The Fall Of Lucian
Chapter 13

-That’s impossible, humans no longer enter these lands,” he explains, but they seem quite confused.

-I can understand that, but there is truth in what I say. He is a human, there is no doubt about that.

Bardas thinks for a moment about the thousands of possibilities that could exist for a human to enter the forest, and all of them were nil. His father had sent a group of wolves in their human form to the nearest town.

And they managed to find out that the entrance to the forest was forbidden, in fact, it was closed. The only option left to him was that some animal dragged this poor person in with the intention of eating him. But what animal would do such a thing?

-There is no logic, I know,” the albino stands up. I’ve come to inform your father that they should be more careful than before, something dangerous and aggressive is roaming these woods, and I don’t think it’s Lucian.

-And what could it be? Wild wolves? -asks the chestnut.

-I don’t think so,” Bardas answers, taking her shoulders. But I’m going to find out, now that Ethan is gone, I’ll take care of that matter.

-I can’t be away from my pack for long, I must return this afternoon. I don’t trust that human, and on the other hand, he seems to have lost his memories of what happened to him. I need to know what happened to him, I will keep you informed. Prince Bardas, I will take the news to your father.

-I will let him know, but you must be clear, that this human must be in the castle. The dungeons there are safer,” she feared.

-If the human makes such a long and difficult journey, he will die. It is best that he recovers from his wounds, and when he is better, he will be sent to the palace, prince.

Bardas looks askance at the albino, though he didn’t trust the man to stay in that pack, he had to give the alpha of the albino wolves the benefit of the doubt. Deisy was powerful enough to face any challenge.

However, she planned to keep an eye on the pack in case anything unusual occurred. If this human came by his own means, perhaps many others were coming with him. This could be a trap, a hunt set up by the citizens to hunt them down.

-Very well, if you think you can deal with this problem. However, the man will be sent to the palace when he recovers, he will be guarded by the royal guard.

-As you command, prince.

-Are you sure you don’t want to spend the night here? I don’t think it would be convenient for me to make such a long journey home.

-I have promised to return today, if you don’t mind if my companion drinks some water and eats something, and then we’ll leave.

-We’ll send someone to feed him.

-Thank you very much, prince. Adara, I’m leaving.

The albino left the house and the pair looked into each other’s eyes.

-A human? Do you think it’s a human? Since my mother appeared, and Queen Valentina, no human has been seen here. And that was many moons ago.

-It’s very strange, I’ll send a squadron to guard Deisy’s domain.

-I don’t think that pretentious albino will like the idea.

-I’ll do it without her consent. I just want my men to see what’s going on.

-And now without my father, and without the king.

-Relax, we can sort this out ourselves.

The young woman nods, she felt so worried. Things were happening now, and her father wasn’t there to support them. At least she had Bardas’ help, it was lucky he arrived at the pack just as her father left.

She looks into his eyes feeling her heart burn, they had not yet had the privilege of getting to know each other well. They hadn’t even been able to share a k**s, with so many things they had to sort out that they didn’t even have time to talk about their feelings.

It was frustrating, finding your wolf and not being able to enjoy him to the fullest.

She hoped they would have a chance to share even a k**s, she was dying to k**s him, and every time she smelled his scent, her wolf went crazy. He hoped it wasn’t what he was thinking, since he had no idea how to react to a first heat.

[…]

Deisy left Ethan’s house, and immediately called Ria with the thought. After several minutes, the she-wolf appeared, ran up to her, and lowered her ears.

-My alpha, we need to talk.

-You must eat and feed, we leave now.

-Yes my lady,” the she-wolf ran to where her alpha indicated.

Ria’s words made her uneasy, she knew something strange was happening. The eventuality that happened in her pack wasn’t the only thing, something else was going on. She wondered if it had something to do with that strange event that happened on the mountain peak.

It could be…

But what would Ethan have to do with it?

And what about the disappearance of Shery and her husband’s scent?

It was all very strange, and worst of all, it was all happening at the same time. Something that did not please him at all, and on the other hand; Prince Bardas was in the blue moon pack, what was he doing in those domains?

It was noticeable that between him and Adara something was happening, maybe those two…

Suddenly she looks back and is surprised.

< Of course, that has to be it! Bardas is Adara’s wolf destiny, and he’s hers. Wow, girl! It’s no use my insisting on taking her to my land.

About half an hour later, Deisy and Ria ventured into the forest on their journey home. The alpha knew his mate was very exhausted, but they would not give up until they reached the pack. The journey was exhausting.

But Deisy had her reasons for taking the young she-wolf, she was the best at tracking. Unfortunately, the she-wolf’s skills were not strong enough to follow Lucian’s trail. And that was because she hadn’t even been born when the bastard disappeared.

Perhaps they would have been a little luckier if Ria could at least recognise his scent.

-What did you find out? -he asks her as they run through the forest.

-I didn’t find any scent like that human’s, no footprints, nothing.

-Then what did you find?

-The scent of the alpha of that herd, he was accompanied by his wife, the human.

-Do you know where he was going?”

-“To the dark mountain, my lady. He took his wife to that place.”

“Are you sure of that?”

“Yes, no doubt about it.”

Deisy wondered what Ethan would be doing on that mountain in the company of his wife, what were those two looking for?

As far as she knew, Shery was aging naturally. While she was growing old, her husband was maintaining his youth. The years were not passing in vain for that human, that was the price she had to pay for messing with a werewolf.

And now Ethan was suffering the consequences of losing his moon. In a couple more moons she would no longer be a young woman, but an old woman. Even with all the power the alpha of that pack possessed, he wouldn’t be able to keep that human alive, she was just completing her life cycle.

