The Lightning Wolf Chronicles (Evelyn and Nadia) novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164: The Storm Is Coming

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Evelyn’s POV

Alistair was gradually taking over more duties from Alpha King Nathan, getting ready to inherit the Alpha King position someday. Right now, he mainly handled supply procurement from the human world and outside the kingdom. Whenever we had free time, we’d help out.?

The funniest part? Watching those girls who ‘coincidentally showed up at the castle office hoping to run into Alistair. Their faces when they discovered us

working alongside him were priceless.

Luna Queen Selena personally taught us how to handle the constant stream of visitors. Some made reasonable requests, others were selfish jerks, and some were flat-out rude. But she always kept her cool.

As for me, Alpha King Nathan arranged for me to study royal history and etiquette with him, especially the missing parts about my mother and grandmother. Apparently, as a royal family member, I needed to learn various protocols. Oh, and I was fifth in line for the throne.

That nearly made me burst out laughing. Alistair was alive and kicking, doing great at his job. I couldn’t imagine what would happen if this burden ever fell on me. I’d probably lose my mind completely.

On top of regular training, Alpha King Nathan brought in a witch from the witch council to teach me magic. He said my grandmother had talent in this area and wanted to see if I’d inherited it.

The witch’s name was Juniper. She had striking deep purple hair and emerald green eyes. She wore simple dark robes covered in intricate runic patterns I couldn’t make heads or tails of. She was graceful, composed, radiating this mysterious aura that made it impossible to guess her age.

She was several inches taller than me with this powerful presence. Always seemed calm, but I could sense the energy simmering beneath that peaceful

exterior.

Today we sat in the garden outside the castle. Morning sunlight filtered through the leaves, the air thick with floral scents.

“Straighten your back, put your palms flat on the ground, Juniper instructed in her trademark calm voice. “Now tell me what you feel.

“The soil’s soft, mixed with fine sand. Warm from the sun.” I pressed my palms deeper into the earth, adjusting my breathing.

Concentrating was the hardest part for me. After spending so much time alone, I never thought ‘sitting quietly and emptying my mind’ would be such a problem. But I hated this state of doing nothing, thinking nothing. It made me restless.

I took another deep breath, feeling the cool smoothness of grass blades under my fingertips. I tried sensing the world beneath the surface, reaching for

invisible forces.

“There are vibrations! Why are there vibrations?’ I snapped my eyes open.

‘Close your eyes. Use your hands to listen to the earth’s voice,’ Juniper said patiently.

We tried over and over. Each attempt left me more frustrated. In previous session I couldn’t catch any special feelings, once thinking I simply hadn’t inherited magical talent. But this vibration thing was different the first time lensed something beyond basic touch.

Like a heartbeat or pulse, but with vibrations. What is that? I held my breath, trying to follow the mysterious rhythm.

But just when I thought I was getting it, like a rubber band snapping, all sensations vanished. I opened my eyes and jumped up like something had bitten

“What the hell was that?!*

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Chapter 164: The Storm Is Coming

“You felt the deep connection with nature. Plants communicate through vast root networks. Those vibrations might be warning signals, preparing for something about to happen,” Juniper explained calmly.

‘Preparing for what? Thunder crashed across the sky the moment I finished speaking.

I looked up, confused. How long had we been sitting here? Just moments ago wah sunlight was on my face when had the sky gotten so dark?

“The storm is coming,” she said calmly. Something told me she wasn’t just talking about the weather.

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We rushed toward the castle, trying to find shelter before the rain hit. But just as we burst through the patio doors, torrential rain beat us inside, soaking us

completely.

A castle staff member was already waiting with clean towels, obviously expecting us to return drenched.

“Can we try again? How about training indoors?” I said eagerly while toweling of my soaked hair. “I don’t want to lose that feeling I just caught. Even if I don’t have magical talent, being able to sense good and bad magical properties could be useful. Maybe it could help us find those imprisoned witches…”

“Don’t rush, child. Juniper gently pressed my shoulder. “Alpha King Nathan mentioned you get overexcited when learning new things seems he was right. Outdoor training helps you master elemental forces faster, but if you insist on continuing, I can take you to the witch council’s dedicated learning space.”

‘Let’s go to the study first and start with magical theory basics. Only then can you truly understand the source and meaning of that feeling.”

We headed to Alpha King Nathan’s private study – the same place where I usually caught up on royal history, particularly the missing parts about my mother

and grandmother.

*Please sit. Let’s start with basic magical concepts. First, you must understand that magic itself has no distinction between good and evil. She poured tea from a teapot I swear hadn’t been there before – probably conjured it with magic

“This is the most important point – remember it. The morality of magic depends entirely on the user’s intentions and methods.”

She handed me a cup of tea with a faint herbal scent. Afternoon sunlight streamed through the study’s tall windows, creating dancing patterns on her purple

hair.

She waved her hand toward a thick ancient book on the desk. It immediately flew toward us like it was alive, landing steadily in her hands.

I originally planned crash course teaching, but you seem more like the type who enjoys deep study.” She winked.

She opened the ancient book. Each page was covered with gorgeous handwritten ext, margins filled with dense notes. Different colored inks recorded how magic evolved with the world’s changes.

Magic is the world’s essence, the fundamental force maintaining all things. Wetches are merely conduits guiding this force, using it to shape reality, heal wounds, and guard inner peace. She explained basic concepts, turning pages to ow beautiful illustrations of the four elements.

‘Earth, water, wind, fire. ‘Mastering how they interact is key to unlocking elemen magic. Based on your bloodline, earth elemental power flows in your veins you should connect with it most easily.”

This is actually interesting, I thought about the wonderful feeling from the garden

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