Once the ritual was finished the old man walks up to Jess. She looks to him and waits for him to speak first. “I know I have put my foot in my muzzle more than once this evening with you. I wish to apologies. I have lived here most of me whole life. Never have I seen a female Alpha before. This is something that will take time for me to become use to. As for the undercroft I think you will need to see this sooner than later. The old bastard had us guarding this for months now. We do not know what is inside. But seeing as you freed us from him. The undercroft is now yours to do with as you please. Follow me and I will take you there.” “First before you lead us anywhere, what is your name? I wish to learn everyone's name soon. Though I know this will take time. Since you are taking us I wish to call you by name and not what my Beta thinks it should be.” Jess speaks with a smile.
The old wolf truly looks her in the eye seeing she is being sincere. He sighs, “My name is Everard. Though the pack I came from is no more. I had wished at one point to just watch a pup grow and find her mate. But that pack has been taken and killed.” Hearing his name Jess starts to cry. He does not know she is the pup he had just spoken of. He was her old teacher. She thought he had been killed during that battle. She hugs him hard and whispers, “I thought you were dead just as everyone else from the packs was. Zane is the reason I still live you old goat.” Hearing the old nickname only one pup had ever called him he starts crying as well.
Zane, seeing both of them crying, moves to their side. “My love, are you alright? What has happened to cause these tears?” Everard hearing him looks over, “What the hell do you mean by that pup? She is your Alpha not some omega whom you can say shit to.” Jess laughs while she wipes her tears away. Zane and Everard are staring each other down. “Enough, he is my mate and has the right to call me what he wishes. Though if he calls another by the nickname you have the right to challenge him. Now Everard please lead us to this undercroft. I will fill him in on the why we were crying.” Everard nods and heads out of the pack house.
“I am fine, love. He is one from my first pack. One I thought I would never see again. He was my teacher in the ways to fight. We are lucky to have him still with us. I would ask that you have him work with the young and those whom have just gotten their wolves. If he is agreeable to this that is.” Zane nods and holds her for a moment. “I will speak with him on the morrow. However, we should follow him. Raken is able to handle those still here. Sunny is outside with him. Let us go.” She smiles and nods.
She laughs but nods, “I will agree. He has three days to learn his place though. Raken said you wished for me to follow you somewhere?” Zane looks to Everard whom had a strange look on his face, “Please take us to the undercroft now.” Everard sighs but nods. He leads them not far from where the pack house is. There are two warriors standing by the doors of what looks like a small hill. Everard nods to them before pulling one of the doors open. He waves his hand for them to go inside. Jess looks at the warriors and asks them to leave. They bow before doing as she asks.
Once the group was alone they walked into the undercroft. The room they walked into has five doors leading to other rooms. Around the room they are in is a big pile of gold coins, one wall between two doors from floor to ceiling is a liquor rack filled with wine, mead, honey mead, draconian water, and other liquors. There are piles of cloths as well as ores. “Sunny, would you look at the ores and see if they are able to be used to make things needed for the pack?” Zane asks. She nods and walks over to look at them.
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Jess, Zane, and Raken look around the room seeing what can be given to the pack as well as what to keep back for now. Once the room has been cleared they look to one another before each going to one of the doors. They open the doors together unsure of what they will find. Jess is the first to look through her door. She gasps at the sight in front of her. Rows upon rows of dragon eggs are set in wooden shelves. Each room they look in has the same. The eggs are all different colours.
Everard is in shock seeing all of the eggs. “How the hell did that bastard get these? How did he move them here without the pack seeing? None of us knew about this hoard of his. How do we go about giving these poor souls back without causing problems for our pack.” He speaks this with a sigh. He looks to Jess knowing she will be the one in danger when giving the eggs back. She smiles to Sunny whom shakes her head. Sunny speaks, “I hope all the missing eggs are here under one roof. When David and the others are back we will speak with them. Though I think you may wish to send a runner to Alpha Efren and Luna Summer. They will want to hear about this. I would say ask them to come to you. You have the pack settled now that you have taken the oath to them.”
Jess chuckles softly, “You have spoken what I was thinking. Everard, do you know of a fast trustworthy runner in this pack? We shall not speak of what is in these rooms until we have spoken with our group and Alpha Efren. His pack is tied to the dragons.” Everard looks surprised by the news. “You can send Archibald. He is the fastest runner from this pack. He knows you mean to help the pack grow and become strong. You can trust him with your life.” Jess nods, “Let us leave here and I will have him meet us at the pack house. Zane call for three warriors to guard these doors. We shall have a pack meeting once we have a course to do.”
Zane mindlinks three of the warriors whom were not running the border. As they walk out the door of the undercroft the warriors are walking up. They bow to Jess and Zane.
Their group walks to the pack house and is met by Archibald. Jess waves for him to follow them into the house. Once they are alone and will not be overheard Jess looks to him. “I have need for you to run to the pack of Whitesnow. I would have you invite their Alpha and Luna to visit us. Tell them I have found something they should see. They will not want to delay in this.” Archibald nods, “Is there anything else you would like me to tell them Alpha?” “No, that will be all. Rest for the night and leave at first light. I would like them here within three days time if able.” He bows before leaving.
Everard watches them before he bows, “If you have no more need of me I will take my leave. I know you wish to speak freely and can not while I am still here. I will ensure he leaves at first light.” Zane nods to him. Everard leaves the group to speak in peace. Things the old alpha had done are not adding up for him. He knows to leave this in Jess’s hands. She will be able to see a way out of the horrible shit show they are in.
Jess sighs while running her hands down her face. “What the hell was that bastard into? Have you found his papers? We will have to tread softly here. I do not even know how many eggs are in the undercroft. But from the number of them he was into starting a war with the dragons. Or was working with some person whom would see the dragons in a panic.” Zane picks Jess up from her seat. Then he seats down with her on his lap.
“My love, Raken is looking for the papers as we speak. I will run the lands border tonight so you may sleep. If I catch a whiff of something not right I will handle the matter. You must stay calm for our pup. I know the way the pack was run is not how you would have but you are now here to help make this right. I will have Sunny go count the eggs. She can speak that she is there to sort the ores to make weapons for the pack.”
Raken walks over to Jess and Zane. “Here is his ledger. He had this hidden in an odd spot. Like he did not wish the pack to know of it. He had two ledgers. One sat right in the middle of his desk, the other in the bookcase behind three books.” Jess growls softly hearing this before they retire for the night.