The Alpha King's Guardian
Chapter 17: The Cursed Wolf
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
This is Warrior Commander, August Bennisten.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Hi.
I acknowledged him and we shook hands.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
And these fine people are my subordinates.
Zebiana ( WC Warrior Fighter 1 )
Zebiana Tharraswell, Hi.
Jayco ( WC Warrior Fighter 2 )
Jayco Venterebern.
They introduced and I acknowledged.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
So, miss Volguardsen...
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Not to be a funsucker but, weren't you supposed to be on House Arrest?
He wondered and my mouth slightly parted.
Paizely and Sunny slapped his arm from both ends.
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
Don't be rude.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
I'm not!
He defended gently and then chuckled.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yeah well.... yeah.
It had only dawned on me that I was not allowed outside.
I turned to look back and then back to them.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Well, I'm alive so I'm probably allowed outside.
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
What?
Jazz ( WC Hunter 1 )
What does that mean?
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Wait, are you saying your grandfather could've put some sort of spell to prevent you from coming out of the house?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Normally, that's what he would do... but as you can see... I'm in one piece.
August's mouth dropped to the ground.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
So he must have forgotten...
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
No way, are you serious?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yeah.
August turned to Paizley, anxiously.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Pez, we're coming out alive from this place aren't we?
The girls rolled their eyes at August.
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
Ugh, you're so dramatic.
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
But didn't you give the captain a tour earlier this morning?
She asked me and I nodded.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Oh, yeah. I did. It was my grandfather's orders.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Ahhh, that makes more sense.
Another guy approached from behind him.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Wyatt Knoxbrigde, Wintercrown's Healer.
He introduced and I shook hands with him.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Nice to meet you Wyatt.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Your garden here is simply an enthralling sight.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Lots of herbs, plants and flowers made for a beings wellness.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
You're such a nerd.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yeah. Two of my Aunts practice Warlock and Universal Medicine.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Ah... as I thought.
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
Alright, onto the next.
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
This is Jax.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
Hello.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Hi.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
I'm Wintercrown's Head Scout.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Ah, I hope the woods isn't giving you a hard time at night?
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
No, I've quite managed to memorize the trails and the paths.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
That's good.
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
Do you hunt in these woods?
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
I mean, your family?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
My Grandfather and Uncles do, every spring.
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
There must be an abundance of life in here.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
You can feel it?
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
I can smell it. The earth is rich.
I smiled, flattered at the compliment towards our property.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Yeah...
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Must be nice to go for a run.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Are you not allowed to?
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
Oh, well we can't stray too far away from the manor.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Yeah. We make do with the basketball court down the east wing.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
But we still appreciate the neat accommodations your family has provided.
Wyatt shot August a darkly warning look.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
Yes, thank you for that.
I saw two guys emerged from behind Jax.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Are those your scouts?
They turned to look behind them and Jax nodded.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
Ah, yes. They take the daybreak until afternoon shift.
So, every Key Head has atleast two subordinates.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Have they eaten?
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
Probably, I saw a cloth basket shot inside the woods awhile ago.
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
Oooh, how generous.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Your cousin must have known and delivered the food to them.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Man, sometimes I wish I was a Warlock.
He joked and the guys laughed around him.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
Let me introduce you.
The two wolves approached us, fully clothed. A guy and a girl.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
Nero, Jaya, this is Legacie.
He introduced me and I felt shivers upon hearing my name pour out of his mouth.
I extended a hand on the girl and shook it.
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
Hi. It's nice to finally meet you.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Have you guys eaten?
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
Oh! Yes! There was this floating cloth basket, we thought it had a baby carrying in it but turns out it was food!
She cackled and I smiled.
She reminded me of Blaster.
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
Really good food!
Legacie ( Female Lead )
I'm glad you liked it.
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
Oh, did you cook it?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Ah, no. I can't cook for love nor life.
I grinned sheepishly and she patted my shoulders.
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
That's alright!
The guy next to her stepped out and extended another hand.
Nero ( WC Scout 2 )
I'm Nero.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Hello, there.
I shook his head and it felt warm.
There was a burning sensation.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Are you alright?
°°°he looked, famished°°°
Nero ( WC Scout 2 )
Oh, uh, yes.
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
Oh, Wyatt, do you have some remedy for drowsiness?
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
Why? What happened?
Jaya ( WC Scout 1 )
His headaches been getting worse.
Nero ( WC Scout 2 )
Jaya...
I stepped away from them and let Wyatt examine Nero.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
He looks feverish.
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
What?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Is he ill?
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
Well, he was out on patrol during the rogue incident, I've noticed he hasn't been feeling well.
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
I noticed that too.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Shouldn't he be given a break?
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
Captain insisted he took a leave but he's just too stubborn.
We watched as Wyatt and Jax examined him.
My hands still felt like it was burning.
I looked down and instantly saw dust.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Earth Dust.
I blurted out and turned to Nero.
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
Did you say something?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Yes. Um.
I moved forward and stood behind Wyatt and Jax.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Keep your distance.
I suggested and they both turned to me.
I noticed Nero was still barefooted.
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
What?
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
Is there something wrong?
I felt Raiver's presence.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
What's going on here?
He had left the wide distance he had placed between us.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Was there any other protection bestowed on your pack by Principal Caster?
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Yes. A skin.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
What's that Cap?
Wyatt ( ML's Were-Healer )
A Shield Skin?
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
Do I have it?
Zebiana ( WC Warrior Fighter 1 )
Oh my stars.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Yes. We all do.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
When we exited the briefing room at the campus, we were automatically clothed with a Shielding Skin.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
How come?
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Volguardsen territory is Ancient Bloodland. No one can easily enter without a layer of protection.
Alfred ( WC Hunter 2 )
Bloodland?
August flinched and quivered.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
What does that mean?
Sunny ( ML's Head Huntress )
Ugh, it means that only their bloodline are safe in here and that any uninvited guest or outsider, good or evil stepping foot in this land will have their energy sucked right out of them.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
WOAH.
Jax ( ML's Head Scout )
It'll leave you feeling cold and... feverish.
They turned suspiciously at Nero.
Legacie ( Female Lead )
It's highly effective too, against outsiders because this territory harbor the remains of my ancestors.
Their eyes popped out of their sockets.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
What does that mean?
Paizley ( ML's Sentinel Leader )
It means they were buried here. Traditional ancestral homes do that.
August ( ML's Warrior Commander )
But why???
If this had been an ordinary day, I would've laughed at his reactions.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
That's not the point, Auggy.
Raiver ( Male Lead )
What's happening, Legacie?
Raiver ( Male Lead )
Why did you ask that?
Legacie ( Female Lead )
Nero... I believe, he's been cursed.
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