The Soldier Of Sins | ✓

[17] The Night Is Young-IV

Davis fisted his hands and looked around. His eyes fell on the High Lord's daughter, Ida.

Samuel's woman

His eyebrows raised as all his anger turned into an unknown confidence. Davis swallowed while feeling a thought forming in his mind.

What would be better than to approach the brother first? Moreover, his mother already had good relations with Samara's parents.

He smirked.

He was only thinking about talking to Samuel soon when someone rang the royal gong loudly. Everyone was startled.

Davis got up from his seat as he felt his heart beating faster from the jump scare. Everyone was looking at the throne as the King got up from his throne, wide-eyed.

"My People. I beg you all to just stay where you are. Stay in this hall as we have protection all around the castle and we don't want anyone scattering away because we have gotten the news that someone had felt the beast's presence, here."

Loud gasp were heard while Davis could feel his mother holding his elbow and father touching his back.

"What is happening?" A man shouted while looking back at the Hall's big doors. "My daughter has gone for privacy. She is out there. She doesn't know-" he started running towards the doors while the royals knights tried to stop him.

He was villager and getting angry on them. He kept on glancing back at the King who didn't allow him to leave. "My knights are down there and all around inside the castle. She will be back. You must stay here safe while our seers check the beast's presence. Let us do our work for the welfare of your village."

Davis's eyes narrowing in confusion as he couldn't believe his ears. How was the King so confident about this? He looked around and noticed that only soldiers' which were recruited newly hadn't left with their families.

The whole crowd kept quiet while the man punched the guard. One lady cried out as she ran for her husband. "Let us see our daughter. She is out in the hallways. Unsafe-" she whimpered as the Knight kept holding the man while he sobbed for his daughter.

"Let us get her back," offered two of the soldiers while the King narrowed his eyes.

"I am the one to order here. I have my Knights placed at right places. She is safe. There are more guests who were out there. They are all safe. Let my seers check the places or there will be another death in your village soon," he shouted.

Gasps and whispers roamed around the whole ball room when all of a sudden a girlish scream echoed throughout the castle.

Samara whimpered and held Rodwin tightly. "What was that?" She looked in his eyes and noticed that he was looking angrily at the King.

"He should let the soldiers go. What are we for? What if she is attacked down there?" He gritted his teeth while taking her into the hall, as Violet was with them too, he remembered going to Logan.

"Do not leave the hall. Both of you," he warned the girls who nodded obediently. With a last glance at Samara, Rodwin walked to the throne to accompany Logan who was busy in listening to the Lord Commandant's preparations for catching that beast.

". . . The ropes must be done properly. He would be stronger and have claws which Logan has showed us even. There was a big mark on the iron doors of his claws. Now you can conclude how deadly he is," the Lord Commandant warned.

While the Prince interrupted and said lowly. "The Knights are there to fight him but we need to catch him. To catch him, work up your minds and already choose your suspects. Because if someone down there has scared a young lady for whom some knights would be protecting now-"

"He is someone who is not present here," exclaimed Erasmus while all the soldiers who were collected in front Lord Commandant, stared at him.

The Prince nodded in agreement. "Now, we haven't let any of the soldier's family leave because only the soldiers had their tents near the woods. Rest were away on the borderline to Burnsley Kingdom. Do you all recall?"

All of them nodded obediently and he continued, "Now, look around and create your doubts. Because he was here between us and is now turning under the full moon. Check who is not present here now. Who couldn't control his inner beast?"

He looked back towards the hall and breathed. His father had really planned to tackle this beast for the welfare of the village whose soldiers' and senior Warriors had brought victory to the kingdom. He even had left his wife and children with other relatives safe in the underground chambers until they achieve the purpose.

The Prince was determined to find the beast not just for saving innocent humans but he also wanted to meet the person who was so unlucky or lucky to have been bitten by a wolf. He couldn't define if it was the wolves' anger or their respect for this man.

It was written in the books.

. . . the bite can be a gift, can be the curse. It's like a disease that makes the man sick, cannot be treated. But the suffering will be there and would increase until the man submits to the inner beast. Until the man and beast becomes one. . .

But he knew, it was one of those ten soldiers and it could be any of them, including the two soldiers who were helping in preparing and searching for the so-called beast. He had his eyes on them too.

The Prince breathed enthusiastically while glancing at the full moon that was shining through the balconies. It reminded him of something important immediately. He turned to announce one more thing as he nodded at the King's men.

"Make sure, no one leaves the hall too."

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