Dark Heart : fay war.
Chapter Ten.
Rhys tracks Lucien and Kale but looses the trail in Birch when he learns the pack separated.
"So who do we go after ? Quinn or Lucien ?" asks Mason.
"Our Alpha wants both… we know Lucien he took Quinn for a reason. Whatever made him head to Ashbrooke won't keep him long so we track Quinn… Lucien will meet up with the rest of his pack soon enough. Then we take them both to Vincent" replies Rhys.
Mason nods "Yeah good plan".
Rhys and the wolves in his command mount their horses and head for lake country.
They had been staying in the village near Lord's Castiel and Dean's castle so Crow overheard some of the villagers talking about the Alpha's return. Crow ran straight to Rhys.
"He's back… just heard a woman talking about how he just got back from a war with the fay" gasps Crow as he pants for breathe.
Rhys frowns "War with the fay ? What the fuck ?" asks Rhys.
Crow shakes his head "No idea… just telling you what I heard".
Rhys nods and moves to stand at the window wondering just what the hell Lucien is up too now… he respects the Alpha, would actually be on his side if he wasn't owned by Vincent… the second sighs deeply, knowing he would have to gather more information before making a move.
First things first… find out what this war is and why Lucien was involved. Rhys is a good looking wolf and he knows it, uses it to his advantage as often as he can so getting the information he required was easy… a few flirty smiles and soft words in the right direction and by the end of the day he had almost the full story.
He sat by the river watching the sun slowly sinking as he thought about what he had learned.
"He's insane… but you know that already boy" says a woman's voice from close by.
Rhys turns his head in her direction and raises his eyebrow "Go away woman before the big bad wolf eats you" he grins… showing sharp teeth.
She laughs… actually laughs at him and he frowns.
"You won't eat me… your not a bad wolf Rhys… you are ruled by one, there is a difference" she says as she approaches him slowly.
He sighs deeply "How do you know my name woman ?".
"I dreamed of you… of how important you will be to the future of all wolves. I saw into your heart Rhys Knight and I saw good" she says.
Rhys huffs "Yeah right… I'm not good, I've done… horrible things" he looks down.
"Of your own accord ?" she asks.
"No" he admits grudgingly.
"See… you do as you are commanded, not as you choose. Tell me if you had a choice, could pick your pack… your Alpha, who would you follow ?" she says.
Rhys looks around… makes sure no one will hear him as he whispers "Lucien".
She nods "Just as I thought… with your help, we can rid Midian of Vincent once and for all" she says.
Rhys frowns "How ?".
"He wants the wolf Alpha Lucien bought here… tell him you could not get close enough to retrieve them… he will get angry and bring half of the pack here to reclaim the wolf and kill Lucien. By then all the wolves in lake country will be Lucien's allies and Vincent will die trying to kill him" she states.
"The pack… most of them just do as they are told… some of us enjoy it but not all… he brings them here, innocent wolves will die. I can't do that" says Rhys.
"Some will be hurt yes… but only Vincent will die, I have seen it… it has already started young wolf… Lucien's pack is larger now… it has begun" she says.
Rhys frowns "He's been at war… how could he have extended his pack since we lost them in Birch ?" asks Rhys.
"Adain's pack came south… Alpha Lucien has been kind to them, taken them in and by weeks end Dahlia will pledge them to him… I have seen it" she replies.
"Who are you ?" asks Rhys.
She smiles softly "Just a seer… but my vision is strong and can not be ignored… will come to be as all my visions have".
"Do you promise that only Vincent will die ?" asks Rhys.
She nods "Yes… I promise".
Rhys nods slowly "What do I need to do ?" he asks.
She smiles more and sits next to him… tells him exactly what he must do and when. By the time the sun has set and Mason comes to find him, Rhys sits alone… thinking about what he must do.
"So what news ?" asks Mason as he crouches down.
"Lucien's pack now number twelve… too many for us to take or sneak past. We need back up… we need to go home and tell our Alpha his enemy is being harboured by vampires" says Rhys.
Mason growls "Damn blood suckers… why don't they stay out of wolf business ?".
Rhys shrugs but is very glad they don't in this case.
"The Alpha will be pissed… you know he'll bring most of the pack for this… so they can all see him kill Lucien" says Mason.
Rhys nods "Yeah I know".
"So… first light ?" asks Mason.
"Yeah… the sooner we get home the better" agrees Rhys.
Mason leaves him by the river and goes to tell the other wolves to pack up and be ready to move at dawn.
'She better be right… or I'm dead' he thinks as he gets up and heads back to the village. Rhys wonders what Lucien will do with his pack once Vincent is dead, he hopes the Alpha will be kind to them… will see they were just following orders. He does not expect to survive this himself… despite what the seer said. He is that distracted by his own thoughts he does not see Alexis walk out of the tavern… does not see her stop dead and stare at him with wide eyes before she turns and slips away into the night to go warn Lucien that he is here.
"Rhys ? Are you sure Lexi ?" asks Lucien.
She nods rapidly "I saw him myself Alpha… walking into the inn".
Lucien growls "What is that scum doing here ?".
"Should Kirra and I go find out ?" asks Alexis.
"No… I will send Dahlia, she knows what Rhys looks like but I doubt he remembers her… he knows you too well" says Lucien.
Alexis nods "Yes Alpha he does".
The Alpha finds Dahlia and tells her who Alexis had seen.
"Do you think Vincent sent him after us ?" she asks.
"I don't know… would you and Bell go find out ?" says Lucien.
Dahlia thinks a moment "Yes but not Bell… I'll take Morgan… his scent confuses most wolves enough that he can get them talking" she smiles.
The Alpha nods "Yes… you'll have to explain him to me some time… I've never smelt anything like him".
Dahlia grins slyly "Our Morgan is… unique, the rarest of wolves… he is a true hermaphrodite".
Lucien's eyes go wide "Really… they exist ? Well I'll be damned… I have lived long and never met one… not a real one that is" says Lucien.
"Now you have… but yes he is the real thing, not an altered pup but by birth" says Dahlia.
Lucien nods knowing exactly what she means, a few hundred years ago he had come across a small pack that was rumoured to have a real hermaphrodite among them. It turned out that the Alpha of the pack had altered a young pup… had made female parts where there were none and had the poor boy shift back and forth till the alteration became permanent. Lucien had been so disgusted he had killed that Alpha out of hand and taken the poor boy to the best healers he knew but it was too late… Lucien shakes his head at the memory.
"How did you come by him ?" he asks as they walk.
"Adain found him… scared, hungry and alone. He took him in and fed him. He wouldn't let any of us near him at first… he was so scared of us" replies Dahlia.
"Did Vincent destroy his pack ?" asks Lucien.
"No… that might have been better… his mother had hidden what he was from their pack but then he came of age… went into heat" she says.
Lucien groans "Oh no… the poor boy".
Dahlia nods "Most of the pack raped him and their Alpha let it happen… when they were done his mother made him run…".
"What did Adain do when he found this out ?" asks Lucien.
Dahlia grins "He claimed Morgan as his and made him one of us… then went to the pack he'd come from and killed their Alpha".
Lucien smiles and nods "Exactly as I would have… Adain was a good wolf, a good friend".
Dahlia nods and swallows hard… she missed her Alpha so much.
~* The plot thickens… and yes I can already hear the cries of "A hermaphrodite ? What has that got to do with vampires and werewolves ?". You shall see… trust me young Morgan has a significant roll to play in this tale… hope you are all still enjoying this tale ! Reviews are more than welcome ! *~