He felt sorrow for that, and fear for his wolf’s fate.

-But that’s not all, my elf.”

-What do you say?

“I humiliate him… I smelled his silence. And it smelled or death and boils.”

“What are you saying, Rio? Shery estobo dead?”

“No, he’s alive, only he’s sick. His songre was mixed with a mighty herb. I’ve never smelled anything like it in my life. And I grew up in the forest surrounded by weeds. My father taught me a lot while he was alive, but nothing like that.”

-Can you find out where that grass comes from?”

The wolf was silent for a moment.

-I think so, I’ll have to look through some of my modre’s old books. Something must be there.”

“All right, I’ll get it for you.”

Ethon kept her husband’s illness a secret, but why did it bother her that the other monks found out that her husband was ill?

There were a lot of things that didn’t make sense, Shery was sick… she didn’t even know she was sick. Even though he might die, he was always clear that Ethon would never see him as just another node.

And he was aware that he had to make his life with another wolf, only this one hadn’t arrived yet. Suddenly, in his thoughts came the memory of that grey-eyed stranger. Why did he feel so strange when he thought about it?

He shouldn’t be feeling that way for a humon, it’s not worthy of a wolf to fix himself in one of them. If for them the coloured wolves are insignificant, a humono is just a humono that is just a humono on the ground.

But that doesn’t mean that he will feel certain emotions for an insignificant humone. It is obscure. In that, the look of that man came to him again or the mind, I was distroying him in his mind. I deny it and I try to return or corduro it.

-It is getting dark very fast, my lord” -grotes or the goddess of the moon that his compoñero interrupted his thoughts, since he was not going for the good cumin.

I did not think well in that humono of that monero.

-I know, don’t worry. I know, don’t worry, let’s not worry. Are you OK?”

“Yes, I am.”

The boys were quick to forget, as long as there was light, they had the privilege of continuing with the easy way out. I hope that the light of the moon illuminated their way back home.

[…]

-I have darkened a lot, Ethon. I think we should stop.” -Eren stops, as a blizzard of snow prevented them from continuing in their wolf form.

-Do you think we should go back to our humono form or our humono form? Why don’t you fool us?”

-It would be wise for us to take it back”.

The wolves looked at him steeply. They still had a long way to go, however, they did not perceive any foreign smell in that place. But they only opened the stobon on the way up, they did not even have the slightest bit of the cumin.

-You think it’s the best, don’t you? -the king asked his friend.

-He is at the top, I know it. We’ll find him there.

-I must know that we are here, he is no fool. We’ll take turns to ride, we’ll take turns to look for him”.

“We’ll look for a monkey to catch us unawares, we’ll find him when we’re all asleep.”

-But that won’t happen, both of us have come, and both of us will fight”.

The friends ofinon lo mirodo hocio lo olto de lo cimo, el comino oún ero muy lorgo. But the time opremiobo or the wolves olfo. Everything depended on them and their will.

I felt sorry for her, and even for her wolf destiny.

-“But that’s not all, my alpha.”

-What are you saying?

-The human… I smelled her scent. And this one smelled like death and weeds.”

-“What are you saying, Ria? Shery was dead?”

-No, she’s alive, she’s just sick. Her b***d was mixed with a powerful herb. I’ve never smelled anything like it in my life. And I grew up in the forest surrounded by herbs. My mother taught me a lot while she was alive, but nothing like that.”

-Can you find out where that herb comes from?”

The she-wolf was silent for a moment.

-I think so, I’ll have to look for some of my mother’s old books. Something must come out of there.”

“Alright, I’ll get it for you.”

Ethan kept his wife’s illness a secret, but why on earth? What was wrong with the other packs knowing his wife was sick?

There were a lot of things that didn’t make sense, Shery sick… he wasn’t glad she was. Even though she might die, it was always clear to her that Ethan would never see her as anything else.

And she was aware that she had to make her life with another wolf, only this one hadn’t arrived yet. Suddenly, the memory of the grey-eyed stranger came to her thoughts. Why did she feel so strange when she thought about it?

She shouldn’t be feeling that way about a human, it’s not worthy of an albino wolf to notice one of them. If to them coloured wolves are insignificant, a human would be a piece of work.

But that didn’t mean he would feel certain emotions for an insignificant human. It was absurd. At that, the man’s gaze came to her mind again, he was distracting her on her way. She denies and tries to come to her senses.

-It’s getting dark very fast, my lady” -thank the moon goddess that her companion interrupted her thoughts, for they were not on the right track.

It wasn’t right to think of that human in that way.

-I know, don’t worry. It’ll be fine, let’s just pick up the pace. Are you okay?”

“Yes, I am.”

The girls moved forward quickly, as long as there was light they had the privilege of continuing with ease. They counted on the moonlight to light their way home.

[…]

-It’s getting very dark now, Ethan. I think we should stop.” -Eren stops, as a blizzard of snow prevented them from moving forward in their wolf form.

-Do you think we should return to our human form? So we don’t get so exhausted?”

“It would be wise for us to do so.”

The wolves looked up the steep mountain. They still had a long way to go, yet they hadn’t smelled any strange scents in this place. But they were only just climbing, not even a quarter of the way up.

-You think he’s at the top, don’t you? -the king asks his friend.

-He’s at the top, I know it. That’s where we’ll find him.

-He must know we’re here by now, he’s no fool. We’ll keep alert, we’ll take turns to rest” – “He’ll find a way to attack.

“He’ll look for a way to attack us unawares, he’ll do it when we’re separated.”

-But that won’t happen, we’ve both come, and we’ll both fight”.

The friends sharpen their gaze towards the top of the peak, the road was still very long. But time was pressing for the alpha wolves. Everything depended on them and their will.