Elder Xarex glanced at Iris. He had this weird look on his face every time he looked at her, but it was understandable, since what happened with Iris was an anomaly.
There should be only one Serafim, but it was very obvious Abby and Iris held the same power. If anything, Iris was way stronger than Abby. Not only that, they looked pretty similar with red eyes and blue eyes, though Abby’s hair was in darker shade.
The thing about the Serafim and the lycan was also postponed because of the war within the kingdom, Decratic and Iris’s declaration that only the lycan could help her to destroy Decratic since the sixth sword was him.
They had never heard about the sixth sword before, but from what they heard from the knights, that was true. The sixth sword existed and Iris fought the dragon while riding the lycan, holding the sword to strike the majestic creature.
"Is that prince Kellan?" Elder Rose asked.
"I heard he is cripple," Elder Rania chimed in.
"Decratic healed his legs," Abby explained to them in formal tone. The way she talked to Elder Rose didn’t give you an indication that they related by blood. They had so far gone from being mother and daughter.
Cane saw Iris entered the carriage from the corner of his eyes, he knew it was still hard for her to be in close proximity with Kellan. Even when she held a strong power, she still dreaded the thought of being close to Kellan. It had nothing to do with power. It was about how she felt and how it brought back memories that she didn’t want to remember...
The shadow of him alone would turn her into that helpless little child, who couldn’t do anything, the dreadful feeling that grip her heart and how she was unable to defend herself.
Once again, Iris would turn into that pitiful little girl with the mention of him.
Cane then told Aliana to stay close with Iris. He ordered her to enter their carriage and stay with her.
Aliana was confused with the order, but she did exactly that and stayed with the luna, while the alpha and the Elders went to meet with prince Kellan. They should be the one, who came to their campsite and entered their territory, without the protection of the knights and the warriors, because that was what Kellan demanded of them.
Iris was right, this was simply a suicide...
"Are you okay, luna? You look so pale." Aliana held her hands and to her surprised they were very cold. "Your hands are so cold. I will get more blanket for you."
"No, stay here, Aliana." Iris grabbed her hand and prevented her from leaving. She didn’t want to be alone, because it only worsened her anxiety.
Iris was not sure, which one worse; knowing Cane was out there with Kellan without sufficient protection or insisting to come with him and face Kellan.
Not only that, she had to calm herself down, she couldn’t let the darkness consumed her again, but this feeling was very strong. The feeling of anger, helplessness and the urge to do something violent. The darkness crept on the corner of her mind and she had to get rid of it, because this exact feeling was what made Decratic grew stronger.
"I will put the blanket on you, okay..." Aliana draped a blanket on her body and then hugged her luna. She was worried, because Iris had been so well recently. "Do you want me to call for Grace, luna?"
Iris shook her head. "No. I am fine. Let me stay like this." She closed her eyes and concentrated to get a control over her feeling and mind again, while Aliana assumed the luna was taking a nap, though hit was weird, but she didn’t make a peep and let her to rest. It was a long journey after all and it was so great that she didn’t fall sick.
Meanwhile, Cane and the four elders reached the campsite, where prince Kellan, alpha Derick and Cezi greeted them. Behind them, there were around a thousand warriors, mixed in their human form and beast form, while the rest of their forces were doing something around the campsite on the background.
"It’s a pleasure to see you again, Cane!" Kellan greeted Cane as if they were an old friend. He didn’t even shy to approach him first.
Cane and the four elders dismounted their horses and there were a few warriors came forward to take their horses.
Hearing the greeting, none of them answered it, they were silence. Cane didn’t even spare alpha Derick and Cezi a glance, which made them very uncomfortable.
If only Cane asked something from them when he saved Cezi’s life, probably it wouldn’t weigh on their conscience to the fact they were scheming him right now. Alpha Derick wished Cane wouldn’t come at all and let them execute alpha Colter.
"I know you have a mixed feeling about the whole situation, but let’s discuss this peacefully..."
Kellan talked some more, but it seemed only the elders, who paid close attention to what he said, while Cane had to reign his anger and the wrath of the lycan within him. He could feel Lu was trying to breakfree and harbor an idea of how to end Kellan’s life right there and then.
To Cane’s amusement, the lycan actually had a thousand different way to give the prince a pure torture from hell.
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