Chapter 760

Chapter 105 : Let Me Stand Me Beside You

*Mila*

“Lilian, let’s not waste time trying to guess who is out there,” Charles said, shaking his head. “We know there is danger out there but right now, we need to focus on a plan.”

Rubbing his hands together, Charles turned to the others.

I stepped back and Soren did too. It was Charles’s place to lead Norwind and guide them. They had to look to him, not to Soren or me. We both understood that. The more Charles asserted himself, the more they would trust him.

“It is no use debating who is at fault or whether or not they got what they deserved. We need to focus on the more pressing matters at hand,” Charles continued.

I could practically feel the shift in mood among the Norwind survivors. They quieted down and started really listening to Charles.

“First off, we’ve all had a long night. We need some time to recuperate, calm our nerves. I want everyone to return home and search for anything that could be useful, any supplies,” he ordered. “We’ll regroup at the packhouse in a couple of hours and take stock of what we have.”

“What good will that do?” someone asked.

“It is a starting point. Now, go… if there’s anyone that wants to remain and help bury the deceased…”

“My men can help with that,” Soren suggested. “Everyone else, do as Charles instructed.”

The survivors nodded and murmured and wandered off.

Charles sighed and turned his attention to Soren. “We cannot be more grateful for your help… and I do apologize for the loss of your boats and supplies. I’m sorry you’re stuck with us for the time being.

Soren scoffed. “I am sorry for your loss, and this complicated situation.”

I lowered my head in solidarity.

In the past week in the packhouse, I’d banished Chandler, Sebastian, and Dylan out of my mind, for the most part.

Naively, I thought that Dylan and Sebastian would fight it out and that conflict would be contained between the two of them. That they wouldn’t bother us anymore…

I’d forgotten that the Alpha King wouldn’t want anyone to discover his true identity and he’d kill anyone that he thought knew the truth. Dylan, or Sebastian in Dylan’s body, had been here in Norwind.

No one who’d been here could leave, or it would risk revealing the truth about Dylan and Sebastian. Whatever happened in Norwind had to stay in Norwind.

Right now, we were safe. The flood waters created a barrier between us and the cruelty of the king. If we couldn’t get out, they couldn’t get in.

But that wouldn’t last long…

“I’ll help with the bodies. Angelica was family, after all,” Lilian said.

She and Charles went to the bodies. Some of Soren’s warriors arrived and immediately began helping gather the bodies and dig graves for them.

Thomas and Payne arrived, coming straight to Soren and me.

Soren watched Charles with a distant look in his eyes.

I took his hand and squeezed his fingers. “What’s on your mind?”

looked at me and

Me and my men are too well trained to get caught off

Payne, and Thomas

sure,” Soren said.

rest

to the rest

sighed and squeezed my hand. “We can’t save everyone. Norwind has to stand on their own. They’ve

and Ben… they are just children. Once

find their

attacks them, they have no food, no workforce to rebuild. They’re helpless. We’d be leaving them to die, whether by

are

we don’t help them, are we any better than the ones picking them off and forcing

at Soren. He smirked at me and shook

limited in number. If

It wasn’t what I wanted to hear. There had to be another way out of this mess! The Norwind survivors couldn’t stay here, they’d starve. They

I won’t say now. If you’d like, we can at

sweet. My heart fluttered but I

out is the best idea. Besides, if we force our way out, the

to the side. “Do you have

thought I had

I don’t

you thinking?” Soren

like there are

is

have to be other ways out of Norwind packland,

Soren smirked.

something, darling. Payne,

standing nearby trying not to listen

the map and laid it on the ground.

along the southern border. That same mountain range extended along the north and west sides of the territory. That meant all

Alpha King’s forces would be focused on the

mountains will be difficult. Especially, with children,”

because of the women and

those

could

it. That would stretch the forces

to recede and the attackers to

back to these

Thomas grinned.

has been a while since we’ve done any fun exploring. Which directions should we

of them?” Payne

much time. We don’t have food; we need a faster solution.

is the opposite direction of the roads,” Payne

to that

so certain?”

shifted my eyes to Payne. I

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