The Plan

RIYA’s POV

“I don’t come from around here.” Riya said at last and Isolde looked relieved and even smiled.

“Of course you don’t come from around here, none of the girls do, we are all from different packs.” She said.

“No, you don’t understand me, I don’t come from this world, I’m not from around here.” Riya explained.

“Are you a faerie? Or a witch?” Isolde asked sounding a little afraid and Riya’s eyebrows rose as she considered Isolde’s words.

She had not really considered the fact that there could be other types of creatures other than werewolves and Lycans inhabiting this place she had found herself in, she had infact thought that werewolves and Lycans were fictional.

“You have Faeries and witches in this world?” She asked and Isolde nodded.

“Well, I am neither of these creatures, I am just a regular human without any powers, I was asleep in my own apartment in my own bed when I had a dream where I was in a lot of pain and I ate a little bunny then I woke up naked in some forest but before I could figure out where I was something knocked me out and next thing I know I woke up here.” Riya explained to her.

“That is how a shift feels like but if you say that you are not a werewolf, you are not a Lycan, a witch or a faerie, you have nothing Then how did you get here and how did you heal yourself just now?” Isolde asked looking perplexed.

“I have no idea, i am trying to figure that part out.” Riya sighed feeling frustrated.

“Maybe it was a spell…” Isolde said skeptically, “… I heard about a man who’s soul got transported into another man’s body.”

That got Riya thinking, could that mean that someone else was in her body and dealing with the confusion of being in a strange world? She tried to imagine how she would feel if she was a werewolf who suddenly woke up in a world where werewolves were portrayed in pop culture.

“I still don’t understand why we have to be forced to compete to be with a lycan?” Riya asked.

“It’s like this, the werewolves were getting decimated by bands of rogues…” Isolde began.

“Rogues?” A confused Riya asked.

“Werewolves who have gone rogue, they have lost their humanity and are just savage…” Isolde explained and Riya nodded. “… well, the Lycans saved the werewolves so the werewolves decided to give out their daughters to the king so that we could be intertwined.”

Riya thought about how it was a silly dynamic, the werewolves had turned the Lycans to mini gods and they sacrificed their daughters on the altar. If she did not have better things to do like get back to her world she would have campaigned against all of this.

So Issa and Sheila were not as all knowing as they thought they were, Riya decided that when she got back she would tease them mercilessly about their lack of accurate information, maybe she could use this werewolf power to get out of this place and find a witch who would be able to help her out of this fix.

“Do you know if there is someone powerful enough that they would be able to help me get out of here and back to my real home?” Riya asked Isolde.

“I have heard about a warlock, Grein the Great but he lives in a region far away from here in the north, it would be really hard to find him and even get out of here most especially now that the guards think that you are a flight risk…” She said nervously and gulped. “…you are not going to try to escape are you? I hear that the dungeons are so terrible that no one ever survives them and I do not want to die.”

“Of course not, we are friends now, I could never hurt you. I just think that maybe after all this is done and none of the Lycans want me then I might be released and I can find my way to this warlock and he can help me go back to my own world.” Riya assured her even though she was determined to find a way out of this.

“You are very beautiful, I am sure that you will get a lot of suitors…” Isolde commented.

“I am just going to have to make myself unpleasant then.” Riya said mischievously and stifled a giggle.

“…moreover, any girls that aren’t chosen will have to remain here in the palace as the new king’s concubines.”

“What?!” Riya sputtered.

“They supposedly offer those girls for the pleasure of esteemed guests who visit the palace.” She whispered and Riya turned pale and sat on the bed and reflected.

This was simply abduction and sex exploitation, it was sad that regardless of the era and world women were still being degraded and used for the pleasure of men, it made me sick. Riya knew with certainty that she would have to find a way to get out of here because there was no way she could conceive that thought of allowing anyone to use her like a toy, at worst she would not choose a master then she would escape, the thought of being some man’s play thing made her shiver.

“How long will the reaping last for?” Riya asked.

“Just a month.” She answered and Riya nodded.

It was not a lot of time but she would have to use the time effectively, since those guards were already unto her she would have to act properly and make everyone believe that she was in the full swing of things and enjoying being courted, then when they were content with her behavior she would get out of this dreadful place and find this sorcerer or warlock that would fix the situation at hand.

“So when do we start?”

“Tomorrow morning i believe.”

“Good.” Riya said with a smile.

She was known for being resilient and never giving up, it was what had kept her alive and safe this long and it would have to serve her once more. She would make sure that she had a way of getting out of here before those three weeks were up and find a way to execute it. it did not matter what she had to do as long as she was assured of her return home and away from this place.

She hoped that that she would not drag Isolde into anything that would hurt her, she could not bear it if she had to suffer on her behalf.