All the lycans from Red Moon who saw Nicholas turned into a huge grey wolf were shocked. It turned out that the king was really a lycan and the aura he gave off was that of an Alpha.
"Grr… I'm not here to fight," Nicholas said as he dodged Alpha Rad's claw swing but Rad didn't listen to him at all and continued to attack.
Rad jumped and slammed his claws at Nicholas but Nicholas caught Rad's wrist then quickly turned his body and threw Rad up, toppling two trees that were standing in a row.
"Grr… I told you I'm not here to fight," Nicholas said when Rad had just stood up but once again Rad didn't listen. "Didn't you get the message? I am here to talk about PEACE!"
The Alpha sped up and attacked him quickly. Nicholas who didn't intend to fight longer had to dodge quickly. He leaped backward and shifted to the right avoiding Rad's claws that could uproot a tree in just one swing.
Rad who couldn't hit Nicholas increased his speed then spun around while aiming his claws at him. However, his claws only hit the wind, again.
Annoyed that his attacks always failed, he continued to increase his attack speed but it was all in vain. Nicholas was always able to dodge until one moment, Rad who had been attacking aggressively suddenly stopped because he felt a pain in the joints of his left leg.
CRACK!
Rad fell to the ground and Nicholas who had been moving also stopped when he saw Rad fall. The Red Moon pack members who had been watching for a while darted across the river and stood around their Alpha while glaring at Nicholas who was staring at them calmly.
Rad changed into his human form and one of his subordinates immediately gave him the clothes they had prepared from the start. They also threw a set of clothes at Nicholas.
"Ah." Rad grimaced as one of his subordinates helped him to his feet. "What have you done to me?"
The Alpha growled. He finally started speaking after Nicholas had just finished putting on his clothes. Rad asked that because he remembered throughout the fight Nicholas just dodged and defended himself without giving any counterattacks
"Nothing," Nicholas replied dryly. Then he added, "I just dodged your attacks and made you move according to my will."
Rad furrowed his brows in disbelief. "Move as your will?"
Nichola nodded then explained that in the middle of the fight he noticed that Rad swings his right claw more often so he kept shifting to Rad's left and made Rad do a quick turn around.
In addition to bearing heavy body weight while being a lycan, Rad's left joint had to work harder as Rad continued to rotate his body. Rad didn't notice that he was always turning to the left or rather Rad didn't notice that he was moving according to what Nicholas wanted.
"Huh. Impressive." Rad smiled, impressed by Nicholas' strategy.
"Thank you," Nicholas replied drily. "But I am not here to show off my moves. My messenger said that you were willing to meet me or I came here myself according to your wishes but you attacked me instead. Can you explain why you did that?"
"I'm just testing you," said Rad.
He actually attacked Nicholas because he wanted to know how much Nicholas wanted to make peace. If his will wasn't too great then the king would surely have given up when asked to come to the place alone and during the fight, he didn't counterattack, it proved that he really wanted to make peace.
"So did I pass your test?" asked Nicholas. This time he smiled.
"Well, you pass with flying colors." Rad replied curtly, but he didn't look unfriendly. He was just upset that a much younger Alpha could beat him so easily in the fight. Ah.. it looked like he was an old man now. He had become weak. This was what made him speak curtly.
"I am glad to hear that," Nicholas nodded.
"Well... this is no place to talk about peace," Raw growled. "Let's go to our pack home."
The sound of the river flowing was very soothing. Under the moonlight, Rad and Nicholas along with a few of the six Red Moon members shot toward a manor that was on top of a hill.
"Father." A girl in a green dress came out of the manor and walked briskly over as soon as they arrived at the manor grounds.
She was a beautiful young woman with white hair that shone under the moonlight, a pair of charming green eyes that looked like emerald and a sweet smile curved up on her lips. She was Rad's only daughter.
"What happened to you, Father?" she asked worriedly when she saw her father being carried.
"It's okay. Don't worry." Rad smiled and touched his daughter's head gently then added "Lily, this is King Nicholas Hanenbergh. He is the king of the Kingdom of Riga. Your Majesty, this is Lily Moonchester, my daughter."
Nicholas smiled as he stretched out his hand for a handshake but Lily fell silent. The girl was fascinated by the good looks possessed by the young king.
So, this was... the king of Riga Kingdom? she was wondering.
"Lily," Rad called, causing the girl to stumble and snap out of her reverie. He asked her again, "You are okay?"
"Ah, y-yes. I… I was just surprised." Lily looked at Nicholas' face, up and down, and then turned to her father questioningly.
"I'll explain everything inside," said Rad, understanding what his daughter's gaze meant. He then invited Nicholas into his manor and Nicholas nodded.
In the manor, while enjoying the dishes the servants had set out on the table, Rad explained to Lily the reason why Nicholas came there.
While Rad was still explaining, Nicholas secretly glanced left and right. There were many lycans watching him closely from afar and ready to gang up on him if he did anything they thought was suspicious.
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