The Crown's Entrapment



Meanwhile, not far from Calypso and Aurelia's direction, Master Kasper, who had been staying as a guest at Midnight Pack for a while now, shook his head and scoffed, "Those two should get a room. I can't believe they don't have any consideration for single people around them!"

"Huh?! Those two are a couple and their actions are very much normal as a husband and wife. You should be the one watching your actions here, Milord," Seth grunted with snapped eyebrows. "You've been holding our Lady's hand for quite some time now, and I'm sure our Alpha wouldn't like it the moment he turns his eyes here!"

The man quickly let go of Lena's hand. All the while, Lena herself couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing how Kasper and Seth were constantly glaring daggers at each other. She wondered if it was because Seth was simply overprotective since her brother gave him the task to look after her. Nevertheless, she found Seth's actions rather amusing.

"Thank you so much, Master Kasper," Lena nodded at their guest. She then timidly asked, "What did you see?" 

She was so curious to find out if she indeed had an inner energy like he mentioned but in order to confirm, he asked for her hand to hold.

Hearing her question, the Necromancer gave her his roguish smile. "I'm sorry, milady. I was distracted for a while," he smoothly apologized. He then gave her another look as he hummed, "Hmm, like I suspected, you definitely have a gift inside of you. I sense a strong inner energy dormant in your body. Would you like me to train and help you on how you can use it to your advantage?"

Lena thoughtfully smiled as she replied. "I will have to tell Brother about it first and ask his opinion," she respectfully nodded. "I want to be useful in the future, especially to our Queen, so I'm glad that you mentioned this…"

She was really happy to know that good news. She lost her memory but knowing she had this potential to become a Mage was something she was looking forward to.

"Well then, I'll stay here till I hear your answer then, my dear," Kasper answered with a wink and she nodded in agreement. According to Jayra, Master Kasper was one of the Necromancers in the world so it would be an honor to be his pupil. She just had to make sure for hee big brother to agree to it. 

"Huh… We all just can't wait for you to leave…" Seth suddenly grumbled, loud enough for Master Kasper to hear. 

"You two are always fighting," Lena shrugged as she mumbled. 

"Can you blame me, Milady?" Seth scoffed. "Alpha Calypso asked me to watch over you while he's not around, especially now that an uninvited guest suddenly appeared out of nowhere…"

"Lord Seth, stop overreacting like my brother. Master Kasper is a good man, and Lady Jayra can attest to that," Lena hummed with her meekest smile towards the second in command. "Don't be so rude to him, please…" 

She couldn't help but smile despite shaking her head. Honestly, everything felt wonderful ever since she arrived at her new home. Their Queen had assured her that she would be in good hands, and sure enough, she instantly felt the same kind of warmth that she once felt in Cordon Castle. It was the major reason why she was determined to start a new life without thinking anymore about her forgotten past. 

'What matters is the road you'll walk through in your present and your future…' as what their Queen Xenia would always say so she had set her mind on following her advice. Besides, Lady Jayra herself confirmed to her that her case in losing her past memories was a permanent condition and without a cure.

"I will try, milady, but you shouldn't forget that you can just call me Seth," he murmured with a pout, earning another sweet smile from her.

"Thank you so much, Seth." Lena answered. She was not that naive not to know that the two men before her admired her. And she liked the extra attention and how she was being pampered by these two. For now, she would merely observe since none of them confessed their intention and true feelings towards her yet.

"Hah! Look at you playing cocky in front of my dear Lena himself," Master Kasper snorted. "No wonder you can't wait for me to be gone. I guess that way, she'll only have her eyes on you. But that won't happen while I'm still here!"

Lena didn't know whether to laugh or cry anymore at what she was seeing though. These two were just too much right now.

"You two… Can you just leave me be if you two will only fight whenever you meet?" she exasperatedly murmured, even if she still had a sweet smile on her face. "At first, it was fun to watch you bicker. But doing it so often… It's starting to get irritating to the point that I'm starting to not like seeing you two around me…"

With her thoughts said, she promptly turned around and left. She'll let them stew for a while, perhaps only then would they finally stay silent around her.

***

Seth deeply sighed as he watched Lena leave. He was not usually childish and grumpy like this. He was bubbly and a cool man according to others around him. But lately he was acting strange… particularly since the day this Necromancer beside him arrived. The man was getting on his nerves since then!

"Young man, do you now see what happens whenever you're acting so childish?" Kasper commented with wrinkled brows.

"Was it my fault then? I'm just doing my duty here, Necromancer. If you have a problem with that, then go complain to our Alpha…" Seth hissed with a crumpled face. He too was highly suspicious of the Necromancer. He had already heard a lot of rumors about him. Although he was considered an ancient and powerful Necromancer, that wasn't enough to overshadow his bad reputation everywhere.

"Hmm, so you, young man, are acting arrogant since your family is one of the richest nobles in this country," the man commented, making Seth's frown deepen. "And to add to that, your father is one of the Elders of this Kingdom…" 

Clicking his tongue, Seth retorted, "You sure do know a lot of things for a wanderer…"

"Hah! I should know enough, especially since I currently see a threat in my vicinity," the Necromancer scoffed back. 

Seth wouldn't deny what he said too. There was indeed a threat for him in that he was sharing Lena's attention with someone else the moment the man arrived in their Pack. He had even volunteered for the task of closely looking after her since she was new.

Lena honestly looked a lot… No, she was practically a replica of the woman whose beauty he adored so much. The Fairy Queen Helena… Someone who he only happened to see live from the view of their shrine while their Queen was inside the Element Forest for the Trial of the Elements.

They were honestly surprised about Lena's arrival, but then their Alpha explained to them how Lena was found by their King and Queen. She had no recollections about her past self because of her head injury, but the Queen was so fond of her that she personally gave Lena the title of Lady of House Grant in the Midnight Pack Territory as Calypso's legal sister. No one had a negative reaction to it. In fact, they rather found Lena's arrival to be a blessing to their lives. She was a sweet woman, even now while she was annoyed, her sweet and gentle voice and smile never failed to soothe him. She just looked so fragile and delicate… Someone anyone would want to take care of for the rest of their life.

"She's not your mate… Ah, right, you're not among the fortunate ones that were blessed to experience the Mate Pull," Kasper scoffed. "By the way, you're drooling right now while you're watching her back. That is a sight to behold, young man…"

"Stop calling me young man! I'm old enough to crush you!" he practically shouted out in anger. "You're just ancient enough that everything else looks too new to you! And for goodness sake, Lady Lena is too young for an ancient Necromancer like you!" 

He grumbled before turning around to follow Lena. Of course, he had no intention of showing himself to her. He simply wanted to watch her from afar just to make sure that this ancient Necromancer wouldn't be able to take advantage of her again. Seriously, holding her hand like that!

On the other hand, Master Kasper shook his head as he watched Seth walk away. "Ah, this young man doesn't know a thing at all!" He twitched his mouth and scoffed,  "He's the one too young for someone like Lena!!!"