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Chapter 51

Rylan's Perfect PlanDaria’s POVI would look at the pack square through the shadows of the upper trees, and the breath I was taking was slow, and my body was still. A fine halo of glamour coated me like a second-skin, distorting light and smell sufficiently to render me invisible. Torches were flickering fiercer than normal below, and their fires glowed in the night wind. Something was wrong. No--something already was wrong.Rylan came out of the wood-track, dripping to the bone.His boots were dripping with water as he went into the square, dripping off his cloak and his hair. His mouth was clenched, his eyes flared with rage. Whimperings ran along the assembled wolves."He's back," someone whispered.“What became of the search party?”"Why does he look like that?"One of the hands which Rylan lifted jerked. "Call the council," he barked. "Now."The guards sprang into action and went to do as they were bid. The elders looked at each other with discomfort but sat down. I felt my stom

Chapter 52

The Vote of BetrayalDaria’s POVI hid myself as the council re-converged, and my heart seemed to be beating out of my chest. I was so afraid of being detected. Fear and doubt were heavy in the air in the pack square. Torches wrought their lengthening shadows, which wound and turned across the stone like the claws. Each shadow was like treachery.The elders were seated again, more slowly. No one spoke at first. The warriors who were on guard were in an uncomfortable position, waving their weight as though it were not on solid ground any more.Rylan broke the silence.We cannot pass the notice of what is happening, he said, and his voice was calm, controlled. "The pack needs stability. It must have a strong and clear leadership.Lucius was alone in the middle, squared shoulder and pallid face. I was able to see how difficult he was struggling just to stand. His breathing was uneven. The hands were a little shaky at his sides.It is a trial which is masquerading as care, said Lucius. "Y

Chapter 53

A Daughter AwakeningDaria's POVHarriet screamed.Not a cry. Not a whimper.The scream with which, like lightning tearing the sky open, it broke into the forest.I threw the bunch of herbs to my fingers and magic shot out of her like lightning flashing in the eyes. A flash of blue and silver broke out and crashed against the walls of our hiding-place. My wards had gone off round me, and could not be reined in."Harriet!" I ran to her.Her little body shaken as though something was struggling to escape, she was on her knees with her chest gripped to her. Her tears were streaming like children, and were faintly shining."It hurts," she sobbed. "Mommy, it hurts so much."I drew her to my breast, and instinctively covered her as another discharge of magic shook through. The air crackled. Stones rattled. The woods appeared as though they were in suspense.Look at me, I said sternly, holding her face. "Breathe with me. In. Out. Slow.""I can't," she cried. "I feel him."My heart skipped pa

Chapter 54

The Night Before JudgmentDaria's POVI couldn't sleep.However I tried, when I closed my eyes every time I seemed to feel it--the pain of Lucius. Faint. Broken. Such as a candle attempting in the wind.He was running out of time.I rose gradually, without disturbing Harriet. She lay in a curl on her side, with her little hands turning in the sleep. Twitching her brow, she whispered now and then, of which I had no clear understanding.I stood up, went to the table and lit a small fire. The shadows leaped on the stone walls.And that was all, I said to myself. "I won't wait anymore."I took my satchel and emptied all the contents--vials, talismans, herbs, powders. My fingers moved by a mechanism of healing and concealment.I will not allow him to pass away, I said to myself. "Not like this. Not till the truth of the matter is known.The truth about Rylan.The truth about the poison.The truth about me.I pulverised moonroot, and combined it with silver dust. this will deaden the poison

Chapter 55

The Secret FriendDaria's POVThe warrior, masked, remained motionless, one erroneous motion on his side and I would attack.I kept my blade low but ready. "Speak," I said. "Slowly."He nodded. "My name is Kael," he said. I vowed to Lucius much earlier than Rylan came to power.Harriet shifted behind me. I could feel her fear, as a little fire, on my back.Kael stared at her and hurriedly turned his head. "I won't hurt the child," he said. "I swear it's in my blood.""Words are easy," I replied."I know," he said quietly. "That's why I came with proof."Again he reached his cloak. My magic flashed, which was to strike. He paused, waiting for my nod."Go on," I said.He took out a folded piece of black cloth. And as he opened it, I caught my breath.It was a Blood Pact marker. Carved. Burned. Stamped with the seal of Rylan himself.I have been following him, said Kael. "For months."Harriet whispered, "Why?"Your things ceased to make sense, he answered. "Lucius was strong. Fair. Clear

