Chapter 143
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The three men were startled to see a parchment pop up suddenly in front of them and even more when they had least expected to get a response from Nathalie this quickly. From Zavid's earlier words, they had already deduced that it would take some time for Nathalie to respond to them and they had prepared themselves to wait as long as they could, even though Azimir was at his wit's ends. Who knew that Nathalie would reply soon after and surprise them this way?
The one who was shocked the most was Zavid. Never had he expected his mate to reply this quickly, not when he had never received her reply this quickly before. The woman had taken her time to write back to him, making him lose his mind from all the waiting.
Now that she had replied within moments after he sent a message, Zavid could not help but feel envious. If not for the content of the letter referring to his Alpha's desire to seek Nathalie's help would she had replied to them this quickly? No. He thought and shook his head, devastated by his mate's preferential actions. She sure knew how to play with him and his emotions.
'Nathalie.' He mumbled in his mind. 'Let I catch hold of you once and you will see the consequence of ignoring me.' Although he was annoyed at her biased treatment, he could do nothing about it. She owed it to Alpha Azimir. If not for him, she would not be alive in the first place. So, he could only swallow his complaints and forget about them for the time being.
"That was a quick response," Vasili exclaimed, relieved that they at least had got a word from her. But when he noticed Zavid's crestfallen expression, he did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
Zavid, her mate, had waited for days for her reply. But in futile. And just the mention of Azimir in the letter had brought her out of her hiding. How amazing! He thought. Yet pitiable. The woman sure knew how to play. Not knowing what else to do, he just patted his friend's back, consoling him silently while Zavid gave him an aggrieved look.
Vasili just nodded at him and pointed at the letter and Zavid immediately picked it up, forgetting about his grievance for the time being. Anyway, he could always confront Nathalie about it when they met.
Azimir, who had not reacted much on seeing Zavid's disappointed expression, leaned forward when he opened the letter and just like before, he frowned when he saw the unfamiliar words on it. They did not make any sense to him and he turned to Zavid who was reading the letter solemnly. From his expression, he could not make out what Nathalie had written and he had to wait until Zavid was done with it.
"Alpha," Zavid finally, finished reading and turned to face the man who was waiting for him patiently and the moment he turned to look at him, Zavid did not miss his expectant look.
"Nathalie too has something important to speak to you about and she was already on her way to Ideni."
"And?" Azimir prompted, his heart sighing in relief. This was good. Since she was already on her way here, he would not have to wait long for her. He could order her to go to Aylin immediately and protect her secretly.
"She will only be able to reach Ideni tomorrow night. She has something important to attend to before she reaches Ideni."
"That is fine. I can wait for her." Azimir smiled, his tense shoulders relaxing lightly. "There are still six days before the day of the no moon."
Zavid did not understand why his Alpha was speaking about the day of the moon. So, he looked at the two men inquisitively, only to receive a nod from Vasili. He would explain the matter to him later. Flashing a smile at him in understanding, Zavid looked at the letter in his hand again and a frown creased his forehead in worry.
Azimir did not miss how quickly his expression had changed. It was as though the man had something else to tell him, something which he would not like to hear. Glancing at Vasili who seemed to be oblivious to it, he took a step forward.
"What else had Nathalie written in the letter, Zavid?" His tone was neither demanding nor did it come out as an order. Instead, he was asking him gently and Zavid who was hesitating to speak about it gave up on the thought.
"Is something the matter? Is she in danger? Did something happen to her?"
Zavid looked at the letter in his hand before he lifted his eyes to meet his Alpha in the eye. There was no ounce of impatience in them and Zavid, thought about it again before he started speaking.
"No, Alpha. Nathalie is not in danger. It is just that...just that..." He looked back and forth between the two men. "She has asked us to stay alert at all times."
This was unexpected. Azimir had not expected the woman to warn him. But why?
"Why? Does she know something we are not aware of?" Azimir could not decipher the meaning behind her words. She sounded mysterious and anxious.
"I am unsure what has happened but asked me to stay alert at all times. She has an inkling that an unknown enemy would strike us soon and if we are not prepared, then we would be in danger."
The moment Zavid finished speaking, the person Azimir could think of who wanted to harm him was the demon who was Aylin. Other than him, he had not encountered anyone else who wanted him gone? The man had even tried to attack him once in Aranill and considering how Azimir was close to Aylin, he had all the reasons to kill him and make him disappear from Aylin's life.
