Nightfall

Chapter 20🌙

A couple days pass and the group is still trying to crack the code in the letter. We are outside training and I'm fighting with Elias again, like we did before.

"There isn't a word in the english language that contains all of those letters at the same time." He grunts when I kick his leg. He throws a jab at my ribs, but I dodge each of them.

"Maybe it's not one word, but two." I suggest, while he spins on his heel and knocks my head back. "I think it's an anagram of some type." He says and punches my arm, then sweeps under my feet and I fall to the ground with a grunt.

He lifts be back up and we step off the mat. "And you didn't see anyone when you found the letter?" he asks." No, it was rainy and dark." I tell him trying to think about the night again.

We walk into the house and sit with the group. Everyone looks disappointed at the lack of news with the letter." Shrill bow noo." Aaron states and stits down with frustrated sigh." What?" Kristen asks, craning her head to look at Aaron

"That's all I can come up with... the letters spell that. Shrill bow noo" he sighs and lays his head on the table. I look over the note and think of the letters. I rearrange them and turn my head upside down to take a new approach to figuring his out. I think it's the name of someone or a place. I don't think it's a code word, because I can't remember ever seeing these letters in the past, or discussing a code with someone.

"It's a place." I state and turn to the group. They look at me with confusion. "How is that a place? How can you be so sure?" Elias asks me looking over the note again.

"I'm not from this pack or territory. Do you guys now of any places that could hold a secret meeting?" I ask the group. They all think of the surrounding meeting areas of the Kingdom.

"Robin's Hollow." A girl I am unfamiliar with says as she walks to the table to pour a glass of water. She looks at us with a calm expression, not giving any other emotion away. How could she possibly know about the situation.

It's been our close circle working on this letter, and all of a sudden a young girl knows the answer to the question we have been struggling with for the past week. It's curious.

"What?" I ask and scan her for any signs of a lie or doubt." The place you're looking for is Robin's Hollow. A tavern that's hidden in an alleyway of the village." She says turning to sip the water she poured." How do you know about what we are talking about?" Klaus asks eyeing her warily.

"I heard you guys say the letters out loud, and the symbol on the seal, I've seen it before." She says simply. She couldn'tbe older that 17, I've seen her training but that's all I know about her.

This is the answer, we will finally know what the letter means and get some answers about who is messing with us.

"How do you know about that place. I doubt a tavern would allow a 16-year-old in, Morgan." Kristen shakes her head while smiling, obviously in disbelief.

" That's really not important, Kris. You should really be asking yourself how I snuck out. Mum and Dad left you in charge of me...they'll be very disappointed to know you are incapable of keeping your sister out of harm's way." She smiles condescendingly, and laughs at the anger that Kristen aims at her.

"You're welcome." She says and leaves the room smiling mischievously at herself. I didn't know Kristen had a sister and I find myself slightly amused at the perplexed state Kristen is in. "I'm gonna kill her." She says and starts walking to the door after her sister. Aaron grabs her arm and calms her down, and she is eventually steady and back to normal.

"Well to Robin's Hollow we go!" Aaron says and cuts the tension in the air with his cheery voice. "No, everyone will remain here until we come up with a plan. This is probably a trap set up by Demetrius. No one goes until we discuss this thoroughly." Ares says. His voice leaves no room for arguement and he turns to leave for his office, Elias and Klaus following.