"What do you you think?" I asked.
"My lord? I..... do not know what to say..." Ekaterina responded.
"What do you mean? where you not human once? What do you think of them as Werewolves!"
"M-my lord, please forgive my indecisiveness.... but I have no idea.... what makes one a good candidate for the-the..."
"Joining!"
"Y-yes, yes! I have no idea.... please forgive me..."
"..... It's fine, It was unreasonable asking you to begin with.... Dancer! You're a Moonchild like me! What do you think of them?" I asked.
".....I thought you didn't like me?" Dancer said.
"What?"
"We haven't talked in almost 3 years! Now you ask me this outta the blue? are you serious?" He yelled, He looked exasperated.... had it really been that long? No, no.... but I don't recall talking to him of recent.
"You have to forgive Barker.... he is quite dense when it comes to socializing...." Amari said.
"Yep! if it weren't for me, that loser would be moping around all day! what? don't look so shocked, you're quite pitiful, you know?" Maxie chimed.
The four of them nodded in agreement.
"...Can someone just answer my question for once? What do you think Dancer?"
"...Well.... we need the numbers..."
"Yes I am aware, I'm talking about the motley lot of sheep outside,"
"You know you don't have to be so.... condescending when talking about them,"
"I've accepted them, have I not?"
".....by calling them sheep?"
"Why shouldn't I-"
"Enough!" Amari yelled, She knitted her brows together and shook her head in disbelief, "Look..... what Barker is painfully trying to ask is.... whether or not they'll make a good fit to our pack.... am I correct?" She asked, I nodded my head.
"Well..."
"Give a straight answer Dancer and stop tip toeing around it!" She snapped.
"Y-yes, yes, yes.... I think-! No I believe, I BELIEVE they'll make a good addition to our family Alpha! Please lower your fist immediately!" Dancer Cried, yikes! I didn't think she'd get this pissed off this quick!
"Maxie.... are you in agreement?" I asked.
"OF COURSE!" Maxie shouted, it seems he too could sense Amari's rising temper, To be fair.... I've been stubbornly arguing with them over this for close to 2 hours now.
Without wanting to test her any further, I agreed and we concluded the meeting, Clint's opinion didn't mean much since he actively avoided these roles, Elder Michala already agreed so didn't add much and left early, Jacobs and Tasha were away so couldn't input much either.... I'll have to ask them what they think later, especially Tasha, she doesn't like being left out when it comes to MoonChildren business.
That one aside.... "Where's Dorian and the she- Fred, I was going to say Fred! I swear!" I proclaimed after seeing Amari's death Glare.
".....They are at the Greens district, the one near the west gate, Dorian insisted that would be the best place to keep them.... if they wanted to pull a fast one and escape, they'll-"
"-Have to go through the accursed forest!" I said gleefully.
"..." Amari did not look pleased with that statement.
"Maxie, come with me!"
"What?"
"I'll need to- Just Come on!" I yelled grabbing his arm, he yelped but didn't resist. I needed his insight on something....
"Mannnn! What's your deal, huh? I was gonna go have some more fun with Nikki and Gail!"
".....I'm surprised you're so peppy around Gail considering.... she-"
"Twisted my leg? heeheehee! Well let's just say, she was veryyyyyy sorrryyyy, you know? Really 'got down on all fours' and Begged! Hah! She-"
"I get it! I get it.... you're.... pretty lucky, you know?"
"Aren't I!? No, it's not luck, it's skill! Talent even! hahaha!"
".....Bastard.... say you think you could... give me something..."
"Something?"
"Yeah.... something personal!"
"..."
"look I-"
"Is it About Amari..... or about Mom?"
"Haha, Both! I'm surprised you still call her that!"
"We may not be blood..... but she was my mom too!" Maxie said, he had a somber expression on his face.... unlike Me and Amari, Maxie wasn't born in the Secret city, Mother found him.... abandoned In a run down weapons shop of all places.... she saved him and rough him to the city.
"..... I want to start with Amari.... you're have.... eh... much experience with this dating thing.... Amari's been acting different since the new guys came... what do you think that's all about?"
"Well duh, she's the Alpha and she has a chance to recruit new members to our pack! And her lover keeps talking shit about them.... a lover that's too cowardly to make any moves on her too!"
"I'm not a coward and I have made moves!"
"You fool! Holding hands isn't enough!"
"Why you-"
"She hungers for you, you know?"
"..."
"Yep! She really does.... probably why wants you two to go out 'Scouring the lands' in two days,"
"Who told you about that?"
"Gail!"
I'm going to kill that girl! Fenris knows how many..... lemme just forget about it for now.
"Don't worry, she didn't blabber to anyone but me!" He said, trying to calm my thoughts.
"..... somehow I doubt that...."
"Anyways! Gotta be more.... passionate, you know? Take initiative, you know? Grab the wolf by the tail!"
"Won't she just slap me if I do that?"
"I don't mean it literally! Men you really do need my help! Look just.... I don't know just be more physically about your feelings, Hug her, Kiss her, Make her feel like a lady or something! All this slow burn is weighing on her.... you can only lead a lady on for so long, you know?"
"....."
"During your 'Excursion' be more provocative! You can spill that nonsense about 'Gilding his head in Bronze and encasing it in forever ice!' but be sensual too, Make it look like you last for her body man, she might be our Alpha.... but she's still has her pride as a woman! Show her you want her is all I'm saying!"
"...I'm going to kill Gail, just telling you in advance,"
"Hey! You're the one that spouted that nonsense! Hah!" I tried to trip him bit he leaped forward and avoided it, tch, sensitive bastard! He is.... correct though, I'll try to push things harder with Amari....
"...so what did you wanna talk about concerning mom?"
".....According to Jacks, the whispering Ponds isn't that far from HalfHand Hill..."
"Brother.... you don't mean-"
"It's near the hometown of The Bastard that killed Mother!" I spat, my words dripping with Hate.
"...whatever you want to do.... just know I'm with you.... we'll avenge Mom together!"
"I was hoping you'd say that.... Niklaus's final days are drawing near..."
We finally arrived at the Green District.