The Shadow wolf had decided to use all of his powers and persuade her, but it was not an easy matter.
Aella was no pushover, she had learned many things from Shin. One of the reasons that her intelligence was quite high for her age is Shin. She was with him and saw him do tons of things that only a human would think and do.
Because of that, she changed a lot and now knew not one but several ways of dodging, attacking, and even killing the foes.
Therefore, even if the shadow wolf general and Aella were at the same level, this difference in knowledge was what kept Aella a step higher than the shadow wolf.
In any case, the shadow wolf slowly bent his legs as if it was storing a massive amount of energy which he wanted to release in order to cause a long dash and try to grab Aella by her neck.
Of course, he couldn't kill her. He thought about just injuring her slightly or perhaps, he didn't even think properly at the moment.
However, even before he could run, Deoras appeared behind Aella.
"What are you doing?", he asked with a deep tone.
Aella turned back only to find Deoras there. She smiled and said, "Deoras brother!"
"Ah, Aella, are you safe?", he asked while panting a bit.
"It took me a few minutes to kill him. Looks like I've become weaker…", Deoras sighed.
"M-master?", the shadow wolf general asked with surprise.
"Ah, so you've met them?"
? "Good."
"If you were with them, then I had nothing to worry about.", Deoras smiled.
Aella concluded that Deoras did know who the shadow wolf general was and the same applied the reverse way.
However, she was a bit disgusted with the shadow wolf. Of course, after knowing that his master seemed to be quite close to Aella, he said nothing.
He eventually gave up on mating her, however, he was still being aroused as soon as he would get close to her.
"Listen you guys, she is Aella."
"From today onwards, you have to protect her and treat her the same way as you would treat me!", Deoras declared.
"What!?", the shadow wolf was shocked when Deoras said this.
While others agreed without any hesitation, the shadow wolf had a little hard time. He couldn't just change a so-called lust to respect! Yes, he wasn't loving Aella, in fact, he was lusting after her body and power for sure. Also, it was for his own benefit.
But he held back and didn't oppose. He kept quiet and did as Deoras said because he might have had a reason for doing that.
"I don't want to experience the same wrath again…"
"Huh?", the shadow wolf looked at Deoras's expression when he said that.
"I would rather run away than look at those ferocious eyes."
*gulp*
Deoras swallowed a large amount of dry saliva while remembering Shin's gaze!
"Who…?", the shadow wolf general ended up asking.
"Ah, he is-"
"He is my mate.", even before Deoras could answer, Aella ended up saying that.
"He is strong, very strong. None of you are like him.", she said arrogantly.
"Therefore, know your place.", right after saying this, she walked past him and continued to walk towards the goblin's village.
Yes, the shadow wolf general recalled everything that had happened and then looked towards Deoras again.
'Wait a second, could it be that master Deoras already knew who this guy was?', the shadow wolf looked with surprise.
He could hardly fathom what he was imagining because his thoughts seemed to be highly ridiculous.
'No way…'
'There is no way that master Deoras knows that white wo-'
And just as he was going to conclude, he recalled a few more moments which made him conclude otherwise.
…
[flashback (1)]
"But I am sure that he isn't a match for you master."
"I wouldn't be so sure." – this was something that Deoras had said a few minutes earlier when the shadow wolf had tried to compare both of them.
…
'Master Deoras is someone who doesn't give up so easily.'
'I have been with him for the longest time and I know how he is…'
'Then why did he comment that way? Unless he has suffered a crushing defeat…'
…
[flashback (2)]
"Tell me, what is this promise that both the parties have made."
"The promise…"
"Will you tell me?"
"…"
"Y-Yes."
…
And after recalling how easily Deoras agreed to reply to Shin, the shadow wolf had finally reached a conclusion.
'No way…'
'So he really does know him!?', now the shadow wolf general confirmed that both of them knew each other!
"Deoras, do you understand?"
"You have to attack from the right side when I give you the signal.", Shin said.
"Y-yes, I understood master.", Deoras nodded in submission.
Seeing him be so submissive, the shadow wolf felt a bit awkward.
'You were so brave and powerful…'
'Seeing you fight made my heart throb…'
'Even your breath was so elegant that it gave me a weird satisfaction.'
'I followed you because of your elegance, because of your strength, and because of your extraordinary leadership and care for your subordinates…'
'But, now seeing you be so submissive, makes me doubt my decision…'
'It is not cool at all, in fact, it is unsightly.' – the shadow wolf general was someone who would give up his life readily for his comrades.
He always tried his best to fight for his master – Deoras – and his comrades.
Even during fights in disadvantageous terrain, he would never give up and continue to push forward – no wonder he grew up to be so strong and also managed to be just the second most powerful in the pack.
He admired Deoras after all but after seeing him be so submissive, it felt as if his all admiration and motivation broke into pieces just like the shattering of a piece of glass.
'Damn…'
'This sucks…', he frowned and then walked the other way, a bit far from the pack, and stared at nothingness as if thinking about the past.
"…"
To be continued…
Author's Section:
Flashback 1 - moments when Deoras and the shadow wolf general conversed.
Flashback 2- moments when Shin and Deoras conversed.
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