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?”

and

decided to leave, no one could stop us. Me and my men are too well

and Thomas working together, I’d lay

Soren said. He reached out

what about the rest of Norwind?” I flicked my eyes toward Charles

the rest of them if

can’t save everyone. Norwind has to stand on their own. They’ve got Charles and Enzo to lead them. They

they are just children. Once we leave,

find their

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

you are

are just helpless survivors. If we don’t help them, are we any better than the ones picking them off and forcing them to live

glared at Soren. He smirked at me

in number. If we try to bring everyone with

head. 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 couldn’t leave through the main roads, because

won’t say now. If you’d like, we can at least try to sneak the kids

words were sweet. My heart fluttered

if we force our way out, the Alpha King would know

side. “Do you

thought I had

don’t

what are you thinking?”

acting like there are just two options. Stay here and die or take the main roads

there is a third

out of Norwind packland, other than the main roads,

Soren smirked.

onto something, darling. Payne, Thomas, what

They’d been standing nearby trying not to listen to me and

the map and laid it on the ground. We all knelt around the map, studying the

The mountains we’d been trapped under were along the southern border. That same mountain range extended along the north and west sides of the territory. That meant all

forces would be focused on

through the mountains will be difficult. Especially, with children,” Thomas said, motioning

us to go that way because of the women and children. They are most likely concentrated around

those mountains?”

don’t know. There could be entire armies waiting for

would stretch

into the unknown is better than just sitting here waiting for the flood to recede and the attackers to come,” I muttered. “It’s safer for us to

be back to these

Thomas grinned.

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

them?”

take too much time. We don’t have food; we

the opposite direction of the roads,” Payne

said, pointing to

so certain?” Soren

at him, meeting his gaze. Quickly, I shifted my

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