Whispers Of The Wild

The revelation

Make me your ally” Torak offered

“And why exactly would I want to do that?” Nia asked, confused.

“Because you need me. You need friends to help you for the task ahead.” Torak pointed out but Nia refused to appear vulnerable.

“I would repeat it in case you were too dense to get it the first time. I DON’T NEED ANYONE. ESPECIALLY YOU OR YOUR ARROW WEILDING FRIEND” Nia held a grudge against the second male who fired poisoned arrows at her.

“Oh, you mean Kane?” Torak pointed his thumb toward the door. Nia followed his finger and saw a very unbothered Kane leaning on the shut door. She yelped in shock.

“When did he get there?”

Kane chuckled. “The tiger is nothing but a scaredy cat after all.”

Nia growled. “Say it again to my face when I’m stronger and see if I won’t tear you to shreds. You know, you are both cowards. You had to use silver bane on me to keep me from killing your friend. Why didn’t you just join the party in a more honorable way? Sure I could take you down too.”

“Torak’s death would be a huge loss to you as you need him alive not dead.” Kane conjured up an apple from thin air as he spoke.

“um……what are you again?” Nia scooted further away from the two.

“Oh, he’s an ancient.” Torak shrugged like it was no big deal. An ancient. The word re-echoed in Nia’s head. She heard tales about them while growing up in Shadow-fang pack. They were spirits that roamed the earth since the beginning of creation. Meaning that they were many centuries old. Thousands even. These beings are immortals who can only be killed by a soul-quenching dagger. However, they are not many and are deemed powerful, vengeful, and too good-looking. No doubt, the arrows used on Nia earlier were conjured by him from thin air.

“Oh, you do not need to be afraid of him. He’s a friend.” Torak explained.

“a friend?” Nia lifted her brows. “To who exactly?”

“Both of us.” Torak nodded.

At this point Nia was fed up. “Why am I here? Where is my necklace?”

“Your necklace has been with the rest of your belongings, safely tucked away in the wardrobe.”

Nia hardly let Torak finish his sentence before she dashed to the wardrobe and retrieved her necklace. “Never touch this jewel. It is too precious.” she breathed a sigh of relief as she put it on her neck. She would not lose her hope after all. Yes, she would achieve her dreams. Nia quickly grabbed her bag, slung it over her shoulder and began to make her way to the door. Torak moved to block her way while Kane conjured up a ball of fire in his hand. The apple he conjured a few minutes ago had disappeared into his stomach; seed and all.

Torak’s expression shifted to one of understanding. “I can see that you have a lot of fire in you, one that should not be extinguished.”

“What do you mean?” Nia asked

“I see it on your eyes.I can also see that you are yet to harness your full potential. Let me help you. You are powerful, Nia. If it is not properly managed , you may destroy yourself and burn the whole realm along with it”

“I never told you my name.” Nia moved back a step and half shifted “How do you know me? Are you Lyra’s spies?”

From the corner of the room, Kane’s scoffed. “If we worked for Lyra, You’d be dead by now. Probably dining with Hades in the world of the dead.”

“Then How do you know me or Lyra?” Nia looked between the two men.

“Your father sent us” Torak answered with a sigh.

“we have been watching you for a while now.” Kane added.

At this point Nia had to take a seat. So, she returned to the bed and perched on the edge. Kane extinguished the fire burning from the middle of his palms

Kane extinguished the fire burning from the middle of his palms “I’m starting to hunger. Plus, I’d rather not be here for this discussion.” And with that he exited the room. With the ancient gone. Nia turned her full attention to Torak.

“Where is he? My father, I mean.”

“Missing. Most likely dead.”

“Care to explain?” Nia dropped her bag to the floor and made herself more comfortable

“You come from a line of powerful lycans and you are the Only surviving female, the heir to the throne of the Alpha king to whom all shifters swear their allegiance. You own all the territories to the north and have allies across the realm. Just before you were born, a war threatened to break out among the allies. Your father travelled to the other end of the realm to seek counsel from the goddess of the moon but never returned. In his absence, Vesper took the throne for himself and in fear for your life, Your mother ran to shadow fang for safety. She had to Suppress your powers to keep you safe from vesper and his conniving allies. Now, There are talks of him gathering a large army of shifters from all corners of the realm. He seeks to gain tyrannic control over all the packs. But, in order to do that, he has to first get rid of his competition which is you.”

“Me?” Nia asked incredulously. “why should I be His competition? I am just a banished wolf.”

“You are the real heir. And with you rests the powers of your ancestors.”

“What ancestors?” Nia rolled her eyes.