Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“So much for their company!” Naya turned to face the other two women, and Savvy really didn’t know what to expect next.
You side with me?” The Princess raised her brow questioningly.
“Of course, I do!” A laugh followed the reply. “Who else could you and me, two Westerners, join here?
“I could join f0rces with Astrid.” Savvy pointed out, throwing a quick glance at Petra, who still clung to the tree branch as if her life depended on it.
“I hate that one!” Naya scrunched her nose. “And Brigit!” The Princess continued. “Ugh, that one is even worse. You see why you needed me here?” The cat smirked.
“I needed you? Since when?” Now Savannah was interested.
“Since always!” Naya rolled her eyes. “Why do you think I am here? To fight for a man? No, thank you. I like parts more anyway. Although men can be fun sometimes. That depends on the size of their dl-”
“I get it!” Savannah tried to stop her confession. “I still don’t get why, though. And how did you know about the Trials?”
“I received an invitation from Elene. She wanted a werecat of noble blood to compete, and my mother chose me.”
“So, you knew before I even got here?” Savvy gritted her teeth. “Why didn’t you inform us? We are supposed to be in an alliance with the cat packs.”
“We are in an alliance,” Naya confirmed nonchalantly. “That’s the whole point. You didn’t need that information back then. Your brother would flip, and we would have had another war on our hands instead of a new and powerful ally. Who would want that? My mother sent me here to help you get King Kai’s heart and marry him. Or, at the very least, help you win the Trials and get the three wishes. If you had been disqualified, I would have to win this thing myself. Luckily, you didn’t disappoint. The King is really not my type, so thanks for that.”
“You cats have strange ideas about loyalty,” Savvy scoffed; however, she also felt relieved.
“We do what will benefit us all. If King Gideon asked us, we would have told him what we knew. But he didn’t, so….”
That was one convenient way of thinking
“And how exactly has your being here helped me?” Savannah let out a laugh. This was indeed hilarious.
“I had your back and sent information to my mother so that she knew everything was fine. If something wasn’t, I had to report to her, and she would inform King Gideon.” Naya folded her arms on her chest, not bothered with the moral aspect of things.
“That sounds like a very questionable plan!” Savvy chuckled.
“It worked, though!” The werecat snickered. “I was worried when you disappeared for a few days, but after I listened to Beta Lachlan’s conversation with Princess Elene, I knew you were not suffering in the King’s arms. I have to say, you worked faster than I expected. I thought that you two would start seeing each other as more than enemies somewhere closer to the end of the Trials. And look at you two! Mating already, and it’s not even …”
“Mating?” Petra squeaked, and they both turned to look at her. Her l!ps were twitching to keep a straight face, but tears were already on her long lashes. “You and King Kai?”
“‘Sh*t,” Naya mumbled. “I forgot the child was here.”
“That’s not fair!” Petra stomped her hurt foot and winced at the sharp pain. More tears streamed down her cheeks. “Giving him s*e*xy favors so that he helps you is not fair!”
“Wow, wow, wow!” Savvy shook her head at once, choosing her words cautiously now. “No one is giving him s*e*x all favors! Petra, we … we are in love.”
She blushed when the words left her mouth. It was the first time she said that out loud to someone else, the first time she claimed him as hers. Her confession slowly sunk in and Petra’s expression changed to a more understanding one.
“Are you mates?” The pink-haired girl asked, and Naya snorted, but Savannah jabbed her with her elbow.
“Not exactly,” she cleared her throat. “You know what, we need to move if we ever want to get to the Forgotten City.”
“So, you stay here and wait for help.” The werecat smiled at Petra, clearly intending to leave her behind.
“No,” Savannah shook her head. “I gave my word that I’d take care of her.”
“For real?” Naya looked at her in disbelief. “Why?”
“Long story.” Savannah returned to Petra and helped her to wrap her arm around her neck for support.
“Let’s go.”
“Unbelievable!” The cat murmured to herself and took the tree branch away from the pink-haired girl, throwing it away. “Come here! It will be faster that way!”
They practically carried Petra for a while, but since there were two of them now, it was much faster.
“At least we don’t have to worry about any attacks anymore.” The werecat tried to look for something positive in the situation. “Inga and Celia are long gone. What did you say to Celia again?”
“Claghtern,” Savannah replied, seeing the walls of the Forgotten City from a distance. They weren’t as destroyed as she imagined. In fact, they seemed very tall and well built.
“What is it?” Naya asked.
“I wish I knew!” The Princess chuckled. “It proved so helpful!”
“It’s a monastery deep in the Northern mountains,” Petra informed them. “Women spend their life there in prayers to Fenrir. They only eat food they grow themselves and are never allowed to marry anyone. Even if they meet their mate, however unlikely if one lives in Claghtern, they have to reject them. It’s pure life. They also train to be warriors and are considered elite here. They say that Fenrir gives them his blessing, and they are the strongest among lycan females. Almost invincible.”
“Warrior nuns!” Naya snorted, “That’s a first!” “They are more like priestesses,” Petra tried to explain. “It’s an honorable position.”
“If it’s that honourable, why did one mention of the place make Cella disappear?” Savvy chuckled.
“Because she isn’t the nun type?” The werecat sniggered, and they both snorted, trying to suppress laughs.
The Morr family gave an oath long ago that each firstborn daughter would join Claghtern” the pink-haired werewolf continued explaining. “Cella had to join them last year. Evelyn says it’s one of the reasons why she is in . First, it postpones the Inevitable. And second, if she or one of her friends wins, they could use one of the three wishes to free Cella from her obligations.”
“Funny!” Savannah giggled. “If she thinks someone like Penelope would waste a wish on her, she doesn’t know her friend well.”
They reached the city walls, but there was no entrance in sight.
Savannah knew she had already lost too much time, but it wasn’t hopeless yet. She was confident in her own strength and knew she could still catch up, but not while carrying Petra.
Savvy and Naya exchanged concerned glances.
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