Chapter 113 - A playful afternoon.

Arora

I purposefully avoided the tavern on our last trip to town because I was afraid of the reaction the royals would have. The one place that was the center of the pack’s joy for so long had become the place where they came when there was nothing else left.

It was an awful sight and I could see the pure disgust on their faces as soon as they walked in. I needed them to see what their actions or lack of actions had done to their people, and it had the effect I had hoped at the right time.

Noah was the first to order a beer, which drew the attention of all the people. He ordered a round for everyone, which had them all in high spirits in the blink of an eye and once everyone had a beer in hand, he announced the first barbecue. Sadly, he didn’t get the exciting response I had been hoping for.

We spent some time talking to some of the patrons and I could see by the time we left that the royal family’s mood was kind of dark. Some of the stories were pretty depressing.

“How were we so bli