Allen took the awe filled chatter between the specialists as a positive sign. They were horrified and terrified at her sheer power as the flames had incinerated the corpse in seconds, and the image of her blazing eyes set within her perfectly calm face and flame wreathed body had seemed almost deity-like. He wouldn't be surprised at all if, at least for these three men and those that listened to them, she became an almost mystical figure. However, Lexi was unnaturally quiet as they continued on towards the next site and both he and her father had noticed the subtle shift in her aura and the almost depressive cloud of misery that seemed to hang over her. Allen reached for Lexi's hand wordlessly as they walked, intertwining their fingers together and squeezing her hand lightly as they walked. She turned to him and smiled half heartedly, but Allen could see the doubt and worry in her eyes. Lord Brarthroroz stopped suddenly and stretched. "We'll need to take a little stop for a
Ann sat in the council chamber with both Adam and Coral at her side, the Elders clearly torn between being uncomfortable with an omega's presence at such a high ranking meeting, as well as curious as to the purpose. Coral shifted uncomfortably beside Ann as some of the degrading whispers reached their ears, as well as the curious ones. It always seemed to be the negative ones that had the most impact on a persons confidence though. She had returned from her time with Eva far less timid and a lot more confident and honestly, it warmed Ann's heart to see that such a small decision on her part, had driven such a large impact on Coral's life so far. Coral had been paid for her time in training with Eva a decent wage, and by her own admission, it was more than she had ever seen in all of her years working for the Enclave. That in itself bothered Ann greatly and she intended to rectify it today. "Right, let's get started shall we?" Ann announced brightly as the murmurs that had rippl
"I would also like to propose that a better schedule be organized for their working hours. Twelve hour shifts within their duties are archaic. I would like to propose a schedule of eight hour shifts, and suggest that the same benefits that apply to pregnant she wolfs, or those with young children be applied to the omega's on staff. They will be allowed a reprieve from their duties until either the children come of age, or if they choose to return to work, I feel that the Enclave should provide additional child care facilities so that the children are not forced into the life of an omega, before they receive proper education." "Preposterous! Traditionally an omega learns their duties from a young age! They…" "No." Ann's voice cut sharply across the arguments that were bubbling amongst the Elders. "From this moment forward, no child may enter into servitude, or into the staff of households until they have completed their education. Special allowances may be made perhaps for apprent
After the meeting Ann, Adam, Bartholomew and Coral made their way back towards Bartholomew's office, paying no mind to the whispers of the people that they passed. Ann had expected a little resistance and had warned Coral to expect a little push back from some of those who saw themselves as above her, but to ignore it as much as possible and so far, she was doing well. The time that she had spent with Eva had certainly seen her grow from the nervous, anxious, frightened omega that she was previously into the timid, yet efficient woman that stood before her today. Ann had every confidence that in a few months, her confidence would increase dramatically and she would be able to handle most situations with ease. "Bartholomew will see to it that you have appropriate quarters assigned within the Enclave while we remain here, preferably in our wing. I have already approved which suite I think would be suitable for you, but obviously there are the finer details to sort out… furnishing
The darkness as they neared the next site was even denser than the previous ones. With five down already and moving on to the sixth, Lexi had already passed the feeling of drained. Despite their breaks between attack's on the sites, the food and drink they had brought only went a short way towards replenishing her energy. They came to a stop in front of the stones that had been haphazardly piled around this site, and by the looks of it, the construction of this one was far more recent than the last. There was a visible lack of lichen and moss coating the stones and Lord Brarthroroz frowned as he approached the middle of the circle. He bent suddenly and placed his hand on the ground, the faintest flicker of surprise crossed his face before he stood suddenly and looked straight at Lexi with a complicated expression. "This one still has faint signs of life." Lord Brarthroroz said softly gesturing to the specialists, "Help me move these. We'll need to be careful if we don't want to
The muffled sound of angry voices seemed to drift around Lexi as she fought to open her eyes. She blinked in confusion as the canopy of leaves above her came into focus and she frowned, her headache intensifying as she did so. The irritated moan that came from her lips at least seemed to make the hum of noise around her stop as the concerned faces of her father and Allen came into focus. "You're awake? How do you feel?" Allen asked anxiously as she slowly sat herself up and looked around her, trying to piece together what had happened. All of a sudden, the memory of the little girl in her mothers arms and the flood of devastating power that she had unleashed filled her mind and panicked, she grabbed hold of Allen's arm. "Please tell me you got her. Please tell me I didn't kill her." Allen's mouth set into a grim line as Lexi's face crumpled. "Don't worry, I managed to get her to safety," a voice that she hadn't been sure she would ever hear again said as she whipped her h
Ann was woken up by a gentle tapping on the door and as she opened her eyes, the same wave of exhaustion that had swept over her earlier, still seemed to sit above her tauntingly. "Your highness? Are you awake?" Coral's voice drifted through the doors. "No. I feel like we got hit by a fucking truck." Maeve grumbled as she yawned and closed her eyes again. "Yes, come in Coral." Ann said, ignoring Maeve's grouchy attitude, and sitting up and smiling gently at Coral's nervous looking expression as she entered the room with a tray of food. "Sorry," she shrugged apologetically, "As much as you clearly hate being mothered, I watched my sister go through a pregnancy with multiples. If it wasn't for the food that we sneaked her during the pregnancy, she would have spent her entire pregnancy in the hospital." Ann chuckled softly as she gestured for Coral to sit and watched helplessly as she pulled the overbed table out and placed the tray on it, before pulling a chair to sit alongsi
Greyson led the way through the shell of a building that he and his men had secured and had been using as a base to direct reconnaissance and shelter the people they had rescued. Lexi followed behind him with Allen and Lord Brarthroroz at her side as they made their way past the curious looks of a mixture of men and civilians who had clearly been involved in some sort of fighting recently. "We had to utilize some of the civilians that had combat experience." Greyson explained as they descended a rusty spiral staircase into the basement area, "The men that we lost left gaps in the defense that we had to replace." Lord Brarthroroz hummed as Lexi and Allen shared a look between them, both of them having noticed just how beaten down the remaining members of Greyson's original squadron were. Greyson ushered them past civilians huddled together in various rooms, their faces etched in misery as the sound of children crying hung hauntingly in the air. "There was no way to get all o