The royal family took to getting more familiar with one another. Margaret found her place among them and the attendees were left to their own devices and to their own devices they went. “Lords I’m just suggesting we take a vote and decide if this is a legit claim to the throne.” Mr Banderman spoke up. The other elders head nodded or shook. “Respectfully, there is a process and we will follow it.” Mr Lavenos spoke up, “The Elder Lord just introduced two possible heirs that are both powerful and hybrids. We knew there was a reason he chose the Casters daughter. This is it! He wants to strengthen the Clan and if she is the Coming Sun we will have no time of day we are not safe.” “Gentlemen you are all missing the point. Why is he introducing them now? Why first his daughter with his long lost wife and then his son. A son, may I add, we already knew existed and have fought beside, never knowing he was the heir to the throne.” A gentleman with a tall top hat on, leaned against the wall
The day had come when the Ladies would be introduced to their hand maidens. There would be five for the ladies, two young men for the young Prince and one additional special Lady to assist Raven. Pulling at their skirts and adjusting their clothes, the two men and six ladies waiting anxiously in the servants halls to be brought to their introductions. The male attendants were taken up first. “Prince Bradford, these two men will be attending to your needs. Your laundry, your mess, baths, ball preparation and anything else you need. They will be here all hours of the day and will be in Their own shared quarters just a floor down. This pulley will ring a bell in their room.” The butler bowed and waved his arm toward the men. “You look strong, but are you intelligent?” The guys looked at each other puzzled, “My Lord?” “Will I have to tell you every move to make or will you anticipate them as you learn me? I’m not a fussy man and I’m not accustomed to the life of a royal. I will expe
As they went to the now longer head of the table, they found people waiting to pull back their chairs. They took their respective places as in the throne room, stepped in front of their chairs in unison. The people pushed their chairs in simultaneously. They lowered into their chairs together. It was a sight to behold! They moved as one. How connected they must be! People shuddered in fear of the way the attendees were looking at their Royal Family. Thoughts jolted from one mind to the next, “What kind of potential does this Royal Line contain?!” “What if this blows up in all our faces?” “My heart, they’re beautiful!” Raven looked at them all and smiled. She thought of how they resembled her forrest friends and their temperaments. Alexandre looked upon them and stayed perfectly poised. Bradford looked at them and specifically wanted to see the expressions of his old posh acquaintances. And Bastion looked over the room entirely. His wife was the exotic powerful intoxicating woman he
As the banquet came to a close, several of the military leaders were present. Bastion called for them all to meet in the business suite. As they filed into the room their weapons were placed on the rack. Bastion planned to nip this vile bud from the vine. “Thank you all for coming. Please come in. Have a glass of blood and take your seats. We have much to discuss.” The men all came in chattering amongst themselves about their battles and their fronts they held. “We’ve held the Lycans off up until the enchanted forrest and its water.” “We have kept the trade lines clear of bandits. There’s hasn’t been an incident in a long while now.” “Yes, but the neighboring clan has been making their way towards our forrest borders and I fear they have foul intentions,” one of the officers mentioned. “All right. Meeting is in session. We have all been trying to figure out what we can do in order to make things more peaceful between the clans. The one thing we have in common, the Lycans, has bec
“Thats all we need to cover tonight. We will reconvene when all members are present. Tonight go feed your souls and trouble me no more.” Bastion left and went to find Raven. He went to the ladies apartments to see what the plan was going to be for her lessons. He rapped at the door and gently turned the knob. “Raven?” He saw her sitting by the fire holding a letter down by her side while she gazed into the oblivion. He knew that she discovered her mama’s departure and he felt the pain in her. “This isn’t a long goodbye. We only have weeks to prepare you both and divide and teach is the best plan. I need to teach you how to do your best powerful work with your dark abilities. It’s trickier than you think to do it on demand. You’ve always been a natural. So let’s move from emotional control to intentional control.” Raven cried as she sat there. She recalled the years of fear and loneliness. Her heart ached that she didn’t even get to say goodbye. What if they never see each other ag
Alexandre and Bradford stepped into the protective circles. The familiar scent of lavender and lemongrass filled their noses. This time felt different to Bradford. He felt welcome and safe. They stepped inside to the cabin and Alexandre went straight to tending a fire in the fireplace. She dumped out the putrid stew that had been left behind in the slop bucket. She then pulled out a water bucket from her reserve and began cleansing the whole place. “We need a good clean place to rest and the table needs to be clear. Looks like someone made quite the mess,” looking up at Bradford she smiled. He shuffled his feet a bit and jumped in to help. Bradford had left so quickly last time he didn’t even clean up his mess. “I was attempting to make your potion. I couldn’t remember the portions for the herbs so I made them in all possible ways. I can go to the enchanted garden and get them replenished here.” “That we will both do. I have to teach you what they are. Then you will know which to
Bloodchild returned to his villa enraged. Walking through the threshold he threw his cloak, gloves and cane at the wall. His Butler came quickly retrieving the items. As he shed his layers down to his dress shirt and slacks, the butler ran around grabbing them all and carrying them neatly. “Where is my wife?” The Butler stopped and replied, “She’s in the library still. She’s hardly left it since you went to the Castle. Sir, I can report she has found some encouraging news. Shall I take you to her?” “That would be ideal. I require some libations, Richard. I’ll escort myself to the library actually.” Bloodchild replied. He would actually like to see her working. He loved how the candlelight danced off her beautiful red hair and how intently she read as she traced her finger along the sentences. Using his dark abilities he silently moved into the corner behind a bookshelf sticking out with stacks of books on it. Danessa peering over the words, spoke slightly with her whisper, “An
Lycans. You’ve heard of werewolves, people who turn to wolves when the moon is full. They are larger than people and strong like freight trains at a full gallop. Lycans are three times larger than the biggest werewolf. They were also many times stronger than their counterparts. The most powerful Lycan is Alpha Xander. He comes from a long line of Alphas who ruled well and with brute strength. The great Pack of the Blue Mountains was known as Blood Moon Mountain Pack. They were the head of all Lycan packs. They were the strongest of them, the more intelligent and the hardest fighters. Even the females were above and beyond males in other packs. Alpha was the mightiest among them all. The mere mention of his name inspired fear and respect. His Mate, Luna Avery, was also a pure blood alpha from another pack. Alpha’s pack held the purest of all Lycans and thus were the most powerful and unpredictable. He and his Luna readied their Clan for war.Beta Chance knelt before his mighty and