Dark Heart: fay war.
Chapter Eight.
It does not take long to calm and secure the castle and by the end of the day King Oran sits on his throne listening to reports.
"The traitor, former General Imogen and several of her loyal soldiers got away… about a dozen or so as far as we know. Those of the army who survived are in cells awaiting your judgement and those fay who fought with us have been appointed as the new castle guard for now, My King" says Tarn.
Oran nods "Very good Tarn, I will leave the appointment of a new General to you".
Tarn gives a slightly confused look "My King ? I thought you would appoint me that position" he asks with a bow of his head.
King Oran smiles softly "No… I need you at my side Tarn, I am appointing you as the captain of my personal guard".
The fay warrior grins.
Lord Gabriel elbows Tarn and whispers "King's pet".
Tarn glares at him a moment then whispers back "Don't you forget it" and winks at Gabriel.
King Oran rolls his eyes at them but smiles.
"And your report Lord Gabriel ?" asks King Oran.
"We have three divisions of the vampire army patrolling the outer perimeter at all times, the rest are helping your people repair any damage, find lost loved ones and remove and identify the dead. We have orders to stay and assist you for as long as you need us King Oran" replies Lord Gabriel.
"Thank you Lord Gabriel, the kindness and generosity of the Vampire's will always be remembered by the fay. So once we have things back to normal I intend to hold a feast in honour of the Vampire's… if you would extend my invitation to your council I would be most grateful" smiles King Oran.
"Of course I will" nods Gabriel.
"How is your brother… Lord Raphael is it not ?" asks Oran.
"Your best healers have tended to him and say he will live… I have sent for some of his harem to help him heal faster if you do not mind…" replies Gabriel.
"Of course not… they will be met at the gate and rushed to him the moment they arrive. Now Lyria… I believe I can trust you to take on the duty of castle steward ?" smiles King Oran.
Her eyes go wide and she gasps a little but remembers to curtsey as she replies "Yes My King, you can depend on me".
"Yes dear girl… I know" says the king with a grin that makes her blush "You may appoint and dismiss staff at your will, you know who can and can not be trusted in my house and I have a feeling you know this castle well enough to be the perfect steward".
She nods and smiles happily "Yes, My King… I will make your house safe and see to it's every need" Lyria replies with a deep curtsey.
King Oran smiles and turns his attention to the Alpha "Alpha Lucien it has been our honour to have you and your's fight with us and we would have you stay for the feast if you can".
Lucien grins as he thinks 'This one's known wolves… knows how to show respect even as a king'.
"Thank you King Oran… it was a pleasure to fight with you and it would be our honour to do so again if need be. This feast is some days away yes ?" replies Lucien.
"Yes… several I would expect" answers the king.
"Then Blaze and I shall return home briefly to check on our pack and the Lord's… I also have a long over due turning and bonding to over see then we shall come back" says Lucien.
King Oran nods "Wonderful… please invite Castiel and Dean if they are up for it… if not I more than understand and please bring the whole pack back for the feast if you like".
"If Cas and Dean stay home I will leave some of my pack to guard them but I'm sure the rest would love a party" grins the Alpha.
King Oran chuckles as he thinks 'This wolf could unite the packs… could rule them all if he had a mind too, so glad he's my friend… not even the fay could stand against an army of werewolves led by such an Alpha'.
For another hour Oran spoke with the various fay and vampire's gathered in his throne room and when he had as much sorted as could be at that time he dismissed all but Tarn.
King Oran sighs deeply "It has been a very long day My Love".
"The first of many to come Oran" replies Tarn as he sits on his king's lap and slips his arms around his neck.
King Oran wraps his arms around the warrior and smiles "Yes but with you at my side I will bare them".
"We will bare them" corrects Tarn with a smile.
Oran nods "Yes… we will, My Love".
They are alone so Tarn leans in and kisses his lover deeply and moans softly when Oran kisses back.
She knows where she must go next… to the pack of Adain… or what used to be the pack of Adain and was now being run by his Alpha female Dahlia. The pack was small, six including their current Alpha but they would be vital to the Alpha Lucien's future and she had to put them in his path. Since Vincent had killed their alpha Dahlia had moved her pack down through The Dannath range and was heading to lake country where she had heard of vacant lands they could claim. She knew she had to steer them past Lord Castiel's lands… knew that they would cross the Alpha's path if they did so she made her way to the fork in the Black River.
Johnny's head snaps up and he sniffs… the pack freezes and waits, silently and alert.
"Human… up ahead, near the river… just one, a female from the smell" he says softly to his Alpha.
Dahlia nods "Nothing we can't handle then" she replies and moves forward. Johnny grins as he follows her, the rest of the pack behind them. She sits on a large stone by the river watching the water as they emerge from the trees.
"You travel too slowly if I beat you here" she says softly knowing their wolf ears would hear her clearly.
Johnny and Ambrose growl in unison and get ready to sift, suspecting a trap. Peter and Bell follow their lead and turn to face any enemy coming from their flanks… Morgan cowers in the middle of their little circle, right behind his Alpha.
"I mean you no harm… in fact I wish to spare you from it" she says as she slowly turns to face them.
"Who are you ?" asks Dahlia.
"I am a seer… and I have had visions of you Alpha Dahlia. Visions so strong I could not ignore them" she replies.
Johnny inhales deeply "She speaks the truth, Alpha" he says.
Dahlia nods "Yes… I smell it too. Tell me Seer, what have you seen ?".
She points to the branch of the river they will cross "Beyond the river lies a small range… if you and yours go West you pass the lands of Lord Michael, one of the worst vampires ever to live but if you go East of the range you will pass Lord Castiel's lands and be safe as he is a friend to wolves, one of the best vampire's to ever live" she smiles softly.
The Alpha looks at her a long moment, smells no lie and nods.
"Would this Lord Castiel aid us ?" asked Dahlia.
She paused a moment and nodded slowly "Yes I believe he might, he is a kind and generous soul for a vampire".
Johnny chuckled at that.
The Alpha nods "Thank you Seer… we have had enough death and if your vision spares us more we are in your debt".
She shakes her head "No… help those who need you and you have repaid my kindness, Alpha".
Dahlia nods and bids the woman goodbye then leads her pack to the crossing. As they cross the Alpha weighs her options… the name Lord Michael is well known north of The Dannath range, known for his cruelty and evil. Yet the other name is unknown to her so she makes her choice and leads the pack east, past this Lord Castiel's lands and down into lake country.
~* Lord Raphael lives… and we have some new wolves to introduce. I have cast Mila Kunis as Alpha Dahlia, Joe Flannigan as Johnny, Vin Diesel as Ambrose, Milo Ventimiglia as Peter, Drew Barrymore as Bell and Jamie Campbell Bower as Morgan. Pictures of them will be on my Facebook page. Sam's long awaited turning in chapter nine, I promise so until then Dear Reader… enjoy and review ! *~