"Does she know who would attack us?" Vasili inquired, the sudden warning worrying him and making him lose his cool slowly.
"No, Beta Vasili. Nathalie only told us to stay at alert and she would explain everything else once she reaches Ideni." Zavid could not conceal his apprehension anymore and his face turned pale in worry.
If they had known who the enemy was, they could have prepared well and stopped the attack. However, here, they did not know who the enemy and why they even wanted to attack them. So, what preparations could they do and against whom? Was it a werewolf or a human or some other entity?
A myriad of thoughts passed in Azimir's mind. Although he wanted to believe that it was the same person who had killed Aylin's family who now wanted to attack him and his people, his intuitions told otherwise. It was as though his mind was trying hard to make him focus on the people who were close to him. Somehow, somewhere, his intuition told him that it would someone close to him who would try to harm him this time and this intuition kept getting stronger as time passed by.
"What do we do now, Alpha?" Zavid was anxious but not to the point of losing his mind completely. At least, he was now relieved that his mate was fine and he would be meeting her soon. Yet, the matter of an unknown enemy attacking them subdued his relief, making him jittery and nervous.
"We do not know who the enemy is and until we meet Nathalie, we cannot make any conclusions." Azimir started while the two men listened to him silently. "Order the men to stay vigilant and capture anyone they find suspicious. Although we want to find out enemy, we should not harm anyone innocent in the meanwhile."
"Also, send the men to patrol around the kingdom at all times from now on. The enemy might be someone we know too. We cannot ignore the possibility."
Azimir's orders stunned them greatly. Who in Ideni would try to harm them? Everyone respected Azimir greatly and only had good intentions towards him. And the ones who were jealous of the man did not dare go against him. Azimir was too powerful for them to handle and if they were to strike against him, they would be the ones to be on the receiving end.
Why would anyone want to bring their own doom by going against such a powerful man? Although they did not understand his words, they still nodded at him. Anyway, Azimir had been good at reading people and if he suspected someone in the kingdom to have bad intentions, then there had to be a traitor hidden among them.
"We do not know who the enemy is. We are out in the open while they are in the dark. Also, they might be keeping an eye on us at all times and might be waiting for the perfect time to strike us." Azimir did not doubt Nathalie's words whatsoever. The woman had no reason to lie to him about matters concerning his life. So, he started to make plans accordingly.
"So, I suggest to not speak about important matters related to the kingdom in front of everyone lest they should use it to their advantage."
Vasili and Zavid immediately understood what he was trying to convey. Other than the three, nobody else was to know about the possible attack lest they change their plan and do something more disastrous. They had to find the enemy before they struck hard and the only method to capture them was to allow them to proceed with their initial plan and capture them red-handed.
"Also, inform the ministers to be in the courtroom in two hours.. I have an announcement to make."
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The three men were startled to see a parchment pop up suddenly in front of them and even more when they had least expected to get a response from Nathalie this quickly. From Zavid's earlier words, they had already deduced that it would take some time for Nathalie to respond to them and they had prepared themselves to wait as long as they could, even though Azimir was at his wit's ends. Who knew that Nathalie would reply soon after and surprise them this way?
The one who was shocked the most was Zavid. Never had he expected his mate to reply this quickly, not when he had never received her reply this quickly before. The woman had taken her time to write back to him, making him lose his mind from all the waiting.
Now that she had replied within moments after he sent a message, Zavid could not help but feel envious. If not for the content of the letter referring to his Alpha's desire to seek Nathalie's help would she had replied to them this quickly? No. He thought and shook his head, devastated by his mate's preferential actions. She sure knew how to play with him and his emotions.
'Nathalie.' He mumbled in his mind. 'Let I catch hold of you once and you will see the consequence of ignoring me.' Although he was annoyed at her biased treatment, he could do nothing about it. She owed it to Alpha Azimir. If not for him, she would not be alive in the first place. So, he could only swallow his complaints and forget about them for the time being.
"That was a quick response," Vasili exclaimed, relieved that they at least had got a word from her. But when he noticed Zavid's crestfallen expression, he did not know whether to laugh or to cry.
