This was a quick update… so a pat on the back for me!
His face was clean shaven, for a moment leading her to think that it was all a figment of her imagination. Yet, the silver eyes that did not let go of hers were so familiar. Those days had not been forgotten but now Oliza, the future queen, looked at both Ulrik and the woman who had introduced herself as Auria. The serene expression upon Oliza's face betrayed all the emotions that were stirring deep inside of her.
"And Avaram?" Zane asked Oliza, snapping her back to reality.
Oliza only shrugged lightly in response, Namidia had only found her.
Danica answered for her. "Another guard was sent for him, he'll come."
Danica and Zane had stepped back, an obvious gesture of leaving things in the hands of Oliza. It would not be long before she would be queen, and lately some of the matters had been left for Oliza to handle.
"My lady?" Avaram's crept up behind Oliza as she stood facing the two wolves. She turned to greet him and then introduced him to their two unexpected guests.
The guard that had brought him stood at the entrance, looking around for a few moments to see if anything was needed. When nothing was said, he excused himself out and then left. Danica and Zane sat in a far off corner, far enough to not intrude but close enough to hear and help. Meanwhile, Avaram and Oliza sat facing the wolves as Auria began to speak.
"Our tribe has long been under oppression, and because of that we had lost one of our rightful leaders." Auria paused to look at Ulrik and then continued. "We want help from you to destroy the last remainders of the evil that had taken over."
Oliza and Avaram looked at each other, both wondering what to do or say. To help the wolves would be controversial and could incite the anger of many of the serpiente and avians.
"We do not want to help incite a civil war." Oliza replied. "We are barely dealing with our own differences; we cannot interfere in matters that do not concern us."
Ulrik shook his head as Auria's anger and anxiety began to show.
Finally, Ulrik spoke, "No one supports Ierek but many fear him. He is by far the strongest in the pack and my only way to defeat him is to kill him before he kills me. I need time and for that I ask for your protection. Ierek does not know who I am yet but with time he will."
Oliza looked to Avaram for help.
"We will… decide upon this and by two days we will give you our answer." Oliza smiled at the confidence in Avaram's words for there was no doubt that he too would be a wise and good king. And with that, Danica and Zane smiled smugly, both knowing that when the time for it came, the three kingdoms would be in good hands.
"For now you can remain here with us and join us in the merriment of the union between our daughter Oliza and Avaram." Zane added in as he walked towards Oliza once more and placed his arm around her once again.
With that, it was not long before guards and attendants were sent handle the two day stay of the wolves. In the spur of events, Auria had gone with one of the guards to take care of their stay, Danica and Zane had long left, and Avaram had left after being dismissed by Oliza. For the first time in months, she faced the man who had helped her survive after that terrible fall, the one creature that still haunted her dreams and lived in her memory.
Sadly enough, I can't stop with those cliffhangers. It's either update quick but with cliffhangers or update really slow and leave nothing to crave… sorry!