561 THIS PACK IS A LOST CAUSE

Lil Thing followed Iris when she was going to talk with Grace and then dropped around her ankles again, once the two of them stood a little bit faraway from the seven warriors, so they would be able to have a private conversation. 7

"What happened?" Iris asked, she glanced atthe furball on her legs, seemingly the bear was sleepy, as it closed its eyes.

Meanwhile, Grace was speechless to see this bear. She was grateful Lil Thing came with them, or else, she couldn't imagine what would happen with Iris and the other people inside the carriage, but, seriously, this bear had a polar opposite of personalities.

"I want to let you know that I am runningout the water magic stone. We need that to make your concoction." Grace didn't look awkward when she told Iris about that.

Even though Iris was blushing a little bit, asboth of them knew what kind of concoction that Grace was talking about, but she knew this situation could be troublesome.

The only place that Iris could think of to get water magic stone was the black market, to be specific, it was Lou's territory, Rosantine guild, in the black market.

Iris wondered if she could ask him a favor, but then she needed to discuss about this to Cane as well.

"Have you told Cane about this?" Iris asked,wondering what Cane's suggestion for this matter.

However, Grace shook her head. "I can't bring up this conversation with the alpha when he has been stressed out by a lot of things, more so, the timing is not good."

Despite meeting Cane a few time a day, but there would always be other people around them and usually, they would be in a middle of something important that needed their focus. It didn't feel right to bring this matter at that time.

Therefore, Grace thought, Iris could tell Cane whenever the two of them were aloneand the alpha was not so tensed up.

"I will talk with Cane about this," Iris said insmall voice, thinking what kind of reaction Cane would have, if she suggested to ask a favor from Lou.

"Okay, I will leave this matter to you." Gracesmiled at Iris softly. "Be sure not to take long, because the concoction can only last for a month."

Cane and Iris needed to drink the concoction in daily basis, while Iris's was more like tonic, Cane's was concocted to help with his fertility.

Therefore, actually the water magic stone was more to help Cane than Iris.

"Okay..." Iris nodded.

And after that short conversation, Iris went to see Ethan. From outside of the door, she could hear how Ethan and Aliana were bickering with each other about trivial thing.

"Are they usually like this?" Iris asked with achuckle to Eron.

"Yeah... you can say that's how gammaDIOTAUNIOAL J、 I CAUSE

Ethan shows his closeness to someone. He will bicker with everyone that he is comfortable with." Eron scratched his head.

Hearing that, Iris couldn't help, but thinking about how Ethan also used to bicker with Redmond. It had been a while since Iris didn't see him.

Redmond didn't even see her off when they left the Howling Wolf pack and ever since the attack and Cane put Sofia out of the pack house, Iris had not yet seen Redmond.

It was ridiculous, but Iris was kind of missed his antics and his bluntness. 1

And before Iris could knock, Ethan had opened the door, as he was able to smell her scent already. He grinned when he saw her.

"Iris!" Ethan was topless, but thankfully, hehad his pants on. "I know you will worry about me!"

"What are you doing?! Put on your clothes!"Zephyr facepalmed the ga mma and pushed him back into the room, while Eron and Dyne helped him to put clothes on Ethan."What's wrong with you guys!? I have beenin journey with her before, she must have seen me without clothes at some point!"Ethan protested.

"That's not appropriate, you dummy!"Zephyr retorted, as he put clothes on him forcefully.

Seeing this, Iris chuckled and entered the room. It was a nice room with a fireplace across the window, probably alpha Gian used this as a tea room, because there were a lot of teapots here.

Dust glittered in a ray of light from the window and when you looked outside, you would be able to see an oak tree there. This pack house was beautiful and neat and the people, who stayed here and took care of this place were very pleased to have them.

At first those people were afraid they would do something horrendous to them, after all, they were alpha Gian's people and Cane was the person, who had killed their alpha, but gradually, when they learned the Howling Wolf pack members were different, they warmed up to them.An old lady here told Iris how she wished to follow Cane and became part of the Howling Wolf pack.

But despite that fact, the situation here was not conducive and favorable with the Silver Warriors adamant to reject Cane as their leader.

In the end, Cane decided to let go of this pack, since they couldn't find any benefit here and forcing them into submission was not something Cane wanted to do.

"Are you okay, luna?" Aliana asked, sheapproached Iris and took her hand to sit down near the window, where Iris could feel a breeze caressed her cheek. It was a beautiful sunny day.

"I am fine," Iris replied with a small, as sheenjoyed the bickering between Ethan and the other warriors.

At time like this, everything seemed normal, as if the chaotic world out there couldn't reach them and all messy things, threats and schemes, wouldn't be able to bother them.

It was peacefully noisy with the sound ofeight men barked at each other.

Iris giggled.

"Do you find something amusing, luna?"Aliana sat down next to her and watched her expression without her noticing it and this made Iris a little bit self conscious.

"No, it's just I love this moment." Iris smiledsheepishly at her.

Aliana chuckled when she heard that. "I love this moment too. I wish this moment can stay longer and we will have more moment like this in the future."

Iris agreed, but no one could foresee the future. In this world, where death was a common thing and it could happen without you even realizing it, a moment like this was so precious.

Iris wanted to engrave this in her mind and kept this warm feeling in her heart, so she could visit again whenever she felt down.

"Are we really leaving tomorrow?" Iris askedAliana, who brew tea for them.

"Sadly, yes. There is nothing we can dohere. This pack is a lost cause." Alianaanswered her truthfully.

"What about the member of this pack? Willwe leave them behind?"

"Most of them are lowborn and almost all ofthem are infected with Grebis. Maybe this sounds so heartless, but it's only a matter of time before they met their demise."

It indeed sounded so heartless and cruel, but Aliana didn't lie, since there was still no cure that they knew of for such disease and strangely, it only happened in this pack alone.

Iris had never read about this matter and from what Cane told her, something like this wouldn't be written on the book, since alpha Gian would make sure to kill the writer to picture a nasty side of his pack for the world to know.

"Is there nothing we can do?" Iris feltconflicted.

"I am afraid, we have tried everything wecould, but we need to let go of this pack."

After the conversation with Aliana and chatted for a while, Iris went to see Joel andHaco. She had not yet visited the young warrior and because of her condition, his treatment should be postponed.

Like always, the young warrior was very sweet, as he worried about Iris more than himself, while Haco was sleeping. Celia said, the soccerer would sleep more than fifteen hours per day and woke up only to eat.

Iris could see how Haco's condition deteriorated very quickly after he used his magic when they were attacked by monsters. The more Haco used his power, the worst his condition became.

After Iris checked on Joel's legs, she taught him and Celia how to read and write, while the other five warriors listened carefully.

"Do you want to learn too?" Iris asked to thefive of them, while Eron and Dyne looked at their fellow warriors smugly.

After some hem and haw, the five of them joined in with Joel and Celia sheepishly.

And with that, Iris spent her evening. She was so exhausted when she went to her bedroom and Cane was still not there. He skidoded his dinner and Iris was too sleeovto wait for him, because once her head hit the pillow, she fell asleep straight away.

The next morning, Iris was woken up by Aliana. All the preparation was ready and they would go early to Diandem pack.

"The alpha has not yet returned, from whatI heard, he has been taking care of something with Oliver," Aliana replied when Iris asked whether she knew Cane's whereabouts, because the side of his bed was still so neat.

"Oh..."

After Iris was ready, she walked out of her bedroom with Aliana, intended to go to their meeting point, but there was a young boy, waiting for her outside of her bedroom.

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