Elsewhere in the castle of the late Lord Ferdinand, an older pack member, one of the elders who swore loyalty to the Alpha's mother, hid away from Leland and the rest of his pack. He would take a small mirror out of his pocket and activate the magic within it.
He was hiding properly to ensure that no other lycan would hear this meeting.
The beautiful face of a woman would appear and it would turn out to be Leland's mother. She had a narrow face and very thin lips. At a glance, she would remind people of an arrogant bird, like a peacock.
She didn't resemble her son at all. The only thing she passed on to Leland was her skin which had darker shades than most people in the kingdom because of her gypsy background. And perhaps the coldness she exuded.