This was probably the first time for Hanna to enter a warrior’s bedroom and Will’s was very orderly. Everything was neat and clean, even though there were not a lot of things inside this small room, it still portrayed his simplicity perfectly.
"I don’t know if you’ll like it, but I think it will look good on you." Will held out a necklace which had a small blooming flower as its pendant and dropped it in her hand in such a way that made it look like it was not any special gesture.
Meanwhile, seeing how nervous the man was, Hanna couldn’t help but want to tease him. "Will you put it on me?" She handed the necklace back to him and then turned around. She pulled her hair to the side and showed her neck and shoulder to him.
The necklace slipped from his hand and fell to the floor with a soft clink, which snapped him back to his senses.
"Sure, I will." Will bent down his body and picked the necklace up, his hands were shaking a bit when he tried to clasp it. His face looked very serious, as if he was solving a difficult riddle.
It took him a full four minutes, before he could secure the necklace around her slender neck.
"Okay, it’s done." Will’s voice was a little bit raspy and he cleared his throat when Hanna turned around and showed the necklace to him.
"Does it look good on me?" Hanna asked, her voice was soft and small.
"Perfect."
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Iris had never been in this part of the pack before, but after walking for so long, she felt her feet hurt so badly, especially when they had to climb the hill. They actually took a mountain path. She was not sure where Cane wanted to take her.
They were out of the fortress, which meant they were out of the protection of the pack.
There was even some point where Iris entertained the thought that Cane would kill her when it was only the two of them, out of people’s sight, but then, he didn’t need to come all the way here if he really wanted to do that.
Or perhaps, he simply wanted to take a walk, since that was what he said to her earlier. Only after they reached their destination did Iris know where he took her.
It was the Howling Wolf pack’s family tomb, where all the dead members of the pack were buried.
"The pack house and the fortress were built solely on the purpose of protecting the people from the attacks and monsters, while this place was built outside of the fortress so that the warriors wouldn’t have to worry about protecting it even if we are under attack. So, it wouldn’t be another spot that needed to be protected."
Cane answered Iris’ question when she asked why the tomb was placed out of the pack house. He was quite generous with his explanation, as he talked a little bit long. It seemed, his mood was not that bad.
"If it was built inside the fortress, in case of an emergency situation, they will try to protect this place too, even if they were told not to."
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