"Your Majesty we have no use for her" Hale spoke first rejecting Avura immediately.
"Let your alpha speak" King Macho stated irritated by the consistent way Hale was interrupting him..
"Besides I don't need to remind you that your work here has not been completed. If we are to believe her story we still have the killers outside and from Pope's story we have new set of vampires in that old castle. '
"So Tyler make a choice as soon as possible" King Macho urged him.
All attention shifted to Tyler this time as they all waited for him to take a decision on Avura. Everyone in his pack was expecting him to push her back to the king but Tyler had a mind if his own. He knew his plan of keeping her safe was hung on the fact she had to stay close to him.
"I am honoured by your gesture your majesty. I also acknowledge we have not completed the task we came for as such an earlt bounty for us is a generous gesture from.
I have decided I want her alive. I will keep her for myself she will be my personal slave" Tyler stated avoiding everyone's gaze. He could here some dissatisfied grunts from his pack behind him but he don't care as he was determined to keep her alive. He had other plans for her.
'Alright then, I hope you made the right choice. Just so you know if she kills anyone in this kingdom you will be held responsible for it as her guildian" King Macho stated making sure he understands all he had just said.
"Yes, your majesty I understand everything I take full responsibility for her."
"Alright then my servants will show you and your pack a new court to say since you will be needing an extra home I guess to keep her and your people will be staying for more days than intended. "
"Thank you my King" Tyler replied with a slight bow as King Macho walked away.
Tyler barely turned to look anyone in their face to avoid open confrontation with anyone not that he was expecting anyone to confront him now. He knew once they get to the court provided for them their confrontations will start.
He walked slowly yo Avura to pull her in the direction they were to move.
"Thank you for saving my life she whispered into his ears but he said nothing to her as they walked to the court reserved for them.
They had barely settled down in the court when Hale lunched the first attack.
"Why are we keeping her Tyler?" I don't understand what you are doing Hale protested.
"We won't have this arguement in front of her" Tyler pointed out
"Marcel please take her to an empty room before we start this disussion" Tyler instructed him. He waited till Maison took Avura to a room before they continued. Yet her ears were still able to pick up all their conversation.
"Now Hale what were you saying? " he asked turning to Hale.
'I said we have no reason accepting that Vampire. We should have allowed the king keep her and do whatever he wanted with her." Hale instisted almost yelling at Tyler but Tyler still remain calm.
"Do you realise we are to face an enemy we know little about. That lady there is the only person that can give us an idea about who we are to face soon." Tyler stated explaining his reason for keeping her.
"Are you sure that's the only reason you are keeping her? "Hale asked suspiciously
"What do you mean to say? " Tyler asked looking at him intensely.
In the whole pack Hale was the only one who could challenge Tyler openly because they were not just friends but also family.
"You know what the vampires did to our family" years ago Hale reminded him
"I know and I remember very well. You are not the only one who lost people that day. I also lost my family too" Tyler replied bitterly.
They were both referring to the cold war that broke up between vampires and werewolves ten years ago that led to the death of their parents and loved ones.
"If you can still remember why are you keeping her, the mere sight if her reminds me of everything and I want to just rip her throat." Hale thundered walking pacing around the room..
"You will do no such thing Hale, she was handed over to me and she belongs to me from this very day."
"Anyone who lays a hand on her will have me to answer to" Tyler announced to his pack as everyone watched with keen interest the frame between him and Tyler.
"I hope you know what ever she does you will be held responsible for it" Hale reminded him.
"Stop Hale its enough we don't need to over flog this issue. You are disrespecting Tyler too much by questioning his decision repeatedly" Marcel spoke for the first time but in lowered tone so only Tyler and Hale could hear him since he was the one standing closest to him.
"I am speaking the mind of almost everyone here Hale insisted. I am not a coward I say my mind when I see something wrong" He added..
"I am not a coward either I just know when to keep quiet" Marcel replied walking up to him daring him.
"Both of you should calm down. There is no need fighting over this issue. It is my decision to keep her and whatever be the consequences I will bear it myself.'
Turning to the pack again
"I want everyone to take a rest we have an uncompleted task to finish up. By this night we will go back to the castle to Scot out those in the castle then we will know when to attack" Tyler announced dismissing them as he walked down to the room where Avura was kept.
He reasoned he needed to speak to her about her people because he noticed her eyes sparkle when Zeko's name was mention. A sign she knew who ever it was.