Page 33 of Spirit Walker Pack (Kingdom of Wolves #5)
brONZE
After talking to Lyle and getting his report on the recon mission, I am more certain than ever that our plan could work, and probably end this conflict sooner rather than later.
I’m going to speak to Gerry later, and I’ll have to let him in on our plans to deal with ‘King’ Arric and his rogues.
My only concern in all of this is the mysterious Number Seven.
If he’s one of the ancient Shadow Clan, he could be far more dangerous than Arric.
Shadow Warriors have skills and abilities far beyond those of a pack's highest warrior class. If it’s true that this Shadow Clan are the forefathers of Shadow Warriors, we need to know how many he has in his ranks.
I need to speak to Xavier and see what he knows of them.
If they have, as we believe, kept their existence secret for decades, they must be good.
It seems very quiet around the packhouse with Taria away visiting Tati and Gabe.
I don’t mean to imply that Taria is loud or noisy, but there is always something going on when she’s around.
I miss the hustle and bustle that is my Luna.
She is always involved in some aspect of pack life, and if she can’t find something to be involved in, then she creates something.
I shouldn’t complain. Since she’s been gone, I’ve caught up on all my outstanding admin tasks, attended training classes with my warriors, and even had an early night.
The phone rings, and picking it up, I don’t get to say anything before I hear, “Missing me?”
“Actually, I was just thinking of you. I was wondering how to explain my addition of a harem to our living quarters?”
“Oh, that’s wonderful. I won’t have to lie there listening to you grunt and have your sweat dripping all over my soft, tanned, naked skin anymore. No more pandering to your every sexual delight, and I’ll be able to get a younger, fitter male to…”
“Alright, alright. No harem,” I quickly state.
“Well, now that is out of the way. Everything okay otherwise?” Taria’s voice tells me she is bored.
“Have you run out of things to do already?” I sit back and wait for her to list everything that she has accomplished so far.
“Not at all. I’m taking Ember into the town shortly to visit her friend, Hannah.
You remember her. She works in the furniture shop, does all that fancy, intricate carving.
” As she’s telling me this, I have no doubt that we will be having new furniture very soon.
“I’ve been thinking that we could use some new furniture, too. ”
“I’m sure Ember will leave there with even more bats.
As though she could possibly need anymore.
” I think Ember’s fascination with bats has become an obsession of late.
There is no doubt that she is a force of nature when it comes to her warrior skills now, but there are bats everywhere you look.
If we were ever invaded, she could stand off an army on her own.
“I’ll let you know what we buy so you can budget for it!
See you later. Oh, and Bronze, make sure you cancel the females for the harem.
If I get one scent of another female in our suite when I return, your male parts will be meeting one of Ember’s bats, up close and personal.
Bye, my love.” As the phone clicks dead, I involuntarily clench my thighs as if to protect my crown jewels.
Without replacing the receiver, I dial Blood Pearl Pack and wait to see if Gerry answers.
“Hello, Blood Pearl pack. Luna Aurora speaking.”
“Hi, Alpha Bronze speaking. Is Alpha Gerry there, please?”
“I’m fine, thanks, Bronze. How are you?”
“I’m sorry, Aurora. I was just thinking about my male parts,” I say absent-mindedly.
“Ew! Too much information there, Bronze. That's an image I never thought I’d have scorched on my mind.”
“What? No! Let me explain…” I take a moment to explain my talk with Taria.
“A female after my own heart. I’d do the same to my beloved Gerry, too.
A harem indeed. I don’t know what gets into your male heads sometimes.
Well, yes I do, but why you’d let it slip out into the real world, that’s the bit I always find so amazing.
Gerry’s here. Talk again sometime, preferably when you’re not thinking of your male parts. ”
Gerry’s voice booms from the other end of the phone. “What are you doing calling my Luna and discussing your male parts? This had better be good!”
Explaining my talk with Taria yet again, Gerry relaxes and states, “Best not call someone so soon after that kind of chat. Let your mind do a reset back to factory settings, eh?”
“I think you’re right. Anyway, back to why I’m calling…”
Going over everything with Gerry, he is a little unhappy that we are going to use his Blood Pearl Pack as the guinea pig in the plan, but he does see the sense in it. I’m sure that will be an interesting conversation when he talks to Aurora about it later.
