I
Alpha King Burkoo went back to their palace with his mind still occupied by the young daughter of the King and Queen of Glodeous.
Inside the Glodeous Kingdom, the glass where Toremo and Sulie were kept was still inside the dungeon.
After ten years of being kept at the dungeon, King Timodore and the Council of Elders came to meet again to re-discuss their decision ten years ago, about Toremo and Sulie.
“What will happen then to Toremo and Sulie, my King? It has been ten years that they were suffering inside that glass and in the dungeon’s darkness,” Queen Asalea asked while they were already in bed about to sleep that night.
King Timodore made a deep breath and then chuckled. “The Council of Elders proposed to throw the glass where they are being kept right now into the deepest part of the ocean.”
“Oh, would that be alright with you, my Love?”
“What do you think, my Queen? Would that be enough as a punishment?” In doubt, King Timodore asked. He wanted to know his Queen’s opinion and decision.
“For me, I guess that would be fine. At least you did not kill them. They still have a life, although inside that glass and down the sea. They will be better actually than inside the dungeon. They will not be bored anymore as they might enjoy watching every living creatures under the sea.”
King Timodore burst into laughter. “You really did think about that, my Love?”
“What?” she asked grinning.
“That they will not be bored under the sea,” he replied laughing again. “You have a point actually,” he added.
Queen Asalea joined him in laughing but suddenly she remembered something. “By the way, you think there is a chance that Toremo and Sulie could still get out of that glass?”
“That I could not answer, my love. It will only be Noema who could answer that,” King Timodore shook his head while looking at his wife. “Would you mind asking Noema?” he added while thinking. He, himself is also curious if Noema could reverse the curse that she did to Toremo and Sulie, ten years ago.
“Oh, I will try,” she nodded and smiled.
“I am convinced by the way that it is better to throw Toremo and Sulie underneath the sea than letting them live in darkness inside the dungeon,” all of a sudden King Timodore said.
Queen Asalea smiled at him, nodding. “Yeah, that would be better, my King.”
“Let us go to sleep now. Tomorrow there are many things that I need to finish at the hotel and here in the palace,” King Timodore while he embraced her tenderly and closed his eyes.
“Goodnight, my King. Tomorrow, by the way, I will visit the Knostican Palace. I will talk to Marshall.”
He nodded while his eyes were still closed.
Queen Asalea smiled and gave him a quick, goodnight kiss on his lips before she drifted to sleep too.
II
Early morning the next day, Queen Asalea together with the twins, Quacey and Neoma went to the Knostican Kingdom. King Timodore dropped them off first at the Knostican palace before heading toward his office in the hotel.
“Hello, Uncle Marshall!” Quacey said as he greeted Marshall.
“Hello, Royal Family, where is the King?” Marshall asked smiling. After ten years, Marshall is still unmarried. Every time Queen Asalea would ask him about his plan of getting married, he would just shrug his shoulders and laugh. He never met yet the woman that will make him vowed in marriage.
“He just dropped us here and then he went straight to the hotel. He has a lot of pending works, he said,” Queen Asalea replied to Marshall while her eyes, wandered around. She suddenly furrowed and then smiled.
“You noticed, my Queen the changes?”
“Yes, Marshall and I like it.” The palace high fence had been re-painted and the landscaped of that lawn has been re-arranged with added lights and then in the middle, there is already a new fountain higher than the first one, and then it is surrounded by small fountains. It made the front part of the palace more relaxing to look at.
“Thank you, Queen Asalea. I could breathe now. I thought you will not like it.”
“Oh, Uncle Marshall, the new fountain style is better than the old one,” Neoma said smilingly.
Marshall brought them first to the dining area. He knew that the royal family have not eaten yet their breakfast in the Glodeous Palace. It became their habit already that when they visit the Knostican Kingdom, the first thing that they would do is to eat Marshall’s cooked food for them.
While in the dining area, Queen Asalea remembered about the tons of gold hidden underneath the underground toom, which opening is just under the dining table. None, except her and King Timodore, knew where the wealth of the Knostican Kingdom is hidden. Quacey and Neoma will only know about these hidden treasures when they reached their adulthood or eighteenth-year birthdays.
After finishing their breakfast, Queen Asalea told Quacey and Neoma to check around while she and Marshall would have something to talk about. The two agreed as they are actually excited to tour around the palace. But before that, these two siblings would change first in ordinary outfits that most of the palace staff even guards and warriors could not be able to recognize them.
Queen Asalea and Marshall went to the Queen’s office in the Knostican Palace to discuss something imperative.
“Marshall, I heard that the Ecleteon Kingdom is getting stronger again. Their new Alpha King, that young son of King Burkano seemed to have grown so well. His name is starting to spread not only in the werewolves realm but also in the vampires’ society. Am I hearing correct news?” Queen Asalea asked. Worry in her voice was evident.
Marshall looked at Queen Asalea and nodded. “Unfortunately, yes, my Queen. Alpha King Burkoo is now known as one of the powerful Alpha Kings. His acts of bravery and firm decisions in handling matters in their Kingdom especially in trading and business are being admired already by many. I also heard that he started to train more warriors since last year and Alpha King Burkoo himself hired the best martial arts experts in the realm. Two of these martial arts experts personally trained the Alpha King since he was fifteen years old.
Queen Asalea fell silent. “Marshall, do you know if this Alpha King Burkoo has special abilities that can be comparable to the King’s power or Neoma?”
Marshall made a fake cough before answering Queen Asalea. “Yes, my Queen. I heard that his strenght, speed, and senses of sight and hearing are triple in power compared to an ordinary werewolf.
Queen Asalea gasped. “I heard that he is already twenty-five or twenty-six but he had no mate yet or Luna Queen. Is that true also?”
“Yes, my Queen. I heard that Alpha King Burkoo is still searching for his mate.”
“Didn’t he find yet his mate all throughout these years?”
Marshall shook his head. “Nope. According to my source, Alpha King Burkoo still believes that the Moon Goddess fated him to a she-wolf who would be his Luna Queen. So, he said that he will just wait since no one could change the fate that the Moon Goddess had listed in her book of fate. He further believes that there is no need for him to search for, because the universe, the Moon Goddess will always find a way for them to meet.”