The Alpha's Triple Lunas novel Chapter 76

Chapter Seventy-Seven – An ally.

(Red Mountains)

Frederick heard of the war brewing between Craitan and Galdrish. He had been hoping Galdrish’s call for peace failed. And it did.

Galdrish had been harboring fugitives who should have been slaves, slaves for both Craitan and his pack. They’re time was over.

Fredrick scrunched his nose when the Craitan Representative walked into the room. He hated the smell of humans but they needed to ally.

Another human walked into the hall but had a pleasant smell. It was the Craitan princess. Blonde haired, blue eyes, she looked so delicate.

She snuggled besides the representative, looking around frightened, at the men gawking at her. Fredrick mind linked to his men to stop.

“Thank you for this invitation. I am the first Lord, Lord Gaston of Craitan. Here with me is my beloved fiancée, Princess Lena from Craitan”.

The Princess stood and bowed, Lord Gaston looked at her disapprovingly, she calmly sat down back.

Fredrick in turn, bowed to her. She smiled.

“Since we are allies now. We can spare future pleasantries” Lord Gaston grinned. It looked forced but Fredrick didn’t mind.

“Yes, and as ally, we'd share the products and ruins of the war” Fredrick bargained. Lord Gaston looked at the princess, she gave a nod.

Gaston mumbled some incoherent words to her, then smiled at Fredrick, “Yes, we would” his smile was force and Fredrick wished he’d stop.

“It’s settled then” the elderly woman announced. She stared at space for a while. The princess looked at her questioningly.

Young girls, dressed in pale pink, came from behind the hall’s curtains, serving them drinks. The girls had chains to their legs and hands.

The smallest girl served the Princess, she tarried long admiring the princess’s delicate face. When she met her gaze, she looked away.

“I suppose your maidens are at the least educated?” the princess spoke for the first time. There was melody in her every word.

Fredrick wanted to nod, she looked offended and he wanted her not to be but instead he shook his head, “My slaves are not”.

Gaston helped a girl drop the tray of fruits she held. It was bigger than her and her little hands shook.

“At Craitan, our younger maids are taught to read and write. If they’re stupid they’d be of no use to us. The older ones work” he advised.

Fredrick rolled his eyes. And why would he teach human children how to read and write? What usefulness could they ever be to him?

“I understand that we're not your kind. And this alliance is risky so the children of this war would rather stay at Craitan” the princess ordered.

There was murmurings in the hall. Lord Gaston turned to his fiancée speechless. And if Red Mountains refused? What’d she do?

“I am sorry we can’t have an alliance based on that. All slaves are to be shared equally” the elderly woman raised her voice.

The Princess stood, Lord Gaston did the same, some men surrounded the elderly lady while she didn’t move an inch.

“Don’t raise your voice at me, Abigail. Children stay at Craitan. Some to study or be dancers for our pleasure. You won’t subject them to hard labor here!” there was finality in her voice.

Fredrick was aghast at the authority with she spoke, she still looked delicate and gentle only he didn’t know if he’d burn if he touched her.