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The next day, Bowen and Davos prepared the warriors who would fight for the alpha king. They stayed in close contact with King Adar's generals.

Sara, Trin, and Isolde were having breakfast together.

"How are you, Trin?" Sara asked.

"I am still disheartened as to what my parents did to me. When I removed the damned bangle, I felt something heavy was lifted from me." Trin shared.

"I destroyed the bracelet, dear. One thing I can tell you both, the witch who cast the spell on it still lives. I have a strong feeling it is the elder witch who got away who did it." Isolde revealed.

"So how are you and your mate?" Trin asked Sara this time.

"We are trying to get along. We have an issue between us, but we will try to work it out and take things slow." Sara replied.

"What do you plan to do know?" Sara asked Trin.

"I want to get to know myself. I wish to travel. And who knows, my alpha mate might be out there somewhere?" Trin half smiled.

"Are you sure there was no scent on Davos? Not your mate? No? No spark?" Isolde teased.

The ladies laughed.

"No! Davos is great and I do not mind a beta but it's not him. We are sure." Trin cheerfully said. "He is sure to be one of my few friends now," she added.

Sara embraced her. "I'll miss you. You have to come back and visit someday. Just don't flirt with my mate, okay?"

They erupted in laughter again.

"How about you, Isolde? What's next for you?" Trin asked Isolde.

"I am coming with the alpha and luna to the royal pack.

As long as the elder witch is still out there, I am needed.

Speaking of which, I take my leave now. I need to finish packing.

Trin, good luck on your journey. Have fun!

" Isolde said. "Would love to give you a charm if you want? " She teased again!

Sara and Trin erupted at the same time. "NO!" And both giggled.

"She's cool, isn't she?" Trin commented about Isolde.

"Yeah, she's fine! She can get scary but she is cool indeed." Sara agreed.

Trin turned serious. She turned to be fully facing Sara this time.

"Sara, I apologize for my behavior before.

Mostly, it was the curse, but I admit I did have a crush on your mate.

Who wouldn't, he is really gorgeous and awesome.

I want you to know that the alpha and I didn't..." she paused, "we didn't do it all the way. I am truly sorry." Trin felt shameful.

Sara blushed. "Let's leave it all in the past. I am excited for your fresh start. I truly wish you all the best, Trin."

"Thank you, luna." Trin smiled.

"No, don't you luna me! Sara is fine." She rebuked.

By midday, Alpha Bowen's entourage started its journey towards the royal palace.

Alpha Bowen was so busy communicating with key persons even while on the road. Sara could hardly talk to him. She saw how serious he is with the battle preparations. She worries for him as he had few hours of sleep and took little food throughout the day. Sara decided to leave him be.

Sara didn't realized she dozed off. When she awoken, Bowen had her within his arms. One arm was over her shoulder while the his other hand supports her head.

"I'm sorry. I fell asleep." Sara apologized.

"Nonsense. No need to apologize, my love. I dozed off too. Your scent and touch calm me." Bowen replied.

"We are close. We are entering the royal pack through a secret road. We still need to be alert and not rule out a possible ambush." He disclosed.

Sara was curious about some things and so she wanted to ask, now that Bowen can spare her a bit of attention.

"I do not understand why they want to dethrone King Adar.

He is still at the prime of his life and doing great with his rule.

Who is really the next legal royal wolf next in line to the throne? " She asked.

"It all started when a servant in the palace overheard the luna queen tell her omega that she and King Adar will hand over the throne to the rightful heir soon. The servant gossiped and the story reached expecting relatives." Bowen narrated.

"Rightful heir? Does King Adar have an illegitimate pup?" Sara's imagination ran away with her.

Bowen smirked. "Silly! King Adar is faithful to Queen Einid. Didn't you know? Royals can only bear pups with their true mate, never with mistresses nor second chance mates?" Bowen informed.

"Really? Now, I know." She pondered some more. "It's a pity the late royals did not have a pup, the late Alpha King Gunnar and the late Luna Queen Birna. And worst, King Adar and Queen Einid are childless too. Thus, the predicament over succession."

As Sara remembered the late royals, she remembered what her father once told her.

She was so eager to tell Bowen. "Did you now that the lenkacea flowers originally and for the longest time in the past grew at the royal pack?

And most think it was rightfully so that the alpha king has a hand over the flowers. No offense to your pack." She asked.

"None taken. My mother once mentioned it, about the flowers at the royal pack." Bowen replied.

"Father said, the lenkacea flowers stopped blooming when King Gunnar and Queen Birna died.

Then ten years after, mysteriously, the flowers were discovered in your pack, the Stone Pack.

Father said, it may have something to do with the weather and type of soil.

Curious how the flowers died in the royal pack and rebloomed in your pack.

He also said many tried to study the soil on both packs but found no link. " Sara continued her story.

"Interesting. I was ten years old when my pack discovered the flowers through the valley." Bowen remembered.

"How did King Gunnar and Queen Birna die?" Sara asked.

"King Adar said Queen Birna died of sickness and King Gunnar could not get over the loss of his mate and followed in a few days. However, my snake godfather, Marius, told me that the king and queen where assassinated and it has something to do with the lenkacea flowers." Bowen supplied.

"Oh my!" Sara gushed.

"Do not worry your pretty head. I will not let anyone hurt you because of the flowers.

If there are few things I learnt as a young and orphaned alpha, they're how to safekeep the flowers and not let the enemies use them as tool or leverage against me.

There was only one major attempt over the flower fields and none followed.

The rest were puny, laughable, and poorly planned attempts that my warriors easily intercepted.

And yet, everyday we treat it like there will be a major attack so as not to let our guards down. " Bowen proudly said.

"Alpha, Luna, we have arrived." The driver announced.