitors of wolven men and women are gathered along the large window where the ray of the celestial sun could hardly peered through it but can oversee the vicinity of the flower garden outside.

Yseah can't help but arch her perfectly lodged brows as the horde of servitors piqued her interest, whom were busy of sightseeing instead of pondering their focus at work.

"Who is that supposed to be? Did his highness brought her out of pity just like the other one?"

"Watch your mouth! That's taboo! She's still going to be our Luna so stop speaking ill of her!"

"Then how about that girl! I think it's much more admissible to have a savage kinsfolk Luna other than getting a Luna from kindred of those puny humans."

Now Yseah's ears erected in the intriguing subject of the palace servitors. Who wouldn't be when a human is involved? And to add more of the spreading palaver is her name.

These quidnucs really fancy to feast unto her name in regards of relinquishing gibberish tattles.

"And what is this raucous all about?"

With her frigid tone in abrupt intervention, all servants who were unbeknownst of Yseah's presence had goosebumps of bombshell as no one even ventured to let out a breath.

"Are you all deaf? Or do you have all an audacity to ignore me?" Yseah continued to spoke in her gelid voice of hostility as no one turn their backs and met her in the eyes.

Not minute spare, all servants facing towards the large window then waddle their feet about turn to meet their Luna. Holding their breath at their throats, they purses their lips as all heads stare at each's feet.

"So are you all going to seal your lips and feign me ignorance? Speak! Before I cut your tongues!" Yseah raised her growled glacial voice as the servants of decuple trembled before her.

A promptly thud then perceived in the huge corridor as all the servants prostate and knelt down the marble floor of alternate white cream and beige color.

"We, the lowly life of this wolverine estate, humble themselves at your presence Luna. Please accept our apology. We just don't want you to see the affair of his highness the Crown Prince, so we-"

"What affair are you pertaining to?" Yseah cut off the claim of the man who stated the last tattle earlier.

It took the servant to give his response but still chooses to spill the beans in a huffled breath. "T-The affair that... W-we meant is the woman brought by his highness the C-crown Prince when they went to r-raid the b-borders of the southwest, my lady-y."

The southwest borders. Though Yseah had never set foot at those grounds but the it's infamous legends that buried at those lands were able to thrive at their peaceful pack. It was said that mystery dominated southwest borders between the two kingdoms. An old tree that was erected somewhere at the middle of forest can bring you to the other realm- the realm of living humans.

'I guess those legends came out true.' Yseah thought for a moment. She then shifted her focus at the adherent before her.

Started with a stutter and still stuttered till end by then. Yseah legibly can see how they quaver in the state of fear.

"They must be telling the truth." Mildred spoke to comply what she observed. Bearing her wolf's word to be incontenstable, she heave a sigh to relinquish their anguish and then she past the prostating servants.

As her hands nudges in the wide sill of the window, her grin or rather smirk couldn't pent at her lips. Her eyes were amused to what she's seeing. "I guess this is the reason why you cannot evade to sight such spectacle." said she as averted her gaze back to her servants. As she looked, the decuple were already standing behind her in horizon, still lowering their heads. She also caught a glimpse of her personal aid last in the line, wearing an impassive expression.

"Now tell me, who is that girl that 'bastard' is with?" Yseah uttered nonchalantly- dropping the honorifics towards her mate. She stick out her thumb as it prod in the figure of the two outside- unmistakably seen through the window.

The servant who delegated himself as the other servitors' conveyor stuttered at first- flushed in surprise as the audacious utterance she address towards the Emperor Alpha's son. "B-bastard?"

Yseah leered in a piercing blade. The adherent lad swallowed his lump of fear as she try not waver in aghast. He avoided his gaze down as he spoke with firm.

"As I have stated earlier, your highness. She's a human girl brought by Prince Ruvillous and the Imperial Knights when they took a raid at the southwest borders. That is the only information we have, based on the spreading rumors from the western wing of the palace." he pauses as he hovered into a decision to whether to tell Yseah more or not. "It.. was.. also rumoured that the Prince had fallen over heels to the girl since the servants saw them hugging each other." he pursed his lips after and fidget to anticipate a holler of anger from Yseah- or to at least what they all expected.

Their agitation ended when a blatant guffaw brought a fleeting moment of liveliness of the dead halls. The servants raised their head with furrowed brows of perplexion as they were baffled by unforseen response of their Luna. They all looked at each other as they thought of the same thing.

Has their Luna lost her sanity?

"You... aren't mad, your highness?" the lad asked in confusion.

"Why would I be?" said Yseah. "I may be that bastard's mate but he never even once treated me as one. He looks at me as If I was just an ornamental piece of this wretched nation. If that's how he wants to play his part as a prince then I should also play along. And besides... if he can find a woman, why can't I?"

"What?!!!"

All of the servants voices sang in chorus-accompanied by the squeal of her personal aid, Sera.

"Oh? I was just merely a joke. I did not know you're all easily flustered." Yseah kid. "Though, it can be done right?"

"Ehh? What are you talking about-"

"All of you." Yseah forstalled him for the third time. "Why don't we make a bet? If his highness will end up with the wench she brought, I then will kill myself in front of all the eyes of this wolven nation. Not just that, before my execution I will give you hefty amount of money to escape yourselves as a petty servants of this palace. Those jewels are valuable than your life you know. " she pauses to curl her lips cunningly. "But if they will not end up together, then all of the ten of you must give me your loyalty for eternity. And to assure that, you have to give me your precious primal lycan tooth. Do we have an accord?"