Zavid, her mate, had waited for days for her reply. But in futile. And just the mention of Azimir in the letter had brought her out of her hiding. How amazing! He thought. Yet pitiable. The woman sure knew how to play. Not knowing what else to do, he just patted his friend's back, consoling him silently while Zavid gave him an aggrieved look.
Vasili just nodded at him and pointed at the letter and Zavid immediately picked it up, forgetting about his grievance for the time being. Anyway, he could always confront Nathalie about it when they met.
Azimir, who had not reacted much on seeing Zavid's disappointed expression, leaned forward when he opened the letter and just like before, he frowned when he saw the unfamiliar words on it. They did not make any sense to him and he turned to Zavid who was reading the letter solemnly. From his expression, he could not make out what Nathalie had written and he had to wait until Zavid was done with it.
"Alpha," Zavid finally, finished reading and turned to face the man who was waiting for him patiently and the moment he turned to look at him, Zavid did not miss his expectant look.
"Nathalie too has something important to speak to you about and she was already on her way to Ideni."
"And?" Azimir prompted, his heart sighing in relief. This was good. Since she was already on her way here, he would not have to wait long for her. He could order her to go to Aylin immediately and protect her secretly.
"She will only be able to reach Ideni tomorrow night. She has something important to attend to before she reaches Ideni."
"That is fine. I can wait for her." Azimir smiled, his tense shoulders relaxing lightly. "There are still six days before the day of the no moon."
Zavid did not understand why his Alpha was speaking about the day of the moon. So, he looked at the two men inquisitively, only to receive a nod from Vasili. He would explain the matter to him later. Flashing a smile at him in understanding, Zavid looked at the letter in his hand again and a frown creased his forehead in worry.
Azimir did not miss how quickly his expression had changed. It was as though the man had something else to tell him, something which he would not like to hear. Glancing at Vasili who seemed to be oblivious to it, he took a step forward.
"What else had Nathalie written in the letter, Zavid?" His tone was neither demanding nor did it come out as an order. Instead, he was asking him gently and Zavid who was hesitating to speak about it gave up on the thought.
"Is something the matter? Is she in danger? Did something happen to her?"
Zavid looked at the letter in his hand before he lifted his eyes to meet his Alpha in the eye. There was no ounce of impatience in them and Zavid, thought about it again before he started speaking.
"No, Alpha. Nathalie is not in danger. It is just that...just that..." He looked back and forth between the two men. "She has asked us to stay alert at all times."
This was unexpected. Azimir had not expected the woman to warn him. But why?
"Why? Does she know something we are not aware of?" Azimir could not decipher the meaning behind her words. She sounded mysterious and anxious.
"I am unsure what has happened but asked me to stay alert at all times. She has an inkling that an unknown enemy would strike us soon and if we are not prepared, then we would be in danger."
The moment Zavid finished speaking, the person Azimir could think of who wanted to harm him was the demon who was Aylin. Other than him, he had not encountered anyone else who wanted him gone? The man had even tried to attack him once in Aranill and considering how Azimir was close to Aylin, he had all the reasons to kill him and make him disappear from Aylin's life.
"Does she know who would attack us?" Vasili inquired, the sudden warning worrying him and making him lose his cool slowly.
"No, Beta Vasili. Nathalie only told us to stay at alert and she would explain everything else once she reaches Ideni." Zavid could not conceal his apprehension anymore and his face turned pale in worry.
If they had known who the enemy was, they could have prepared well and stopped the attack. However, here, they did not know who the enemy and why they even wanted to attack them. So, what preparations could they do and against whom? Was it a werewolf or a human or some other entity?
A myriad of thoughts passed in Azimir's mind. Although he wanted to believe that it was the same person who had killed Aylin's family who now wanted to attack him and his people, his intuitions told otherwise. It was as though his mind was trying hard to make him focus on the people who were close to him. Somehow, somewhere, his intuition told him that it would someone close to him who would try to harm him this time and this intuition kept getting stronger as time passed by.
"What do we do now, Alpha?" Zavid was anxious but not to the point of losing his mind completely. At least, he was now relieved that his mate was fine and he would be meeting her soon. Yet, the matter of an unknown enemy attacking them subdued his relief, making him jittery and nervous.
"We do not know who the enemy is and until we meet Nathalie, we cannot make any conclusions." Azimir started while the two men listened to him silently. "Order the men to stay vigilant and capture anyone they find suspicious. Although we want to find out enemy, we should not harm anyone innocent in the meanwhile."
