The Protector

Chapter Thirty Four: Back From Death

Raven, Kara and Aurora at a small cave that is hidden well behind a Red Waterfall that resembled blood to Kara. The cave was massive and was filled to the brim with shelves upon shelves of books and herbs. Raven didn't come here too often but this was one of first hideouts when she was exiled. She knew this place would be safe and would provide the time that she needs to finish the serum.
Kara and Aurora do their best to make themselves at home. " I'm impressed by your ingenuity Raven" Aurora comments. She had never expected Raven to have so many well placed hideouts. They were cozy and would do for the time being. " Thanks.." Raven replies, taking it both as a compliment and an insult. " I hope Shawn is going to be okay " Kara whimpers as Raven searches over a table. " He can handle himself, I promise you that. He wouldn't get himself into too much trouble" Raven had an unyielding faith in Shawn. She knew believed in him and knew he would make the best call that he could at the time. And that he would return as soon as he could.

Meanwhile Shawn and Gwen are teleporting to several hundred different locations trying to find Gabriel but having no luck. " Hard man to find..." Gwen rubs her eyes from the frustration she was feeling. " How bad is it..really...? " Gwen asks as Shawn stretches. " You mean Gabriel? We have never fought before. And he attacked me. And won" Shawn found it hard to admit considering he had never lost a fight before.
" He was tortured by your brother Jack for a long time. He was manipulated and beaten and broken. And then had a girl trying to use him to gain power...using concoctions on him under the guise that she was trying to wake him even though she had other plans. And..." Shawn turns to Gwen " He was in love with Kara and learned alot of things about her that broke his heart. So much so that he attacked her the first chance he got" Shawn felt horrible saying these things despite that they were the truth. Gabriel was his closest friend and he didn't want to think so badly of him but he also had to be honest.
" Damn..he really did go through alot. He sounds like one tough son of a bitch" She laughs at her own Joke though Shawn does not. " Okay look. I guess im gonna be honest here with you. I know we don't know each other all that well but I'm going to tell you my intentions" Gwen explains catching Shawn's attention.
" I want to meet Gabriel. I want to meet him for a couple of differences. Some of it is because I want to actually help him. And also, I want to ask him for a favor " She explains.
" I doubt he would be able to help or want to. But I want to ask if I can stay in the Lycan Kingdom. I'm hoping by helping him, he will offer me sanctuary. I do not wish to live in my parents castle anymore " She confesses to Shawn. " We have a different way of doing things. We don't share the same ideals and we don't share the same goals. But..they would have me killed if they knew of my plan. They have already tried to have me killed several times but think I am too stupid to know they put the hit on me. I know they want me gone but they also have their uses for me " She confesses. Shawn had no idea why she would open up to him like this. He didn't feel like she was trying to trick him and that was the strangest concept to him.

" If what you say, and you are able to help him. I have no doubt that he would help you. He has been through alot and right now things are different. But he has a kind heart deep down. So when you meet him, don't base your opinion of him off of what you see " this was the first neutral party he had met throughout this entire ordeal. Or at least, she seemed impartial. " Don't worry. I'm now that shrewd.

Meanwhile, Lysette had managed to contain the infestation better than the council could have ever hoped. Whilst they were upset that they had been displaced. They were happy to have a capable leader finally.
Lysette, was working her hardest to manage relations within the Kingdom. The tension had been so high from the stress of how things had been handled recently.
And somehow, since Santara had been removed from the Kingdom, things had become alot more peaceful. As she makes she finishes talking with some of the guards and organizing the proper defense measures for the kingdom, she made her way down the street. Passing by Victoria's Grave and stops to look over. She walks over and kneels down in front of it. " I am sorry young one. You had so much potential. And you would've made Gabriel so happy. One of my biggest regrets is not getting the chance to speak with you more as an adult. You've made your parents proud. Not only that, you've made this Kingdom proud. You died with honor, saving Santara. The highest honor..even if she was foolish. You still sacrificed yourself. And I want to repay you..but I can't right now. But in time, I will find a way " She smiles down at the grave, something Lysette was not knowing for doing, smiling. She stands back up and makes her way back to the castle where she finds that the roundtable had been removed. She ordered this to be done days ago but it was finally done. She saw the council as weak, full of cowards and a shoddy replacement for her sister and brother by marriage. She knew long ago that they never would've been able to do a proper job and that is one of the reasons she left the Kingdom. She had such a long life that she had lived. One that was unknown by most. And that is the way she wanted to keep things. She couldn't let just anyone in to her life. Not after the things that she had seen. The things that she knew. Everyone could be an enemy but she no longer felt the same anxiety that she use to feel for it. If she was to die right here, right now. She would be okay with that. She had made peace with herself and her life long ago. Even still, she had things she wanted to get done before she did pass on. And she was determined to make sure they got done. She was not going to go down without fighting no matter how much peace had been made with the reaper.