Chapter 66 (b)
We ended the day finding another hideout. This is really serious and letting Alpha Jake know about the situation is really important. I would be able to take his input about the gravity of our current situation and whether I admit it or not, I started to worry. We went back to the pack house and scheduled a morning meeting. I knew that everyone was tired, so I let them rest and called it a day. Tomorrow is another puzzle we need to solve and think about
“His highness, if you think that it was your uncle who was behind all the kidnappings, why don’t you know anything until it comes to this?” Alpha Jake asked and I understood his frustration. Maybe he was starting to blame me and my father in his mind, but it doesn’t matter to me now. What’s important is for us to know and find out about what my uncle really wanted.
“I can’t explain it either. Just like you, I was shocked after my father told us about him. All my life I thought he was an only child and I believe that you are too.” I replied. I know that I don’t need to explain my side since I am royal, but I wanted to give him an assurance that I am serious about taking down my uncle. “For now, we have to be extra cautious since I realized that he was around everyone. We can’t let our guard down, so we had better be prepared when he decides to attack, which I have a feeling will happen sooner.” I added.
“I’m sorry for questioning you, his highness. I didn’t mean to offend you,” he replied,
“None taken and I understand your concern.” I said, “I want to inform you about my plan to attack the possible hideouts of our enemy. The warriors with us marked the 2 places where we found their fortress and based on this they may have 2 more fortresses that we can find around
“Do you have any idea where the other two are?” Alpha Jake asked, to which I nodded. Last night before we went to sleep. Freya and I talked about it and we agreed on a place where we could still find their strongholds. I looked at the warrior who was with us yesterday and he placed the map on the table.
“Here in this place, more than their men may be staying. If we’re lucky, we can catch one of the high–ranking ones in their group, if not their leader.” I answered, pointing to the eastern part of the neutral territory. “Based on our thorough study of the events in the palace as well as here in the entire region, we found out that they are operating from north to west or perhaps north to south. They are avoiding the eastern part, which I think is so that we don’t get the idea that they might actually be fortifying there.” I added.
“And what can we do for the attack to be made?” Alpha Jake asked, which I’m thankful for “But before that I want to give my opinion about something”
“Just say it,” I said.
“Why don’t we let the other alphas know about this? I know and I understand that it’s better if only a few people know about this, but I also know that we are united with those in the surrounding pack so that our common enemy can finally be defeated.”
“I’ve thought about that too, but what I’m avoiding is that the enemy gets a chance to be warned. They may have spies in each pack, which is not impossible since they also entered the palace,” I answered. I know that he wants to speed up the resolution of the issue and believes that that will only happen if they all work together. “Another thing is that we don’t have time for another meeting, we need to act as soon as possible.” I added.
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He nodded while looking at the map before he suddenly stopped. “His highness, this area is already surrounded by woods, wouldn’t it be good if we also checked it before we started attacking?” he asked while pointing to the east before reaching the border of the neutral territory where their strongest fortress might be.
“Why?” I asked.
“It’s close to the east side and no one would think there are people living there even if the place is livable,” he answered.
“Why?” I asked again, confused.
“This place is a secluded place and private property. I, as an alpha, would not even dare to go to that place because I know that someone owns it.”
“Do you think that the enemy himself might own that?” asked Freya. She was listening quietly and she must have been interested because of the great possibility of what Alpha Jake said. And I thought for a moment. Yes, it is possible.