"Also, send the men to patrol around the kingdom at all times from now on. The enemy might be someone we know too. We cannot ignore the possibility."
Azimir's orders stunned them greatly. Who in Ideni would try to harm them? Everyone respected Azimir greatly and only had good intentions towards him. And the ones who were jealous of the man did not dare go against him. Azimir was too powerful for them to handle and if they were to strike against him, they would be the ones to be on the receiving end.
Why would anyone want to bring their own doom by going against such a powerful man? Although they did not understand his words, they still nodded at him. Anyway, Azimir had been good at reading people and if he suspected someone in the kingdom to have bad intentions, then there had to be a traitor hidden among them.
"We do not know who the enemy is. We are out in the open while they are in the dark. Also, they might be keeping an eye on us at all times and might be waiting for the perfect time to strike us." Azimir did not doubt Nathalie's words whatsoever. The woman had no reason to lie to him about matters concerning his life. So, he started to make plans accordingly.
"So, I suggest to not speak about important matters related to the kingdom in front of everyone lest they should use it to their advantage."
Vasili and Zavid immediately understood what he was trying to convey. Other than the three, nobody else was to know about the possible attack lest they change their plan and do something more disastrous. They had to find the enemy before they struck hard and the only method to capture them was to allow them to proceed with their initial plan and capture them red-handed.
"Also, inform the ministers to be in the courtroom in two hours.. I have an announcement to make."
Please do not open.The three men were startled to see a parchment pop up suddenly in front of them and even more when they had least expected to get a response from Nathalie this quickly. From Zavid's earlier words, they had already deduced that it would take some time for Nathalie to respond to them and they had prepared themselves to wait as long as they could, even though Azimir was at his wit's ends. Who knew that Nathalie would reply soon after and surprise them this way?The one who was shocked the most was Zavid. Never had he expected his mate to reply this quickly, not when he had never received her reply this quickly before. The woman had taken her time to write back to him, making him lose his mind from all the waiting. Now that she had replied within moments after he sent a message, Zavid could not help but feel envious. If not for the content of the letter referring to his Alpha's desire to seek Nathalie's help would she had replied to them this quickly? No. He thought and shook his head, devastated by his mate's preferential actions. She sure knew how to play with him and his emotions.'Nathalie.' He mumbled in his mind. 'Let I catch hold of you once and you will see the consequence of ignoring me.' Although he was annoyed at her biased treatment, he could do nothing about it. She owed it to Alpha Azimir. If not for him, she would not be alive in the first place. So, he could only swallow his complaints and forget about them for the time being."That was a quick response," Vasili exclaimed, relieved that they at least had got a word from her. But when he noticed Zavid's crestfallen expression, he did not know whether to laugh or to cry. Zavid, her mate, had waited for days for her reply. But in futile. And just the mention of Azimir in the letter had brought her out of her hiding. How amazing! He thought. Yet pitiable. The woman sure knew how to play. Not knowing what else to do, he just patted his friend's back, consoling him silently while Zavid gave him an aggrieved look.Vasili just nodded at him and pointed at the letter and Zavid immediately picked it up, forgetting about his grievance for the time being. Anyway, he could always confront Nathalie about it when they met.Azimir, who had not reacted much on seeing Zavid's disappointed expression, leaned forward when he opened the letter and just like before, he frowned when he saw the unfamiliar words on it. They did not make any sense to him and he turned to Zavid who was reading the letter solemnly. From his expression, he could not make out what Nathalie had written and he had to wait until Zavid was done with it."Alpha," Zavid finally, finished reading and turned to face the man who was waiting for him patiently and the moment he turned to look at him, Zavid did not miss his expectant look."Nathalie too has something important to speak to you about and she was already on her way to Ideni.""And?" Azimir prompted, his heart sighing in relief. This was good. Since she was already on her way here, he would not have to wait long for her. He could order her to go to Aylin immediately and protect her secretly."She will only be able to reach Ideni tomorrow night. She has something important to attend to before she reaches Ideni." "That is fine. I can wait for her." Azimir smiled, his tense shoulders relaxing lightly. "There are still six days before the day of the no moon."Zavid did not understand why his Alpha was speaking about the day of the moon. So, he looked at the two men inquisitively, only to receive a nod from