“Yes, my lord.”“Mascot is actually against us and is plotting with a rival park to destroy us. I don't trust him at all.” I said, speaking for everyone.“I trust you because ever since you came to this land, you have brought us good tidings. The healing ointment was made by you and it has been helpful to us all and I'm grateful to you.”“Trust me, my lord. I won't take this gesture for granted. I promise if you grant us access to your warriors I'll make you proud and you wouldn't regret it at all.”“So Mascot is the enemy right?” He asked.“Yes..” I was interrupted by the outburst of Laura.“No. He'll change. He is not the enemy. Please my lord, I promise to talk to him, please do not let any havoc come to him. I promise I'll make him change his mind.” Laura bowed and ran out of the throne room leaving us all in shock.“She seems to have not gotten over him.” The Alpha noticed.“I didn't know she still had feelings for him. I promise I'll make this better and I'll get back to you.”
Was Laura really under a spell?I didn't want her to know that I had seen her with Mascot or she would get upset that I was invading her privacy so I hid at the corner and watched everything that went on with them.“We could go back to how we were.” Mascot continued. Laura turned away her face but using his hands, he made her face him. “Listen to me, don't you see? This is all the plan of Naomi. She wanted to get us separated and then made me look like the enemy.” Mascot said.It was obvious that Laura was falling for his misleading words. “What did she want?”Love? Attention? Was she that desperate?“I need you to listen to me, listen carefully. Naomi is the enemy and not me. Not me.”“But you're working with Lucas and he is evil.” Laura retorted and I smiled. She was still in control after all.Mascot came closer, reaching out to hold her hands. She moved a step backwards but that was it. She was totally helpless in front of him. “Who said Lucas was evil? You only listen to what N
“I'm sorry.” Laura stuttered again. “I wanted to ask you.. I mean..” She turned to me with a fake smile. “I mean.. it's no big deal but can I ask you some questions?”“Go on.” I was expecting this.“I'm sorry but how do you know that Lucas is the bad guy in your story?”“I don't understand.” I told her then she turned to face me properly, she was literally glaring at me.“What made you think Lucas is actually a bad guy?” She asked again, this time carefully.I decided to give her honest answers. I wanted to fight for my friend too just like Mascot was trying to turn her against me.“Well, he killed my father. You heard when Orion, the soulshifter said it.“What if he was wrong?”“Orion, wrong? How could he be wrong? He is a soulshifter.” I said. “After all, you fell for him, huh?” I teased her and expected a shy smile but she gave me nothing.“I know but that's in the past. I have been thinking lately that maybe people that told you about Lucas lied to you.”“Why do you say so? Have
I stood there watching my best friend walk away. It was heartbreaking seeing this scene play out in front of me. She walked out of me and didn't even look backwards.I bent my head downwards wondering what exactly was happening. This was the time to talk to Thorne. I hope he would listen to me even though we were having a little problem.The goal was to finally get the Alpha's blessings and permission from him, allowing us to use his warriors for the war against Ice crest.That was why Mascot was here, they had come to use their cunning tactics to get the clan with the strongest warriors on their side but I was grateful I had told the Alpha first. He had told me to resolve the issue and difference we have, since we are supposed to be together fighting this.I understood what he was trying to say but my only issue is that Laura was out of the group. I didn't know how to convince her or make her believe me about Mascot, a liar and thief.My mother must have heard my voice when I spoke t
That was it for me. I had finally taken enough from him.“Don't insult my father.” I told him with a resigned voice.“I'm just saying. You need to make your findings because war isn't a pleasant thing, okay?”“Have you been speaking to Mascot as well?”“Well it doesn't matter, he's been my friend for such a long time, we just fell off because of this matter..”“You shouldn't be listening to Mascot.” I shouted at him. “Mascot is jealous of you.”“It doesn't matter.” He said, paused and then asked. “Can I be the commander in chief of this army we are building?”It was a weird question coming from Thorne even though I knew him as a greedy person. Why would he want to take such a significant position just suddenly?“Is this also the handwork of Mascot? Did he put you up to this?” I inquired from him.“No one put me up to anything. I want to know if I can do that? I want to hear from you so I know I'm not wasting my time.with you.”“Where's all this coming from? Two days ago, we were good.
I went home feeling dejected and unhappy but I decided to trust my heart. When I told my mum that we won’t be joined by the warriors, she was so disappointed and I also knew the disappointment the people of Shadowcrest would feel too. It was horrible to think that I would fight this alone. The situation was bigger than me. Maybe Orion was wrong about me. I can't save my people, I'm not a warrior, I'm not cut out for it. This was not for me at all and I felt horrible. I went straight to bed even though I wanted to use my powers to find out if Mascot talked to Thorne or if it was his own decision to bail on me. Seeing visions required my full concentration and I didn't have that at the moment. I was heartbroken and my heart raced every single time I thought of Laura and Thorne. I woke up the next morning, only to see that my mother had already packed our little bags. I must have slept off and didn't know when it was morning. “Good morning, mother.” I greeted her, smiling. “
We walked slowly the next evening. It was tiring and I wished I could help my mother by carrying her but I was tired myself. How could I help her if I couldn’t help myself?“Mum. According to this map, we are already very close to Shadowcrest. Don't worry. We'll just spend one more night in the forest and we'll be there in no time.” I comforted her while leading her too. “Okay.” She simply nodded, too tired to say anything else. When it was evening in the dense forest, we walked along a narrow path, the tall canopy above cast a patchwork of shadows on forest ground. Our clothes were smudged with dirt all over and I felt so dirty, my eyes fixed on the floor too tired to even lift a leg. I stared back at my mother and saw that she was feeling the same way. As night fell, the forest became more alive around us, the rustle of leaves, the singing of birds all made it relaxing in a way. My hair that I had put up into a ponytail was already a mess but that was not my concern at the mome
Who was it that told Lucas my whereabouts? Who betrayed me? Was it Laura or that greedy bustard, Thorne?I was exhausted with the whole stuff but I needed to get to my mother so they wouldn't harm her.Why would Lucas want to kidnap my mother in the first place? I wondered. I couldn't sleep, not when my mother's life was in danger, so I picked up the little luggage that belonged to me and my mum, some mushrooms and the remaining water and headed for that path where I had last seen my mother.The path I was on could also lead me to Shadowcrest so I kept walking. I keep straining my eyes and ears to hear from her once again. I actually had no clear plan, only to keep moving and fight if I had to.The fear of losing my mother gnawed at me especially when I knew that I was the reason she was in the forest in the first place. I felt horrible and guilty as I kept walking, praying to see a track of her somewhere.I couldn't cry, not because I was affected but I didn't want to bring so much a