Chapter 50
Chapter 50 King of Yurene
CA SSANDRA
As much as I wanted to return to the pce on my own, I couldn’t deny Kaleb’s offer to escort Finnick
and me. The tall man was kind and besides, he was nked by a group of muscr men who could
defend us against any further threats. I couldn’t allow myself to risk Finnick’s safety again.
As we walked, I couldn’t help but wonder who Kaleb was. The foreign man had to be someone
important if he had all of those guards to attend and protect him. Everything about him was poised and
proper, and I admired the strong way he held himself as he strode. Normally, those with a stature that
tall tended to slouch to make themselves smaller. But Kaleb held himself regally and proud.
Kaleb chattered on as we moved through the thrall of the market. He was making many observations
about our surroundings and about Anemond in general, which told me he was new to ournds. Every
person we passed by stared at him with curiosity. I couldn’t me them. Their height, hair, and attire
made them stick out like a sore thumb even in a crowd like this.
to ic
I wanted in on the conversation, but I didn’t feel quite up to talking. I was still so overwhelmed by
everything that had happened today in the alley.
However, I couldn’t remain silent forever. It was impolite to keep
quiet to
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Kaleb mused on about Wega, especially after he’d gone through all of the effort to
save me.
So, I answered the questions he had as well as I could.
As we chatted politely, I set Finnick down and let him walk beside me. I gripped his hand tighter than
usual, but my son didn’t seem to mind. His pallor was paler than usual, not that I could me him. I
was ready to get him back to the pce as quickly as possible and in the safety of our chambers.
Merliscire was full of terrors and dangers of its own, but at least I didn’t have to
worry about back alley assassins and potential kidnappers.
It took us nearly twenty minutes, but we finally arrived at the gates of the pce. The moment we
approached, a se rvant appeared from the shadows. Though I didn’t know his name, I’d seen his young
face around the pce quite often.
“Healer Ca ssandra,” he greeted me with a warm smile. “Wee back.”
Suddenly, his expression shifted when he noticed Kaleb and his group of guards. The young man
studied them for a second and then frowned.
Kaleb didn’t seem to notice the strangeness in his gaze.
“Where is the Alpha King?” he asked the se rvant bluntly, and we were all a little taken aback by his
question.
“I beg your pardon, sir?” the se rvant asked, and then he cleared his throat. “Who are you?”
Kaleb held his chin up ever so slightly. “My name is Kaleb Adams.”
The se rvant’s skin paled and his eyes grew wide. He began to shake a little and then bowed in
respect.
“M-my apologies, my Lord,” he stammered. “I didn’t mean to be so rude.”
Lord?
Kaleb was a lord?
I turned to look at him with confusion, but Kaleb merely smiled and shrugged. This day was proving to
be a strange one indeed and I was ready to return to my chambers and breathe.
“Please follow me,” the se rvant waved us on.
Our group crossed through the gate, and the moment they closed behind us, I
breathed a sigh of relief, and Finnick did the same.
“I’m d we’re back, Mommy,” he whispered.
“Me too, honey,” I said quietly, and I squeezed his hand.
The moment we stepped foot into the entryway of the pce, I felt myself growing antsy. I lingered
there with the group for a moment and then I turned to Kaleb.
“Thank you so much again for saving us,” I said kindly but firmly, and then I gave him a small,
apologetic smile. “If you’ll please excuse me, I need to be going.”
“Of course,” Kaleb replied. He reached out and took my free hand in his, raised it to his lips, and kissed
it. Heat spread to my cheeks as his deep blue eyes stared into mine.
look forward to meeting you again, Ca ssandra Keller.”
“Y-you as well,” I stammered. When he dropped my hand, I gave a small bow of respect and then
looked down at Finnick. “Let’s go.”
Finnick nodded in relief, and then the pair of us ascended the staircase.
When we returned to our chambers, we were surprised to see Erika waiting for us. We’d originally
invited the maid to join us in the market, but she’d told us that she wasn’t a fan of being in crowds, so
she politely declined.
“Erika?” I remarked as my eyebrows creased together. “What are you doing
here?”
“Hello,” she said cheerily, and her warm smile grew wider. “I just wanted toe in and do a little
something while you were gone.”
It was then I realized that our chambers were practically sparkling. I looked around the room in awe.
Lately, with how many hours I spent in theb, I didn’t get much of a chance to tidy up our room. But
Erika had taken care of itpletely. The shelves were dusted, the floors were polished, our
belongings were put away in their proper ces, and there were vases of fresh, fragrant flowers
everywhere.
“Oh, Erika,” I gushed. “Oh, you didn’t have to do all of this.”
I was a little embarrassed. I’d meant to do all of this myself when we’d returned
from the market.
“I wanted to surprise you,” Erika assured me. “It was really no trouble at all.”
“Thank you,” I said, and I gave her a genuine smile. She was one of the most thoughtful people I knew.
It was nice to know that there was at least one good. person here in Anemond. I began to tear up as
the day’s events ran through my
mind.
side.
“Ca ssandra, what’s wrong?” Erika asked immediately, and she rushed to my
“Something happened in the market,” I said quietly, and then I turned to Finnick. “Go wash your hands
and change your clothes, then you can go y with
your toys.”
“Okay, Mommy,” Finnick said obediently, and after he gave me a hug, he disappeared into the
bathroom. Once I heard the sink running, I turned back to
Erika.
“What happened?” she asked softly.
I told her everything, minus the part where the two kidnappers mentioned knowing my true identity. As
the story went on, Erika’s skin paled and her eyes
widened.
“Oh, Ca ssandra,” she breathed. “Oh, how horrible! I’m so grateful you’re alright.”
“I
“Thank you,” I said. “It was all thanks to Kaleb.”
“Kaleb?” she repeated back.
I told her all about the tall foreign man who’d saved us, and once I was finished, her expression shifted.
“What does this man look like?” she wondered as her eyebrows creased
together.
“Tall, dark blue eyes, very long light-brown hair,” I answered. “He and his men were wearing leather
garments lined in fur with a strange green symbol.”
Erika gasped. “Ca ssandra… that must be the new king of Yurene!”
I frowned. “Yurene?”
“The werewolf country that borders us to the north,” Erika exined.
For a moment, I was a little taken aback, but then again, I’d never had much reason to know about any
ce other than Wega, especially considering all I’d been through over the past five years. Besides,
there had never been much to report about the north..
Yurene.
“It began as a small country, but in recent years, it’s gained power and expanded across the continent,”
Erika exined. “They’ve annexed quite a few other packs and have be quite powerful.”
“What are they doing here?” I wondered as I tried to wrap my head around the fact that I’d been
rescued by a foreign king from and I’d never heard of.
Erika shrugged. “I don’t know anything more than that. The Alpha King mentioned they’d be arriving,
that’s all.”
I thought about Kaleb and his smile, and then about his bluntness and strange.
nature.
Asher was certainly in for an interesting time.