Delmon and the Tower Pack
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P.O.V. Brielle
Since Elder Natasha is not around, the physical training is being done by Warriors Tangela and Bale. They arrived at the pack a few months after the help to the other pack since the attacks stopped.
I have been training in the pack grounds with everyone. They said that it would be better for me to fight with different people to see what I could do. It was not bad, the Guards that were also training in the Elite School always won against me, but they were better at helping me find my weak spot. I could already fight against a wolf or human form and sometimes win.
After breakfast, I would go to the garden and do the breathing exercises. I still had trouble understanding why sometimes I had a white light around me and other times a blue light.
Today after a few hours of breathing and calming, I went for another walk around the garden. I noticed by my arrival that the paths I already went exploring had now a statue in the clover field entrance. The Koi river has now a big koi statue fish in the entrance, the path going home has a sort of a combination of little birdhouses that go up a big tree that I know was not there before.
At night when I must go back, birds that glow in the dark come out of the houses and go with me until the garden door. The first night that happened I was so immersed in training that the time was passing by without me noticing I was surrounded by an intense light that made me open my eyes and see around twenty or more birds with different glowing colors dancing in front of me.
I was now following what seemed to be a rockier path, the trees were slim and more widened from one another, green, red, and brown bushes could be seen everywhere. The statues here are also different, fairies, mermaids, elves, all mythical creatures and not animals, that always seem to lurk from the bushes or on the tree branches. I feel my feet wet, looking down and see an all rocky path that had water going on then, like a small river. Looking around I see that the path starts to go down on my left, slowly like the water is kissing the rocks one by one, I decided to follow down.
I took my wet shoes off following the river path, the last rocks are two big steps that go into a small lake, with clean rock plates that I could walk on, the water only came to my ankle all the way around, I got to the other side, sat on a fallen tree that was capturing light, and put my shoes to dry. It was so calm, only the waterfall. It made me drift to the book I had of Delmon, after the first letter the book remained the same. I looked to my side, and the book was there.
I pick it up, and a letter falls off.
I forgot where I was and opened the letter, the same yellow pages, I started to get dizzy, and black out.
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P.O.V. Delmon
The ride was long, when we got to whatever place it was, it was already dark, we did not even stop to eat, I was hungry. I saw two big towers appear in the distance, and after a while we got through them.
‘The Tower Pack’ Is one of the packs that protect the Royal Realm, is situated near a big river that divides the royal from the other packs on the other side, they are the guards of the towers that oversees the passage on the river bridge, the only bridge that connects the other side on the land to the realm.
The carriage stops near a fort, a knight comes to the carriage the Elder talks to him, then we proceed inside. Once inside, he steps out.
"Follow me and do not say a word. The bag stays there for now." I follow as we enter the fort, inside people are still training in big chandeliers that seem to be floating? I look at them trying to see some sort of way for them to be up in the air and end up going against the back of the Elder. He looked back at me, giving me a stern look making me freeze.
"Don’t scare the boy already, Elder Christian." We both looked at the door, I saw a woman not much older than 27 years old looking at us. She had long brown hair with the most brilliant blue eyes.
"He needs to be disciplined, Elder Silvanie."
'She is an Elder also.' They continued talking to each other.
"He needs to learn who he is."
"And disciplined."
"What did he do that is so wrong?'
"He tried to kill himself." She looked at me, her blue eyes going deep into my soul sadness in them.
"He just needs someone to understand him. Come inside, I will introduce you to your new home."
'My new home?'
"Let’s go, boy."
I follow the big corridors with large paintings of people. I was not sure if they were real because some of them seemed so white in the painting that at first, I thought they were ghosts. We then arrive at a large door with two guards.
"We are here to see the Alpha and Luna."
The guards looked at each other for a few seconds then back at us. “They are expecting you, Elders, please come in." The door starts to open by itself. Once again, my mouth was open.
"Close the mouth boy, show respect, you already learn manners in that school." They both got inside me following.
"Elder Silvanie and Elder Christian to what do we owe this visit so late."
"We ask for asylum in your pack, while we train your Elder for a cursed child." I look at them. 'A Cursed Child?'
"That is a lot to ask, you know the time is not favorable to have a cursed child in our pack."
"Yes, we understand. But since Elder Silvanie and I are needed for border protection and training of the new Elder, and with Elder Natasha training her sister, we will need for him to be next to us." The Alpha and Luna looked at each other for a while.
"Elder Christian, the child needs to understand the danger we are facing now."
"How old is he?" Luna interrupts looking at me while the question is directed at the Elders. Elder Christian looks at me, while Elder Silvanie just looks in disbelief at him.
"How old are you, boy?"
"I-I am 7 years old." He just looks in front to a Luna with an eyebrow up.
"He is 7 years old, Luna."
Luna then looks at Elder Silvanie. 'He found him today, and brought him here directly, is the first time we are with him also." She nods, then gets up, gently pats the hand of the Alpha, and comes to me.
"What is your name boy?"
"I am Delmon Degrassi"
"You have a beautiful name. Do you mind if I hold your hands?"
"No, madam."
"Respectful also." She takes my hands, her eyes turning black, I am absorbed in those eyes, she continues staring at me for 1 or 2 minutes, then her breathing becomes strong as she lets go of my hands, eyes becoming normal again, she stands up.
"He will stay." Her voice was stern.
"Leana." A pleading voice behind her.
"He.will.stay. My dear Ansel." Looking over her shoulder. I looked at the Alpha that was now up, looking at me.
"Fine, he will stay."
"He will live in the Pack House."
"What?" His eyes were widened with surprise.
"Is the safest place, the Elders will be in their chambers in the Pack House also, we will put him in a room next to theirs and the other protégé."
"Are you sure it is the best?"
"He needs it, at least for as long as his life permits." They all look at me, making me uncomfortable. They knew something I did not.
"You are all excused, we will talk details tomorrow morning." Elder Silvanie came up to me.
"Come with me Delmon, we will show you your room, rest today, tomorrow he will talk everything to you." She had the most calming voice, that made me feel protected. I followed her and another woman that was waiting for us at the big doors. Went up a staircase that went to the south of the castle, the other woman stopped outside a room.
"The young master room, all his belongings are here already."
"Thank you." She left, it was me and Elder Silvanie. I went inside the room and saw a big central bed, a wooden closet almost as big as the bed, a chest in the bottom of the bed with my belongings on top.
"This will be your room from now on." I look up to her, I want to ask her why I am here, what are they going to do with me, what is a cursed child, why do they give me a room. But I just look down again and nod. If I talk too much, they might beat me like the kids from the orphanage. Sigh "Rest today, tomorrow I will come to pick you up for breakfast, and after you will come with me for a walk and I will explain everything to you." She went closer to the door and stopped before going out. "You are especially important to all of us," and walked away. After the door was closed, I sat down in my room. Last year I tried to end my life several times, which made me stay in the hospital for a lot of time. This year I was taken from the orphanage by two Elders that are the next power after the Moon Goddess, one of them is telling me that I am important.
"Who am I?"
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