Cane couldn’t care less about the King’s motives, since he had expected his journey to the south, even if it was not to confirm whether the woman was carrying his baby or not, the King must demand an explanation from him for executing the five alphas. More so, there were five packs without a leader now and Aeon needed to do something about it.
What concerned Cane was the people who would come with the King.
"From the report I received, it will be the King and Lady Cyan, while the Queen will stay behind in the palace to receive the people from the Holy Kingdom, who will be arriving in the next month, just in case the King couldn’t return in time to greet them."
"Lady Cyan..." Cane said her name in contemplation. Somehow, he had guessed it. There was something fishy about this woman and his suspicion only grew stronger after seeing the way she interacted with the King and Alan. It was a power play that she showed at that time, though it was very subtle.
Cane didn’t pay close attention to her because she kept a very low profile and was rarely seen in the public, yet right when they found the black magic stones in Princess Osana’s palace coupled with the matters of the lycan and black magic resurfacing, she made a public appearance.
"But, it has not been decided yet. It can be changed." Ethan immediately added.
"Hm." Cane was sure, no matter who joined the King’s entourage later on, Lady Cyan would definitely tag along. He remembered Haco mentioning there was a dark sorcerer within the palace, who prevented him from cursing Princess Osana.
"Oh, and the merchant, Lou, will also arrive in the Howling Wolf pack within this week, our men spotted him a few days away from our pack."
"I told him to go to the Blue Moon pack." Cane looked so cold to hear that.
"But, our man saw him take the route that was closer to the Howling Wolf pack rather than the Blue Moon pack."
Cane knew this merchant would be trouble. "Where is Haco?"
"I think he is in the hut. Last night, he asked one of the warriors to accompany him there," Ethan recalled. "I assume he is afraid you will make him sit in the corner again."
"Send someone to call him back, tell him Iris is awake."
"Okay," Ethan said, he was about to order one of the warriors when Jace returned with Hanna and Grace.
The Alpha told the two women to go inside the bedroom to check on his mate and take care of her needs. After that, if Iris was strong enough, she could come and meet him in the main hall this afternoon. "You go and find Haco, tell him to come here right away," Cane ordered Jace instead to find the sorcerer by himself.
"I heard you are sick." Alpha Dristan engaged her in a small conversation. "You really know how to make Alpha Cane so worried about you."
"I am fine now, thanks to Alpha Cane for taking care of me," Iris replied.
"Yes, I can see how beautiful you are right now." Alpha Dristan didn’t lie when he said that. If it was another woman, he would try his way to get her, but of course, at times like this, he wouldn’t want to have a conflict with Alpha Cane. Having this alpha as an ally was way more important than having a taste of a mere runt like her.
"Thank you."
"We are going to leave now," Cane said, as he helped Iris into the carriage.
They went to the main street, where Oliver and some people worked together to distribute seeds so they could start growing something to eat, aside from going hunting in the mountains. The same thing happened in the other four packs.
Cane finally got a hold of their fortune, but without something useful enough to buy, all that gold was useless. At this point, he indeed needed the merchant. It was a good thing Lou went to the Howling Wolf pack, but Cane was not happy to see him.
"In a fortnight, we will return to the Howling Wolf pack to receive the King." Cane let Iris know about this beforehand.
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