Storm Born Book One

Chapter Twelve.

Fen had thought the boy looked familiar though he had not for a moment suspected him of being Darius Thorne's son. He had often been to the Thorncastle's pack under the guise of trade, and he had known both Darius Thorn and his father Marcus, they had both been good men. When news of their deaths had reached him he had been deeply shocked and saddened. Could this man be Edward Thorn?  he had thought that all of the Thorn family had been murdered after the battle that two survived, and were very much alive was little short of a miracle.  'The Storm Born' he had heard of the prophecy who hadn't but he had never thought it to be true. He thought it was just the paranoid machinations of a madman clinging to ill-gained power. and yet here the boy was sleeping in the back of their wagon. They had to protect him, the boy must live to fulfill the prophecy. 

He reached out with his thoughts to his brother "The boy is the defiantly the Storm born brother, I had thought him to be a myth".

"Are we just to take his word on it Fenwynn?" Aylefred frowned confused, like his brother he had thought the Thorns were all dead. 

"You have not looked properly at the boy. I had a feeling of familiarity when I first saw him, but now I know, his father was Darius I can see the resemblance I do not doubt he is Darius's Son. He was our friend, and we owe it to him to protect his child, We...I  cannot abandon them... We cannot let them go on unprotected".

"And The Fey brother? They do not look well on the other realms they will not want our interference ".

"His mate is Fey they will certainly protect her, as for him and the boy I believe we may persuade them if only for her sake. The Fey cannot keep themselves isolated in their mountain realm forever brother, sooner or later they will have to choose a side. Gregor will not leave them in their isolation when he has crushed the other realms he will come for the Fey and if they do not join him he will crush them".  His brother was correct though persuading the fey to help would be difficult. 

"I am not convinced they will become involved brother even for her sake, though I am willing to give them our protection I thought well of Darius, he was always a friend to Galadhon, as was his father before him ".

"And what say you?" He looked over to Abrecan and Acwellan.

"As you say Lord his brother was your friend, and we would owe the boy our aide for that alone. Alpha Gregor's ambitions have already ruined Galadhon's allied packs his power strangles the pack lands and threatens the other realms including our own he must be stopped. Now we have the true Alpha heir maybe it's the chance we have all been waiting for.'' 

fen stared into the fire ''He will need allies and training, better for him to be hidden until he can come into his own the Wolf is not wrong the Fey may be their best hope of sanctuary". 

"And if they do not brother do you think to convince our uncle to give him sanctuary?" Aylfred frowned draining his tankard and swallowing. 

"That is a path we may yet have to consider brother but for now our best hope is to convince the Fey that their neutrality is illusory and risks their realm.  Gregor will not just stay his hand because the Fey don't wish to involve themselves in the affairs of the rest of the realms he will come for them sooner or later". 

"I fear they have closed themselves off from the affairs in the rest of the world for too long to be easily convinced but you are right we have to protect Darius's Son and Edward they are the true Alpha Heirs" Aylfred agreed. 

Fenwynn smiled he had not doubted that his brother and their companions would agree to protect the wolf and the boy but he had not wanted to take it for granted.  He looked at Edward long and hard, the man was eating his food unaware of the weighty conversation of his companions, It was then that he made his decision,  placing his tankard on the ground he reached out his hand to Edward.