C8

"An opportunity to show pure love and loyalty for a deserving like you. Stopne as bright as glass, promises never to be stained, an opportunity granted is not wasted. You are the moon and stars in the sky when the majestic darkness comes"

A big smile painted on my lips as I looked at the glass-like stone that Idris had picked up by the riverside this afternoon while we were taking a walk. It is a different stone compared to others that have color but this is nothing and clean and bright.

I put it around my neck because he made it as a necklace using gray thread. I was about to fall asleep when I heard a series of wolf growls so I quickly got out of my room to look at the others but I didn't see any of them.

"Idris?" he was the first one I called but no one answered and the whole house was very quiet. 

"Idris? Teyla? Atreyu?" I kept calling until I get down to the front room but they weren't there as well as in the dinette so I went back to the front room when I heard the door being forcibly opened and the door crashing loudly to the floor.

I felt intense nervousness before I slowly faced the door, a brown wolf was standing right in the doorway while looking sharply at me. I could see the mark in his right eye that seemed to bring him strong energy but with a burst of fury. None of the locals here have ever seen a wolf that looks like this. I screamed out loud when it suddenly growled loudly that seemed furious at me so I ran to the wall where an arm pole arrow was hanging and took it and pointed it at the wolf. He was about to attack when another wolf entered and quickly attacked it in front of me.

"Dustin is careful his strength is weird" I shouted at the wolf who had just come. I ran outside and witnessed the unpleasant things happening here and then many were unconscious.

"Viola?" I called to her when I saw her struggling to pull herself up. I immediately ran to go to her when a wolf came super fast and grabbed me falling to the ground. I feel the numb and hot water dripping probably blood because of the claw of this wolf above me that scratched my arm.

"Stay away from her" Viola warned and before we both could react she flew away as this wolf growled at her. 

While it was busy growling to Viola I took the chance to pull myself up and with all my strength I jabbed the arm pole arrow to its neck. I backed away when it growled so loud as it looked at me furiously and bit my right hand before I was swung in the air and flew to where. I got hit by a tree causing me to feel like I had a broken bone, I vomited blood when I fell to the ground. I tried to stand up but I felt like I had been beaten with a hammer and fell to the ground again.

The pain that I feel seems like I have experienced it before and it is slowly killing me. I couldn't help but lie on the ground while dealing with the pain of being hit into a tree, falling to the ground, getting scratched, and bitten in my right arm. I looked up at the sky, the moon was bright and it would be a full moon in a few nights. I heard a familiar voice struggling so even with difficulty I tried to move to get up and kneel to find who it was, a gray wolf was fainting and it was back in human form.

"Idris?" I shouted when I saw him and was having a hard time with his condition. Even with difficulty, I crawled towards him. I immediately lift him and laid him on my legs while my left hand supported his head.

"What happened?"

"The rogues attacked again" his voice is weak.

"Heal yourself now Idris," I said but he just shook his head.

"Come on Idris heal yourself up please" I begged as the tears began to flow out of my eyes.

"It's too late Sachi, I'm drained and my healing doesn't work, my wolf suffered too much" I cried even more so even though it was painful I moved my right hand and hold his right hand.

"You better ran Sachi, leave and never turn your back," he said but I shook my head in disapproval.

"I'm wounded I can't even pull myself up, my arm is numb caused by biting and scratching, I got hit to a tree after a wolf threw me. I can't run to escape" I explained.

"I'm glad you're here by my side and seeing you after what happened. Even though you are human you are very strong and you are still breathing after what happened to you" I held his hand tightly as he coughed up blood so I closed my eyes and cried even more.

"Sorry Sachi" he whispered softly as he close his eyes.  

"Don't Idris don't close your eyes please" I beg sobbing.

"I'm already tired Sachi" I had nothing to say but to cry and look around. 

Others were still fighting, I saw Marty return in human form and fall to the ground. Not far from him was Donna trying to get herself up but nothing happened. This can't be, what is going on? Is this a dream? I looked at Idris with his eyes closed and not moving, I felt like an arrow had rained down on me.

"NOOOOOO" I screamed and I felt like someone else just screamed with me, I suddenly lost my energy.

"You gave light to the lost heart, returned the lost life, and guided it. The purity of your love and faithfulness will shine like a star. You are the light given every day and night like the moon and the sun." I held Idris's hand tightly and laid my head on top of his head as my eyelids grew heavy and my sight dimmed.

