Streak And Pack

Chapter 8 - Plans

It's the day of the band's competition. The bands are at the backstage, preparing.

"Zarina: How's everything out there?"

"Matrius: The plan seems to be working. I see some familiar Lycans lurking in the crowd."

"Zarina: That's good. Keep looking out, Matt."

"Matrius: How about you? Is everything okay there?"

"Zarina: Better than ever. Our band is well-prepared. The masks look... cool?"

"Matrius: I sense hesitation."

"Zarina: About the masks, yes. They look terrifying. Haha!"

"Matrius: You will still look pretty with that. Not gonna lie, your eyes are captivating enough. Hah, just thinking about the people's curiosity of what you look like under that mask is funny."

"Zarina: Aw, that's sweet! And random. Haha! Thank you! Anyway, I have no intentions to show my face to anyone today. Not with the Lycans around."

"Matrius: But to us, will you show your face?"

"Zarina: Of course!"

"Matrius: Just remember, Zarina, this is a very important step: hurry to the part of the forest where we first met you. Facing the north, go straight and take a sharp right, do not even think of turning to the left. It's the wrong passage and it will bring you in great danger. Now, what comes next?

"Zarina: Chant these words before crossing the entryway: "Consent this stripe to the streak's dominion!"

"Matrius: Good. Keep that in mind! Don't make a mistake. Our allies will be waiting for you on the other side."

"Zarina: I will! Thank you. I can't wait."

Zarina closed her eyes to remember what they planned yesterday.

...

"The entire summary of the plan is we distract the Lycans, get you to our territory, and you bring the entire army of our streak to fight against the remaining Lycans of their pack and take down the queen, once and for all, for good." Matrius said.

"Woah, hold on. That's a lot!" Zarina said, shocked and a little overwhelmed. "State the entire plan, Matrius. That's too overwhelming to think about." Merlara crossed her arms.

"Tomorrow morning, Merlara and I will get the king for ourselves and tell him that you will come in our territory by afternoon. We will send an Ailuran to the Lycan kingdom, acting as a spy, to say that there will be an ambush coming from the entryway and that they must double their security." Matrius said.

"That's stupid. They will just double the security and end up getting harder to successfully ambush!" Merlara sighed. Zarina started thinking. "Their panic can be used as distraction?" Zarina clarified. "Exactly." Matrius smiled as he stood up to recall his plans. "Distraction?" Merlara asked.

"The action that I predict they will do is to double their security in the kingdom. Other than that, some will get out of their pack, attend the band competition, and have more Lycans to watch over the entryways instead of staying in the main kingdom where we would actually ambush. Basically, we will just say that the ambush will be taking place from the entryway instead of the front of the kingdom just so their security in the front of the kingdom would weaken and would be much easier to attack upfront." Matrius stated as he pace, thinking. "That will only be more difficult to have Zarina enter the entryways!" Merlara sighed. "Merlara's right, and what do we do to them who guards the entryway anyway?" Zarina asked. "Merlara and I can hide somewhere there, sneak up to them and knock them unconscious to give you passage." Matrius nodded.