Vasili. He would explain the matter to him later. Flashing a smile at him in understanding, Zavid looked at the letter in his hand again and a frown creased his forehead in worry.Azimir did not miss how quickly his expression had changed. It was as though the man had something else to tell him, something which he would not like to hear. Glancing at Vasili who seemed to be oblivious to it, he took a step forward."What else had Nathalie written in the letter, Zavid?" His tone was neither demanding nor did it come out as an order. Instead, he was asking him gently and Zavid who was hesitating to speak about it gave up on the thought."Is something the matter? Is she in danger? Did something happen to her?"Zavid looked at the letter in his hand before he lifted his eyes to meet his Alpha in the eye. There was no ounce of impatience in them and Zavid, thought about it again before he started speaking. "No, Alpha. Nathalie is not in danger. It is just that...just that..." He looked back and forth between the two men. "She has asked us to stay alert at all times."This was unexpected. Azimir had not expected the woman to warn him. But why?"Why? Does she know something we are not aware of?" Azimir could not decipher the meaning behind her words. She sounded mysterious and anxious."I am unsure what has happened but asked me to stay alert at all times. She has an inkling that an unknown enemy would strike us soon and if we are not prepared, then we would be in danger." The moment Zavid finished speaking, the person Azimir could think of who wanted to harm him was the demon who was Aylin. Other than him, he had not encountered anyone else who wanted him gone? The man had even tried to attack him once in Aranill and considering how Azimir was close to Aylin, he had all the reasons to kill him and make him disappear from Aylin's life."Does she know who would attack us?" Vasili inquired, the sudden warning worrying him and making him lose his cool slowly. "No, Beta Vasili. Nathalie only told us to stay at alert and she would explain everything else once she reaches Ideni." Zavid could not conceal his apprehension anymore and his face turned pale in worry. If they had known who the enemy was, they could have prepared well and stopped the attack. However, here, they did not know who the enemy and why they even wanted to attack them. So, what preparations could they do and against whom? Was it a werewolf or a human or some other entity? A myriad of thoughts passed in Azimir's mind. Although he wanted to believe that it was the same person who had killed Aylin's family who now wanted to attack him and his people, his intuitions told otherwise. It was as though his mind was trying hard to make him focus on the people who were close to him. Somehow, somewhere, his intuition told him that it would someone close to him who would try to harm him this time and this intuition kept getting stronger as time passed by."What do we do now, Alpha?" Zavid was anxious but not to the point of losing his mind completely. At least, he was now relieved that his mate was fine and he would be meeting her soon. Yet, the matter of an unknown enemy attacking them subdued his relief, making him jittery and nervous."We do not know who the enemy is and until we meet Nathalie, we cannot make any conclusions." Azimir started while the two men listened to him silently. "Order the men to stay vigilant and capture anyone they find suspicious. Although we want to find out enemy, we should not harm anyone innocent in the meanwhile.""Also, send the men to patrol around the kingdom at all times from now on. The enemy might be someone we know too. We cannot ignore the possibility." Azimir's orders stunned them greatly. Who in Ideni would try to harm them? Everyone respected Azimir greatly and only had good intentions towards him. And the ones who were jealous of the man did not dare go against him. Azimir was too powerful for them to handle and if they were to strike against him, they would be the ones to be on the receiving end.Why would anyone want to bring their own doom by going against such a powerful man? Although they did not understand his words, they still nodded at him. Anyway, Azimir had been good at reading people and if he suspected someone in the kingdom to have bad intentions, then there had to be a traitor hidden among them."We do not know who the enemy is. We are out in the open while they are in the dark. Also, they might be keeping an eye on us at all times and might be waiting for the perfect time to strike us." Azimir did not doubt Nathalie's words whatsoever. The woman had no reason to lie to him about matters concerning his life. So, he started to make plans accordingly."So, I suggest to not speak about important matters related to the kingdom in front of everyone lest they should use it to their advantage."Vasili and Zavid immediately understood what he was trying to convey. Other than the three, nobody else was to know about the possible attack lest they change their plan and do something more disastrous. They had to find the enemy before they struck hard and the only method to capture them was to allow them to proceed with their initial plan and capture them red-handed."Also, inform the ministers to be in the courtroom in two hours.. I have an announcement to make."