He also has his concerns over the role of Number Seven in all of this. That shifter is a nightmare. It could be a good thing if he were to perish amidst the carnage that is coming.
The chat with Connell is brief and concise. He sympathizes with Gerry but agrees that Blood Pearl Pack is the way to go to bring the war to a rapid conclusion. Discussing troop deployment, we agree on how many to send to whom and where. The when is still a work in progress.
Gabe surprises me during our talk when he states that he has been stockpiling supplies to feed our secret operation.
Although he didn’t have any details, he trusted to his judgment on what sort of numbers we would be looking at overall, and he has had his pack working hard on preparing field rations that would reduce our logistics requirement immensely.
Trying to make contact with Xavier was more difficult than I imagined.
I mistakenly believed that with a quick call to Flint, he’d give me Xavier’s contact details and hey-ho, all done.
But no. Flint wouldn’t give out his details, and in hindsight I can respect that.
Flint is going to contact Xavier and either have Xavier contact me or pose my question directly.
I just hope it’s sooner rather than later.
I feel like I’m saying that a lot lately.
Meeting with my Chief Warrior Adaline, we discuss how many warriors we can send to the Blood Pearl Pack, and how many to the Spirit Walker Pack. Once we decide on how many to leave with the defense of the pack, the rest is easy enough.
The warriors dispatched to Spirit Walker Pack need to be inconspicuously noisy.
Loud enough to attract attention but not loud enough to arouse suspicion.
Those headed for Blood Pearl Pack need to be as silent and invisible as possible.
We need to be seen to be reinforcing Spirit Walker Pack and leaving Blood Pearl Pack to their own defense.
Adaline is not happy that she has been designated the safety of the pack and therefore won’t be going anywhere. I’m not sure if it’s all Chief Warriors that don’t enjoy being ‘left behind’ or whether it’s just the female ones. I seem to recall Alpha Falan mentioning something similar in passing.
TARIA
Putting the phone down after the call with Bronze, I shake my head.
Harem indeed. Another male with an inflated opinion of his stamina in the bedroom department.
I’m not dissatisfied in that department by a long shot, but I know that if we had a ‘see how long you can go’ contest, I’d be the clear winner.
“Something amuses you, Luna Taria?” Ember’s voice startles me. I forgot she was here when I rang Bronze.
“Male egos, Ember, male egos. They have such an inflated opinion of themselves at times,” I answer her.
“I thought it would be along those lines when I heard what you were going to introduce one of my bats to.”
“He shouldn’t joke about having a harem then, should he?”
“Oh my. Perhaps we can persuade Luna Tati to lend us a dozen of her best physical specimen warriors to take back with us? That would shock Alpha Bronze. It might shake up some of the other pack males, too. I never had any males interested in me before I got my bat, and now they are all so afraid of me that not one of them dare show any hint of interest!” Ember shakes her head and giggles.
“Not that I’m looking for one, but a female likes to know she has something that tickles their fancy, now and again. ”
“You should wear one of those skintight uniforms more often. They always arouse male interest. I wear mine in the bedroom whenever I want a harder than normal session, and believe me, Bronze can’t help himself.” I grin at the thought.
“I don’t think I need to know any graphic detail, thank you, Luna Taria. So, are we ready to leave for Wolfsfoot town?”
“Yes. Let’s away to see your friend and punish Bronze by way of his wallet!”
Just as we set off to let Tati and Gabe know we are leaving the packhouse, Tati appears as if by magic.
“Would you mind if I joined you? It’s been a while since I went on a female-only jaunt to the town.” She looks as though she expects me to say no, for some reason.
“Of course you can join us. The more, the merrier. It doesn’t look like being a female-only jaunt though,” I say, nodding to the contingent of male warriors hovering behind her.
“Thomas! I don’t need a dozen warriors just to go to town for a few hours.” She stamps her foot in a mock tantrum.
“As Beta to the pack and still the head trainer, until you and Alpha Gabe remember to appoint a Chief Warrior, it is my duty to ensure not only your safety but that of your guest, Luna Taria. Once in the town, they will stay at a discreet distance from you. You will still have Luna Taria’s escort with you.
I have no desire to go up against Alpha Gabe in the ring because you stamped your foot and then twisted an ankle! ”