"Thank you so much" I whispered as my eyes closed.

I heard the noise of steel so I woke up and saw a woman holding a tray leaving the room.  I tried to speak but no words came out of my mouth which surprised me so I got up but I felt like I was electrified by the pain I felt. So even though it was painful I endured it just to reach the mallet cabinet near the bed and I deliberately punched my hand there.  The woman turned around before she could go out, her eyes widened when she saw me and hurried back just as I was about to fall on the bed thankfully she hold me.

"Oh, jeepers young lady what are you doing? Are you okay?" I nodded as a response to her question. She helped me sit and lean on the headboard.

"Don't move too much yet, I need to fix these things I used to wipe you first and I'll get back to you right away. Do you need something?" I just shook my head so she left.

I studied the room I was in and it was familiar to me, I was just shaken when I realized I was inside the Montromey palace but in another room that had a bit of a resemblance to the first room, I had slept in before. My attention turned to the door when I saw the king and queen enter with their son.

"Goodness gracious are you okay?" the queen hurried closer to me and I saw in her such concern even the king and Yoshiko. I remained silent because I could not speak. I tried to signal that I could not speak but their foreheads furrowed hinting that they did not understand. I repeated the signal but they didn’t understand that.

"The young lady said she can't speak" the woman while ago said. She smiled at me and place the water and food she was holding on top of the mallet cabinet.

"Let me check you," she said as she came to me and hold my neck pressing it looking for something or what.

"Anyway I'm Ester and don't worry you may speak again in just a moment, for now, you need to drink and dehydrate and eat to fill your stomach since you seem like didn't eat for days" I smiled at her as I accepted the food she gave. I ate slowly and quietly while they watch me.

"Is there no work the queen and king had to do?" Ester asks them for me since she understands my sign language.

"Everything is in a good position so we have no work to do" the king answered.

I put back the bowl on the tray and grabbed the cup and swallowed all the water in there. Ester checked on me again doing the same thing she did earlier which I don't understand what for.

"Good you can speak now" she nodded when I look at her with hesitation.

"H-hello?" They smiled and so am I. 

"I don't know what happened that made you lose your voice," Ester said.

"You made us worried Sachiko, you left without saying goodbye then we will find you in the Evergreen that is almost lifeless again" king Vinsor scolded. I look like a rock hearing Evergreen and cried.

"And Idris?"

"You are the only one alive I saw there"

"How did you know I was there?"

"I did not know you were there, a messenger eagle with a message came to me in the letter it says that Evergreen has been attacked by rogues and needed help so I went there but found nothing there only broken houses and dead bodies. I was about to leave but I saw you leaning in a wall not far enough from the houses" he explained.

"How? But Idris was just in front of me when I lost consciousness. He was in my arm and we were meters far from the packhouse, so how did I get away and end up in a tree?"

"Don't worry because I'm sure I wasn't the only one who went there maybe there were other alphas and wolves who went there and saved others and you just weren't seen because where you are is the way to the center, here in Montromey kingdom" I'm just staring at him while crying.

"What happened in Evergreen is the talk of the whole Arsel terrain," Yoshiko said.

"I wish I had died, I wish I had and they lived. I didn't do anything, I'm useless maybe Ralf is right I'm just a human who knows nothing about wolves like you" I'm crying remorse to myself.

"I did nothing but watch them fall to the ground one by one"

"Don't say that you are not a human you understand" the queen comforted but I shook my head.

"No, I'm just a stupid human that is the wolf who happens that I am his mate rejected me. In that pack, I'm the only living human there"

"Sachiko to tell you the truth you aren't a human you are a wolf it's just that something is keeping you to transform into a wolf something that seals your wolf to appear" the queen explained that confused me.

"Then that night when I shouted? I mean I feel like someone just shouted with me but no one is there on my side only Idris but he's already sleeping. At the same time as we shouted my memories came back" I told them.

"Then your wolf may have appeared and accompanied you and its sensation brought back your memories" Ester concluded.

"I don't know if that is the reason or maybe it is because I just witnessed the scene as before. I was in Moon night pack when rogues attacked and witness all the deadly fights. I'm fighting with my co fighters and others then I suddenly got hit with something that made me lose track and unconscious than when I woke I'm here and remember nothing " 

"Then you'll never have to fight again you'll live here in the palace and we'll protect you. I won't let you go back to Moon night or Evergreen" the queen said ending the whole conversation as someone came said they will be holding a small talk and rants with the council.