SCARLET’S POV There are a lot of things that I could do to get my desire, and he is very much aware of that. Truth is I don’t even need to do much to get the three brother Packs under me. I may just have to get rid of a few more soldiers if the situation so demands. Maybe they only understand the language of the sword. I waited for my words to sink in before continuing. “... Unwillingly have Dark Age Pack take over them. And then, I get them from Dark Age Pack forcefully. And of course, you know that Dark Age would want the barest minimum amount of force to be utilized in the recovery process. Either way, I will be the winner. I would not lose in any way” “I am sorry for my stupidity, my Chamlar, the three brother Packs are already yours as you desire. I will do nothing to hinder your reign” he responded. “That is more like it, Fred. I must commend your negotiation skill. You know real profit in business” I commended. “You do know where the power lies” I added. “It is an honour, my Chamlar. I am not disputing your sovereignty” he replied. That was easy. I thought that he would be foolish enough to try to put up some resistance. I have to be easy on him going forward now that he has proven to be a humble subject. ALPHA FRED’S POV After hearing all she had to say, I had no other alternative than to finally surrender. She is right there is no use in trying to negotiate this with her. “I am sorry for my stupidity, my Chamlar, the three brother Packs are already yours as you desire. I will do nothing to hinder your reign” She smirked. “That is more like it, Fred. I must commend your negotiation skill. You know real profit in business. You do know where the power lies” she showered praises on me. Her praises do me no good at this point. We have lost everything and it is all thanks to Tim. It is even a greater thanks to me because I failed woefully in my duties as an alpha. I could not protect my Pack. Now I have to willingly hand over everything to the Pixies, we werewolves are now under the rule of the wolfless Pixies and it makes no difference that their queen is a werewolf. “It is an honour, my Chamlar. I am not disputing your sovereignty” I replied. At this stage, what is left for us, what will become of me? What if she sees me and my brother alphas as a threat and decides to get rid of us? What if she decides to reduce us to the level of slaves? What if she decides to kill our wolves or silence them forever? What will I tell my father and the fathers before him? I will await her judgment. No matter how one decides to look at it, we are clearly in the wrong. The Pixies had done nothing to us to warrant the war in the first place and so we deserve whatever punishment they decide to administer to us. I will not put up any resistance, and I will see to it that no one dares to put up any form of resistance to the reign of the Pixies. I don’t know how long this will last, only the moon goddess can save us from this and we will patiently wait until the time she decides to set us free and give our lands back to us. “If I am still allowed to speak, my Chamlar” I requested humbly. “Say whatever you want to” she ordered. I don’t know how to go about this, I am not even sure I am even allowed to do it. But there is no harm in trying. “My Chamlar, permit me to ask of you” I paused. “Two of my warriors, they are currently lying between life and death. I know I have no right to bring this up before you, but I fear you are the only one that can save them” I requested. I held my breath as I awaited her response. All I could do at the moment is hope. I know she is not under any obligation to heal anyone, especially not those that fought against her. “You are right, Fred, you have no right to speak about this to me” she responded coldly. “But... but, my...” “You have no right to speak to our Chamlar when she has not asked you to” an elder cuts me off in anger. “I... I... am sorry, I did... not...” I stuttered as I tried to make out the right words. “Two of your men fought against me and now they are about to die. What should be my worries in that?” the queen asked. “I... I...” I was still finding it difficult to get the right words to say. “You have no words to say, so shut up” the Chamlee spoke for the first time. He has been quiet all along, and only listening to us. “I do... pardon me. My Chamlar, you see those men are the strongest in Diamond Cut. You will need more armies now that you have taken over the Packs, and you require only fearless ones” I explained. I was made to believe that the Chamlee would never recover from his illness, but here he is, hale and strong. Truly, this queen is powerful, more powerful than I was told. “I see...” the queen nodded.“My Chamlar, you cannot let them die, you need men as resilient as them. They are the strongest” I urged. All I could do is to hope. She might decide to look with pity upon Carl and Hedrick. “You have the witch, Mildrid,” the queen said. “Believe me, she is up to no good, and dealing with her was never my idea. Even she admits that you are the only one that can heal the soldiers” I explained. “Okay. Let’s say I accept. What can you give in return for that?” she asked. “My Chamlar...” her question caught me unaware. I never knew that I would still be required to give something in return at this point. “Are you a moron? Say what you can give for their lives right away” Atoor yelled. “My Chamlar, I have nothing to give in exchange. Everything now belongs to you” I replied. She heaved and shook her head. “That is it then, my hands are tied” To say that I was flabbergasted by her reaction would be an understatement. “My Chamlar, pardon me. They are your men now, they are your subjects and I assure you that they are indispensable, you will need them” I begged. “The Chamlar needs no one. And to the Chamlar, no one is indispensable” the Chamlee replied. “I can build my own army, I can make them as resilience and undefeatable as I want them to, even you can attest to that,” the queen said. “We have no deal, Fred, the Chamlar has no use for your dying soldiers” the Chamlee announced. My spirit sank at his words but right now, there is nothing I can do, absolutely nothing. “Fred” the queen called. “Yes, great Chamlar” I responded. “Now I have the three brother Packs, but there is another thing that I demand” she revealed.