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Third Person’s POV
Lycan Erasmus finally erupted in fury. His white musk pheromones, carrying glacial chill, swept the conference hall instantly.
His dark gold vertical pupils contracted into fine lines amidst his rage.
When he reprimanded Alpha Manfred, his voice carried the tremor of ancient wolf howls, silencing all officials.
Post–meeting, he summoned Alpha Manfred to the Lycan King’s office. The lingering dominance turned the stone floor frosty.
Erasmus watched Manfred, who was sobbing and pleading in a wolfish cadence, his fingers subconsciously caressing the wolf–head relief on the throne’s armrest.
In a calm yet authoritative tone, Lycan Erasmus declared, “This is Soulrend Pack’s final chance. Should Melinda suffer the slightest injustice in your pack, your Alpha status ends here.
Manfred’s pheromones collapsed; his pupils shrank in shock.
He froze, recalling Melinda’s relation to Lycan Erasmus–his niece. Despite Alpha Howell’s ineptitude, Lycan Erasmus still valued familial bonds.
Manfred retreated from the Lycan King’s office, his pheromones reeking of sulfur–like fear.
As he exited, he encountered Alpha Lance, whose cedar and gunpowder aura pricked Manfred’s nape glands.
Recalling Lance’s blood–cold expression during, Soulrend Pack’s destruction, Manfred shuddered and fled.
Lance entered the office, his cedar pheromonés steady.
Lycan Erasmus, now sipping coffee, had tamed his white musk aura, “Be at ease. Take a seat,” he said.
Lance sat in the armchair. “You had me wait outside. Important matters to discuss?”
Lycan Erasmus waved the other wolves away, leaving only Fabian.
Fabian brewed coffee, carefully avoiding Lance’s faint aura.
“Review this.”
Erasmus tossed a file to Lance, tinged with subtle pressure that made Lance’s fingertips tingle.
Lance opened it and grew solemn–it detailed prisoner exchanges with Dragon Ash.
“After months of negotiations between Stewart, Abbot, and Dragon Ash, an agreement was reached. Captive warriors are to be repatriated. However, one individual stands out: a warrior who escaped captivity to Dragon Ash and had been supplying Alpha Bentley with their intelligence.”
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“Following Alpha Bentley’s sacrifice, Stewart took over the intelligence reception, later passing it to another. But his cover was blown, and he was captured,” Erasmus explained.
“Are you referring to Eugenius?”
Lance recalled. Eugenius had been the source of intelligence verifying Adelaide’s message about the
infiltrating via Dragon Ash.
Western Tribe’s?
His capture sent a jolt of anxiety through Lance.
Though Lance hadn’t met Eugenius, he knew he’d been captured alongside Alpha Bentley and hundreds of others in a surprise night raid by Dragon Ash.
Lance hadn’t been there. He’d heard of it from Obadiah.
The attack involved a nighttime ambush and arson, leading to fierce combat in the ensuing inferno.
Eugene perished during that battle.
Later, when Lance assumed command of the royal army, he’d captured Dragon Ash soldiers multiple times, hoping to exchange them for the previously captured warriors, but was denied each time.
Exchanges were granted only for those captured afterward, leaving that initial group unreleased.
Now, with the negotiation success, Eugenius’s capture by an enraged Dragon Ash Kingdom raised doubts about his survival.
“Who exactly is Eugenius?” Lance inquired.
When he took over Eugenius’s intelligence from Stewart, he investigated all the wolf generals and captured warriors heading to the southern border but found no one named Eugenius.
Lycan Erasmus shook his head. “Unknown. Likely no one knows. Alpha Bentley received.the initial intel; he might have known Eugenius’s identity–or not.”
“Eugenius’s escape from captivity indicates he’s no ordinary warrior,” Lance mused.
Lance frowned. When he’d received intel from Eugenius before, he hadn’t inquired about his identity.
Even if he had, no answer would’ve come–it was too risky to include in transmissions.
“He’s provided invaluable intelligence and deserves rescue,” Lance insisted.
Lycan Erasmus nodded gravely. “That’s why I’m sending you. We confirm he’s alive. Dragon Ash wants to trade him for a city. Reports suggest he’s imprisoned in a border town’s jail, but the exact location is unclear. Your mission: locate him and plan a rescue.”
Lance knelt on one knee, resolve/firm. “As you command.”
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