Slightly shorter chapter, but still important leading up to the finale.
Azalea I woke up slowly, my brainstill processing everything that I had experienced. The sun was just starting to peak over the trees and I called out to Lucas. It only took a few moments before he arrived . By that time I collected what was left of the candles and dumped out the bowl of now ashes. I handed him his clothes back and he took them back to the forest to shift and get dressed. Once he returned I had my things bundled and was ready to go. He looked over at me expectantly and I smiled. "She came and I have ideas now," I said cryptically. He rolled his eyes at me before turning and leading me back to our camp site. I caught up to him quickly and said "We need to get our maps out as soon as we get back and I'll explain with the maps. It will be easier for me to show you and to process it." He nodded and we walked silently back, each in thought. A few of the fae were already up making breakfast for the group and I waved at them. As we passed I asked that they have
Azalea We arrived there in the afternoon. It was actually very beautiful here by the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It would be a good place for a pack, the nearest being in Lake Tahoe which was south of Reno. I made a mental note to ask Steve which packs were closest and what their relationship with Logan was. It would always help to have more hands on deck. Miner's Canyon literally looked like it came out of an old western film, just 100 years later. Most of the buildings were still standing, though in questionable condition. We parked in the middle of the town and broke everyone into groups to explore the buildings to assess them. If this was going to be base camp I would want to make sure that the buildings were secure enough for us to spend time in. There was a hotel/boarding house, a bank, a saloon, a store, the jail, a resturant, what was probably a butchery, the doctor's office and a stage coach/post office. Everyone made a list of things that were still in working ord
AzaleaI jumped up quickly knocking the board over. Lucas frowned at me and I said “I got it. Chance was right they won’t all come for me. But they would all come for me and the council. ” I could see him processing what I said and it was taking too long. I grabbed his hand and said “Come on” as I dragged him out of our trailer and over the central head quarters.Steve was connecting wires and moving things around when we burst in. He looked up curious and I told him what I told Lucas. He told me be more specific and I thought for a minute before saying “Think about it. The old council head quarters were destroyed. This actually wouldn’t be a bad area to buy and build a new one on. It’s close to mountains , has woods and fresh water nearby. It would be good for a small pack but definitely not big enough for my pack. But for a new council area, heck maybe enough bring the enforcers head quarters here too or if you’re going to expand it like I have suggested... Think about it. Most of t
AzaleaThey decided that they would tackle the saloon tomorrow as it would be a full day project so they worked on the old doctor’s office. Once it was cleaned out we built shelves and moved some of the boxes of supplies in there. We’d get them put away later.I made a list of things we’d need from the grocery store and send a few of the fae so we could restock our supplies. We had already set up our ice chests in the larder and had all the canned goods put on shelves that we had put in across from the grilling area. I wondered a bit around the time letting my brain focus on laying out more specifics of our plan. I decided tomorrow Lucas, Steve and I would be going to Goldsmith’s Field and checking things out there while Chance led the reconstruction of the new infirmary.Once the fae returned I had Cae’leigh in charge of making sure everything was put away correctly while I went to find Lucas and Chance. They were actually hanging out together in our trailer. I told them of my plan f
AzaleaChance brought me everything for my garden and a ton of seeds for which I was thankful. It took me 2 days to set up the garden and to get it growing the way I needed. Tomorrow I would be able to harvest it for the first time. I had a spot in the larder for the fresh herbs to hang and where they could put the fruits and vegies that they picked each day.In the mean time they had had finished everything except the hotel. They had brought the port-a-potties yesterday and put them in place. Today they were building bunk beds for the buildings that were already done as well as picnic tables and benches for the mess hall. I told them that tomorrow I wanted everyone to take off as a day of rest. They’d all been working hard the last week or so and deserved it. One day of rest wasn’t going to effect our plan anyways. Chance actually invited me back to his pack to meet his luna and to my own surprise I said yes. It would be nice to meet another luna. Lucas and Steve would be here to wat
ChanceI looked over at my passenger, still worried but glad I was approaching Miner’s Canyon. I had told her that it wasn’t a big deal, but I lied. She scared the shit out of us. She looked so different than she had yesterday and it was the craziest thing to see someone who was so vibrant and feisty and full of life look like... well death less than 24 hours later. Her skin was now very pasty and the circles under her eyes made it look like someone had blacked out both her eyes. There was still some dried blood around her jaw from her ears.I shivered as I remembered seeing her on the floor covered in blood pain clearly written across her face. And to be told that she does this twice a month and has for over a year. I can’t imagine the amount of pain both her and Logan are in to take this group out.Steve said him and Lucas are waiting right out front for you my dad linked to me.Ok great thanks I replied.Also Rich called. I spoke to him for a bit - about all of this and about the p
AzaleaAfter dream walking with Logan I had just enough time to reach out to Dan. I found him in a memory of his father and watched for a few minutes before making myself known. Dan was excited to see me and I explained to him what I was going to do the next night. I explained to him where I was opening the portal at and requested that he burn the list of herbs I gave him in front of the area where I would open the portal. The herbs would act as a guide and an aide for me. He told me he would be waiting there for me and that he was excited to see me open one. A new portal hadn’t been opened since his father’s day.The next day I send Lucas to Chance’s pack to begin training them using the information the twins got us as well as his own training. I let all the fae know that at midnight we would be meeting by the woods to open the portal. Steve and I spoke with Rich and updated him on the plan once the portal was opened. He told me that he got all of the council members that were left t
Lucas I carried a passed out Azalea into the room where the other fae were resting in recliners and on a sofa. I placed her gently on the bed that was in the room. The other fae looked tired and pale, but they were all awake. Rich and Don had followed me and were talking quietly. Abe had gone off to get someone to get food to the fae. I turned to Don and asked if he had somewhere outside where they had vegetation that they didn’t want - maybe they had somewhere where they wanted to clear the land to build something. Rich realized what I was talking about and explained to Don that the quickest way for the fae and Azalea to recharge was to be in nature, but with being this drained they would most likely take from the earth and plants themselves. After a minute or two of thought Don knew of an area that they could use. He said that he would take us there after the fae ate. Rich shooed Don away to go be with his family while the two of us handled this. Then he came over and officially in