Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“You have to remember, Riviana, that we are immortal. Simply imprisoning someone isn’t enough. That doesn’t significantly bother them. They can deal with that and be no different when it is done. A Fae can even put themselves into a status sleep and spend that time in their natural form. They will simply go to sleep and wake up when their imprisonment is over. We need to make sure that they receive the full effects of being punished. The only way to do that is different types of punishment or death.”
I had seen Glory kill someone for speaking of starting war. And I had even killed someone who had tried to poison me. Yeah, I knew full well that death was a punishment for crimes. However, I didn’t think that they tortured people.
“Perhaps I will ask about the different types of torture you use later, but for now I do not think that I want to know.”
“That is understandable.” He nodded as if he understood what I was talking about.
“I will not push this subject any more for the time being, however, I do want you to talk to Aunt Glory and find out what happened. I need to be kept informed.”
“Yes, Queen Riviana.” He was speaking as if I was giving him an official order for the council. “I will be in touch with Glory today, and I will report the findings as soon as I have something.”
“I don’t want you to think that I am giving you orders. You may be Valerian of the council, but you are also my Athair m貌r. I want this to be something that we work on together. I don’t want to see something bad happen to you or Aunt Glory.”
I saw a smile spread across his face and a look of love enter his eyes.
“I know, Garin铆on, I know. We are family, and I should have been thinking along those lines from the beginning. Just consider it the failings of an old man’s mind.” I laughed at that.
“You don’t look old at all, you know that.”
“Looks can always be deceiving.” He grinned at me.
That was the end of our conversation. He left after that, and I stayed with the babies.
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Joaquin
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There was still a lot that we needed to do. Now that Riviana’s birthday was over, as well as the initial council meeting, there were other things that we needed to get to. We needed to staff the daycare, select the deputy mayor, and fill out the ranks of the new army, or as the others have decided to call it, the Goddess Knights.
For now, my Little Bunny was taking care of staffing the daycare, and Wesley was going to be the deputy mayor. She had already spoken to Valerian and asked him to look into the incident that happened at the castle. And true to his word, Gabriel had asked his mate and our maid, Roisin, to look into the incident as well. It is very possible that they will get two very different versions of the story since they will be asking people of vastly different statuses.? Knowing what is happening from multiple vantage points could be beneficial for us as well..
Right now, I was on my way to the barracks that Riviana and Valerian had built together.. They had done this not long after they had spoken about the incident at the Fae compound. I had requested it to be done so that we could get the training underway. If we were going to be fighting a war against an unknown enemy soon, I wanted to have an army that had been through some thorough training when we left.
This new barracks that they had built was going to be the home to the soldiers until they graduated from their training regimen. There were going to be a lot of people here soon since we sent out word to all those in the supernatural world that they could join our army. The condition before they joined was that they had to swear fealty to Riviana and myself and swear a binding oath that they recognized us as their Queen and King, as well as their Alpha and Luna. The contract was going to be so binding that they would be compelled to follow our orders even if they were a Vampire or a Fae.
They could not be a spy and enter our army as well since they will be vetted by Gabriel and Vincent. We were only taking those that truly intended to do right by us. There was no way that we could afford to be relaxed in this aspect; not with a war upon us.
I had called Paul to the castle. He had been asked to stay away for the time being so that things could be finalized. He hadn’t been banned from the castle, since he was still invited to visit for parties and spending time as a friend. However, his job had been put on hold. At least he knew that there was a castle, and I didn’t have to hear the shock again.
The castle had literally given everyone a massive shock when they saw it. Thankfully though, they were all used to it by now. Well, most of them. There were still some pack members that were going to be coming up here for future events that hadn’t seen it at all. That was when we were going to hear their shocked expressions that I found both funny and annoying.
“Hey, Joaquin.” Paul was walking up toward the front of the castle and saw me waiting for him.
“Hey, Paul.” I waved at him.
“What did you need me for today? Is training resuming?” I saw the excitement on his face as he was eager to get back to work.
“Soon. I have something to show you and then something to explain to you.”
“OK, that sounds like there is a lot of evasiveness in those words. I hope that everything is alright.”
“Everything is fine. In fact, I think that you will be quite happy with what is going on right now.” I grinned at him to show that there was nothing to worry about. “Come with me.”
I led him to the dune buggy type of vehicle that I had gotten to drive around the now very vast inner part of the castle grounds. From there I drove him around the side of the mountain, a trek of about two miles or so. When he saw the building for the barracks his eyes went wide.
OK, to be fair it didn’t look like a normal barracks. It wasn’t like what you see on TV for an army location. It actually looked like a miniaturized castle, but less beautiful than the one that I lived in.
“What is this?” He asked with a laugh. “You guys need more castles now?”
“This is a barracks for the new army. Or as your two new captains have requested it to be called, the Goddess Knights.”
“Goddess Knights?” He was looking confused. “And I have captains? So they outrank me?” He looked saddened by those words.
“Nope, you’re the commander of the Knights, and they are your first captains.” I grinned at him. “Congrats on the promotion.”
“Dude? Seriously?” Paul’s eyes went wide. “So Astro actually named me Commander of the new army?” He was staring at the building with shock and awe. I knew that he could seem dense, but it was all an act. He was actually a really smart man who was really really good at strategic planning. “I promise, Joaquin, I won’t let you guys down.”
“You better not.” I gave him a stern look just to show him that this was something to take seriously.
I proceeded to show him the inside of the building. How it was divided up between two dormitory buildings and the dining hall in the middle. They would eat breakfast here since they would likely be getting up so early, chefs would be provided for them of course. He could then decide if they wanted all the soldiers to eat in the barracks or the castle for the other meals, since he was the commander, that decision was up to him.
I explained to him how there would be recruits from almost every species of supernatural that there was, including the Fae and the Vampires. He was shocked by that and surprised that he was going to be training so many people.
