At the Convel Society Territory, Country V
As soon as the sun rose, the Elders and the Alphas of the packs forming the Convel Society gathered at the meeting hall. They were all ther to talk about their new king.
"How come he’s nowhere to be found?!" one of the Elders of the Convel Society barked out.
As the king’s right-hand man, Aspen stepped forward and said, "Our king has his reason for being out these days. We cannot disclose too much information on his actions since what he’s been up to is strictly confidential, but we assure you that he is working for the welfare of our society." He added, "And the top priority right now is taking down King Marcus and invading the Moon Clan of the Mirage Group."
A scornful scoff came from Danos, the Alpha of the Midnight Pack. "Who knows what’s he really up to? For all we know, he’s just around enjoying himself on a vacation or some other kind of debauchery." He looked at Aspen with disgust as he continued, "How could you even allow an outsider to take over the Blue Moon Pack anyway? That Theodulf suddenly appeared out of nowhere and challenged Decan for the throne, representing your pack from out of absolute nowhere. Tell me, Aspen, do you even know him enough?"
Aspen sighed. He already expected this kind of blowback, but Theodulf still didn’t want to disclose his identity. It was still up to him to decide when he would tell everyone who he truly was.
He gave Danos a reassuring smile as he defended, "Our pack knows enough about him to let him rule us. I’m sure he proved himself worthy enough to win the Challenge to a fight to the death."
Another doubtful scoff came out from Danos as he grunted, "And yet we didn’t even witness a fight to the death."
Decan, who was also present in the meeting hall as the Alpha of the Night Crawler and the former king of Convel Society, clenched his fist as he glared at Danos’s direction. The man didn’t approve of everyone coming to the throne since he himself wanted to rule the Convel Society. Everyone knew about his ambitions, but Danos wasn’t brave enough to challenge a reigning king. He was too afraid to die in a fight.
"You sound like you’re more relieved to see me dead, Danos. How about you challenge King Theodulf for the throne yourself since we already witnessed how generous and how he valued the life of others," Decan mocked, earning a suppressed chuckle from the others in the room. "You don’t dare challenge any king since you’re scared to face death. Well, my friend, I guess this is your time to shine... Give it a try, and I’m sure King Theodulf will spare your life too..."
In all respects, Decan was honestly pleased with their new king. King Theodulf had gained his respect, and he was glad to hear that he was making an effort in bringing down the Moon Clan. They only wanted to live in peace and co-exist with the rest, but King Marcus from the Moon Clan was desperate for blood.
He had tried to talk to Marcus before when he was still the ruler of the Convel Society. He had proposed a treaty, but the latter had no intention of dealing with him. That Marcus really wanted to kill him from the start and invade their territory all along.
As tensions rose, Aspen eventually broke the charged atmosphere in the meeting room.
"King Theodulf is now online. He will be discussing important matters..." Aspen said as he opened the television screen where the king’s video call was connected.
As soon as Theodulf appeared before the Elders, the first thing he said was, "I apologize if I was not able to attend this meeting in person. I have great news, and it is regarding the Moon Clan. We will soon be able to take them down."
"We deserve to know the details, and I’m sure that everyone in this room agrees with me," Danos replied with a serious tone.
"Make sure to prepare all our men and train everyone well. We will penetrate the Moon Clan’s Territory in one month as soon as I have the full details of their headquarters," Theodulf instructed. "I’ve sent all the relevant information we need against the Moon Clan to Aspen just now, and I will discuss more about them in depth later at midnight. Call for our scientists and engineers as well so that I can discuss how we could defend ourselves from all of the high-tech weaponry they could field against us," he continued, ignoring Danos’s whining.
He then particularly looked at Danos and said, "I hope for everyone’s cooperation and understanding. Not too many details are being discussed today because they’re unnecessary for a successful operation against the Mirage Clans. Discussions will only be on a need-to-know basis. I will inform you all soon when the time requires it.."
Aspen let out a long deep sigh. Their king looked exhausted and conflicted. He only hoped that this fight would be over soon and for their kind to finally gain the freedom they deserved from being hunted down.
"Can we then discuss other matters then?" Danos asked. He gauged the tonal atmosphere of the room and continued, "Everyone here is curious about your identity. We don’t know anything about you except that you are called Theodulf. We deserve to know the person who is ruling us." He further went on, "Didn’t Aspen tell you about the many queries coming from other packs questioning your real identity? The Blue Moon Pack had remained silent. All we got from them was that you’d personally tell us everything. And yet here you are, ruling over the Covel Society for weeks now and we’re still being kept in the dark. I’m sure we all deserve to know more about you beyond just being an Alpha who suddenly appeared under the Blue Moon Pack and challenged Decan."
"Aspen had told me about it. And I agree that you all should know more things about me..."
All eyes were focused on Theodulf. It was true that everyone was keen to know more about him. Every member of the Blue Moon pack had their lips sealed about him, and all they knew was that Theodulf became a member of the pack just a month ago. Then after a week, he suddenly challenged King Decan for the throne.
At first, everyone laughed at such hubris. But when the fight between him and Decan began, they were all in awe of his incredible strength.
"I am Nathaniel Yue, the son of Princess Nisha from former King of the Moon Clan, Arthur Yue."