Chapter 56

The Ghost Making a ComebackDaria's POVThe old and fissured stones of the border of Blood Pact land lay half-covered with earth and moss before me. I drew my cloak more closely around me, and cursed the last ward between my lips. The wind glistened with one wave, and was calm. I was nothing to anyone who was looking. Just a ripple. Just a shadow."Stay close," I murmured.Harriet squeezed my hand. "I won't let go."Kael passed on before us, without saying a word. He raised his two fingers, and then one. Distinct voices were heard among trees. Guards. Laughing. Not worried. That meant Rylan felt safe.Too safe.Like ghosts we sneaked through the boarder. My heart beat fast as I was struck by the familiar smell- pine, iron, wolf. Home. And not home. I suppressed pain that tightened my chest. Not now.Harriet whispered, "I feel him."I gave her a nod without glancing back at her. "Me too."The route wound inwards over the grounds. Torches were lit even at daytime. More guards than befor

Chapter 57

Breaking PointDaria's POVLucius did not breathe.During one dreadful heartbeat the world was reduced to the silence of his chest and the icy terror that was tearing through mine. The shouts of the crowd were lost in a distant roar, as of water falling through the ears. The sob of Harriet was through it all."Mommy--he's gone!"No, no, I said, rather sharply, and the panics were ripping at me. "He's not."Guards came forward, screaming. "Move back!""Get the witch away from him!"I put my hands on the breast of Lucius and leaned over. He was chilly-skinned, turned dark of lip. I could tell the poison was straight round his heart, like tar, and naughty. It was beating furious, living when I touched it.I closed my eyes. Now.I touched the secret word which Silas had so earnestly given me warning never to employ, unless it was the only alternative. It burned my tongue. The atmosphere became narrow and muffled. My knees were rattling on the ground."Stop her!" someone yelled.A hand gra

Chapter 58

The Battle of the AlphaDaria's POVThe council hall burst into bustles the moment the doors were shut.Cries were reflected off the walls of stone. Older people got out of their seats simultaneously, their faces flushed, hands trembling. There were warriors on the sides, some getting nearer Lucius, others being drawn towards Rylan, as by strings, which no one could see."This is madness!" Elder Bram shouted. You can not take away an Alpha without evidence!Rylan didn't raise his voice. He didn't need to. He stood up and was high in the center, composed and cold. "We have proof," he said. "You all saw him collapse. You were all there and saw how the witch touched him.Many eyes turned to me.I lifted my chin. "I saved his life.""She nearly killed him again!" Rylan snapped.It is a lie, a voice in the back said.Kael came forward, his sword in its sheath, but at the ready. "I watched her heal him. He would be dead, in any case, had she desired him to be.There were tremors along the h

Chapter 59

The RevelationDaria's POVThe council hall was a slow one to be quieted down.Voice upon voice struck against one another like waves. Warriors shouted orders. Older people spoke harshly, in a frightened way. There were some wolves, who were in between loyalty and fear as they were frozen. The rest even held their arms up ready to receive the first blow.I remained standing where Lucius was, with my cloak drawn closely around me, and Harriet hid behind my leg. I could hear that my heart beat so loudly that I thought everybody could hear it."Enough!" Elder Bram at last shouted, and rammed his staff against the rock floor. "Enough chaos!"The noise was loud, powerful and overpowering. Slowly, the noise faded.Rylan was standing at the council table but his face was made out of stone. Lira hung on him shivering and with her eyes dashing about the room as if in a cage.Elder Mira pointed at me. The witch was making somber assertions. Then, first we shall hear the truth, should we tear th

Chapter 60

The Dawn of the ReckoningDaria's POVThe phrase had scarcely slipped out of the mouth of Lucius when all was ruined."Daria?"Rylan moved.He did not shout. He did not warn. He was frozen one moment open to truth and the next he leaped out like a trapped animal. Flashing in his hand was steel, and a brief blade, smeared with black poison. His eyes were crazy and full of anger and terror."Die," he snarled.I had no time to take up a shield.But Lucius did.He shifted.The sound was thunder itself. Bone cracked. Power surged. The man disappeared in a second and in his place was the Alpha, massive, rippling with his silver-black fur and with eyes blazing in bright gold. He struck Rylan in the middle of his blow, which launched the traitor out of the council hall.The knife slid down on the rock floor.Gasps turned into screams."Lucius!" I cried.His wolf put himself between me and danger with bared shoulders and open jaws. He was not lost as he had never been in years. Not weak. Not b

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