Chapter 4

"Rise and shine!" Logan exclaims jokingly as he opens up the curtains of Rory's window, exposing her sleepy face to the sunlight. 

"Mmmh", Rory squealed as she stretched her hands wide open and looked up at him. 

"Good morning Logan,and how do you do?",she said with a smile on her face. "I'm awesome boss", Logan replied walking towards the door.

  Suddenly,he stopped and looked at her, "Caleb is still sleeping, but i want to go for a walk out in the woods, would you like to join?".

"Yes yes yes!" Rory exclaimed in excitement. She quickly jumped out of the bed and changed her nightgown into trousers and wore a t- shirt. In no time, she was ready and she bade Logan to lead the way. 

As they got outside the compound of the palace, "horse or car?" Logan asked Rory who chose the horse, and Logan readied a horse and saddled it and the two of them hopped in and out of the gate they strode and into the forest. 

  As they got to the outskirts of the woods, Logan came down from the horse and gently lifted Rory off it. He told her to follow him behind closely as he showed her around.

"Follow me closely and don't stray out of my sight, I don't want you getting lost and Caleb beheading me". Rory laughed, "like I'm a kid! Or I don't know how to take care of myself?" She said to him but he didn't answer. They strolled further into the woods.

The forest was thick with a little bit of fog, Rory had to be extra careful as there were too many twigs and thorns and silly insects like centipedes  and the likes. 

Soon,they get to a tree with an iron bell and Logan touches the bell.

  Immediately, an underground road opens and Rory shivers in awe and amazement. "Wow what the hell is that?" She asks Logan who smiles. "It's one of our hideouts,it's built for emergencies,for example if we were attacked without warning,we would run here, into this hideout for safety,then regroup. "Wow, it's awesome,I never imagined such wonder". "Ha ha, you're a child Rory, what do you know?"Logan replied with a laugh and Rory punched him hard on the shoulder. "Ouuuch!",he yelled and faked a tear, but Rory knew he was obviously faking it. 

She continued into the woods and, "hey, wait up let's go together!" Logan shouted, pursuing her.

  "Caleb would kill me if you get lost!".

They continued strolling down the grassy road and soon,they came to a hill. In it,there is a wooden sculpture of a king. "What is that?", Rory asked in geat fascination. "Good question,that's Alpha Damien lll, he was the first Alpha to bring civilization and technology to our werewolf kingdom".  "He must have been a good king, i presume". Rory asked, eager for an answer. 

  "Oh yes, sure. He also defended our kingdom from many external Invaders and even those terrible vampires". 

"Huh! Vampires?", Rory screamed, terrified. Logan looked at her,"shhhh, child, stop making noise, we're in the forests. "That doesn't concern me!",blurted Rory,"I hate vampi…!".

  She had barely finished talking when there was a sudden rush of breeze in the woods and "voom", Rory was gone with the wind. 

"Rory!!!!", Logan screamed in fear, he ran around,not knowing what to do, then he paused and tried to calm down and think, his adrenaline still pumping. He followed her scent and did a deep breathing exercise. 

As he finished doing that, his eyes turned yellow and in anger, he sped through the trees and bushes and in an instance,he had found Rory, with a female wolf. 

She was Agatha, Logan's ex girlfriend and he was really surprised to see her. "Agatha, what are you doing here"?he asked Agatha who was almost strangling Rory. 

 "No let her go!", He screamed but Agatha continued. "So this is the object you left me for! After everything we shared together, you leave me for this ugly baboon!", she exclaimed in great anger.

"No no, that's Alpha Caleb's Luna and he asked me to show her around". Immediately she heard Rory was Alpha Caleb's Luna, she quickly let go off her with speed, as if she was a plauge. "Oh ohh wow,I never knew", she said bowing down before Rory and apologizing for her rudeness. "It's fine, Rory said faking a smile and in a giffy, Agatha was gone with the wind. 

"Who the hell was that?", Rory asked Logan who looked absolutely confused. "Oh that,she was my ex". 

Rory looked at him and laughed, "your ex is as terrible as you",she said and waited for Logan to insult her, but he didn't. 

"I hope she didn't hurt you, did she?" He asked in fear. "No, she just really took off with me and i was scared stiff". 

Logan was happy that Rory wasn't hurt and there was no injury or wound on her body. "Please don't tell Caleb about this incident, he'll kill me", Logan begged Rory who nodded in agreement.

"Shall we continue our tour around the woods?", Rory asked politely with a faint smile. "Sure sure , but this time, you must not ever go out of my sight". 

Rory looked at him and nodded,"alright sir,lead the way" she said as she followed him in front.

They both stroll deeper into the woods and that atmosphere gets thicker, the trees get thicker and the sun light starts to diminish. "Where are we?", Rory asked, slightly afraid. 

"Relax I'm with you, just follow me".

  And as she followed him, they came upon hundreds of gigantic mummies, they were graves of ancient, past Alpha Kings, there names written boldly with silver and the caskets and coffins were made of gold. 

As they approached, Rory could not help but feel a little gittery. "Are those graves?",she asked, clenching Logan, clinging and holding on to him tightly. 

  "Yeah, they are graves of our past leaders,and what about that?",he said looking at Rory and wondering why she was clinging on to him in fear. "Nothing, the thing is,I'm scared of graves and spirits",she said letting him go for a moment. On hearing this statement, Logan laughed and laughed and roared with laughter like a mad man. "Whaaaaat?", Rory asked puzzled, "why are you laughing?",she asked.

"Child, what are you not scared of?",he replied and continued laughing.  

  But little did he know that Rory had something in mind,she was going to prove to him that she wasn't a scaredie child. She quickly walked up to the graves and  read the words written on them, she could see that truly , they were caskets of past leaders. "It's amazing though,this is pure gold and silver",she said as she touched the caskets. 

"Yeah, what do you expect, they're royalty", Logan said and Rory smiled. 

"Can we sit down and rest, my leg hurts". Rory asked Logan politely and he obliged her, and they sat on the grass. Rory lay flat with her back resting on the grass. "I love this fresh breeze, it's so soothing". 

As she played with the grass under the early morning sun, Logan kept a watchful eye out for predators and enemy intruders. 

   "Gist me,I'm bored, tell me anything,a story, a song, just let's do something fun", Rory said to Logan who smiled and agreed, looking and thinking of something fun to do with Rory.

They talked about everything, from their childhood memories to the future of their kingdom.

After about an hour of sitting, they decided to head back to the palace. As they were walking, Rory heard a strange noise coming from a nearby bush. Curious, she went to investigate, and to her surprise, she found a newborn werewolf baby girl.

The little girl was wrapped in a blanket and had the cutest little ears and snout. Rory couldn't resist the urge to cuddle the baby, and as she was holding the baby, the mother appeared out of nowhere.

The mother was a beautiful werewolf, and when she saw that it was Rory and Logan who were holding her baby, she bowed down to them with reverence.

"Your Highnesses, thank you for taking care of my baby," the werewolf mother said in a soft voice.

"It was our pleasure," Logan replied. "We were just passing by, and we couldn't help but notice this beautiful baby."

The werewolf mother smiled and then took the baby back from Rory. She thanked them once more and then disappeared into the woods.

Rory and Logan continued on their way back to the palace, and as they walked, they talked about the strange encounter they had just experienced. When they arrived at the palace, they were greeted by Alpha Caleb, the leader of their kingdom.

"Your Highness," Caleb said as he hugged Rory. "I've been looking for you everywhere. Is everything alright?"

"Yes, everything is fine," Rory replied. "Logan took me for a stroll in the woods, and we just got back."

Caleb looked relieved, and he smiled at Logan. "Thank you for taking care of our Queen," he said. "I am forever grateful for your loyalty to our kingdom."

"It's my pleasure, Your Highness," Logan replied with a bow.

As they entered the palace, Rory couldn't shake off the feeling of curiosity about the werewolf baby girl they had met. She wondered where the mother had come from and why she had trusted them with her baby.

Later that evening, after a long day of work, Rory decided to talk to Caleb about her encounter with the werewolf mother and her baby.

"Alpha Caleb, I met a werewolf mother and her baby girl earlier today," Rory said.

Caleb's eyes widened with surprise. "Really? What happened?" he asked.

Rory told him everything that had happened, and Caleb listened attentively. When she finished her story, Caleb sat back in his chair and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

"It's rare for werewolves to trust anyone nowadays," he said. "You and Logan must have made quite an impression on her for her to trust you with her baby."

"I just wish I knew more about them," Rory said. "I wonder where they came from and why they were there."

Caleb smiled. "I have an idea," he said. "Very soon we'll all go for an expedition in the woods, we'll have an adventure and it's going to be a whole lot of fun, don't you think so dear?"he said facing Rory with a smile. 

Rory's face lit up with excitement. "That's a great idea!" she said. "I can't wait to see that day come to pass."

As the morning wore on, Rory's curiosity about the werewolves grew. She couldn't shake off the feeling of awe she had experienced when she had met the werewolf mother and her baby girl.

Looking for a way to learn more about their way of life, she decided to join the kitchen staff to help prepare breakfast. As she entered the kitchen, she was greeted by the delicious aroma of freshly baked bread and sizzling bacon.

The kitchen staff welcomed her with open arms, and Rory was amazed at how skillfully they cooked their food. The werewolf chefs moved with a grace and precision that was unlike anything she had ever seen before.

 Rory watched in wonder as they prepared the breakfast dishes, marveling at the fresh ingredients and unique techniques they used. She found herself falling more and more in love with the werewolf lifestyle, fascinated by their connection to nature and the simple pleasures of life. As she helped the kitchen staff, Rory couldn't help but feel grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the werewolves. She knew that this experience would stay with her forever and that it would help her become a better ruler for her kingdom.