Prince and the outsider

Chapter 10

Serafina's POV

This town was much smaller than the last one. Again got into a motel. No surprise we shared a room again. She still would chain be up onto the bed like last time. Not that I was actually thinking it would be other wise. Though this time Freya got us dinner. It was really good, I wasn't expecting it to be this good to be honest. It was basic scrambled eggs with a toast and water of course.

I ate my quickly, Freya took her time while also looking through the papers she has brought with her.

"We are heading towards the north if you haven't noticed already," she spoke up when the silence was eating the room and it felt uncomfortable to eat in this silence, only hearing the chewing sounds. And I was right about where we were going, well she was going, I am just being dragged along side her by her. But I can't do anything about it.

"Are you looking for a black market? The one in the north? The main one?" I asked with curiosity.

"Yes I am. Do you know anything about that?" I shook my head in answer. Then she passed me some files and papers which I supposed she letted me to look through them I guess. These papers included pictures of werwolves, possibly the ones she has to find, products, contraband to be precise. Also pictures of the market, I think.

"What exactly are you going to do once you find the market?" No I was invested in this and I wanted to be a art of this which I mean I already am.

"I need to first locate the black market, then go in there somehow, not get recognized, find the illegal products and run away from there and go back, report everything to the council." It seemed to be easier said for her then she mentioned the council. She might will report me too.

"Will you report me to the council?" She looked and me and it took her time, she was thinking about the answer.

"I might, most likely I will. You do understand that you are not usual and they should know," I nodded. Took a deep breath in, I needed to calm down. There is still time for her to change her mind and for me to think of something. I would like to run away but this idea seemed to be impossible. She can just report without me and the council can send werewolves to look for me. I dont want that kind of trouble so I will go with whatever happens.

Eventually we went to sleep. Freya woke me up in the morning and we had to move back to walking. I wish we could shift but I would be the problem for that. To reach even the slightest of the north border it will literally take weeks.

"This will take weeks for us to just reach the border," I couldn't take and had to say it.

"Well for now I have no way of finding a transport for us to be faster," she just answered. Now I kind of want to find a car or something, I know these things exist but not here really and want to steal it. Not a criminal myself but the situation just calls for me to do it. Besides I want this to be over as quickly as it could be even traveling between places as well.

There is no way we would just randomly find the entrance of the market out of nowhere. I think we should blend in with the locals and listen to them talking and gossiping to each other, I dont see it any other way. But for Freya to blend in with her scent, I have no idea how to do that which complicates the plan of mine. Though I could be used for that, if she would listen and trust me. Maybe she will, maybe.

The walking was going to kill me. I am sporty but I am not someone who likes to walk for hours mainly because it is boring. As if I could even complain about it ot loud. I dont want Freya to think I am a weakling or something. She seems to be a very confident and strong person. Even my curiosity wanted to know if she founder mate yet.

"Have you found your mate?" I asked her but wanted to not say it and take it back.

"I have and I do have a daughter too, have you found yours?" answered her that I do not. What is true. I am scared to find my own. Will he like me? Or will he hate once he finds out I am a lycan born female. No need of these thoughts. Tried to shake them away, I dont need them to cloud my mind just yet.

But no seriously this walking was just making me think of dropping to the ground and not getting up for long time. Sadly can't do that. Wait. Freya said she had a daughter, how old is she? She can't be about my age, can't she? Like Freya looks young herself. Couldn't take so I asked.

"How old is she? Your daughter?"

"Not too recently turned eighteen years old. And how old are you then?"

"Eighteen too."

Freya looked at me for some time after I said my age. So her daughter and I are the same age after all. Wow. Still can't believe that. The only thing that turns the walking entertaining is the small taks we make. Just a few sentences said and then a silence falls for minutes or even hours. Though most days are very similar. Not like we are friends or something. It is not surprising that we dont really talk. I dont think we both want to be friends, like we would be after everything is over.

While I had the time to think I had some thoughts in my head. Even if the council will find me, I don't think they would put me into a prison, hopefully not. I would get questioned defiantly. How would they find out that I am not lying though? Whats what they used the witches for many years ago for that. At the same time I am scared but also not scared, like ho wi is it possible.

It took us a whole two weeks and a bit more to finally reach the north border. When I saw the sign I was very excited. Like did some happy dancing and jumping though stopped quickly as I received a look from Freya. So far our little friendship has been not that bad. Like I still get chained to the bed we had slept in and she still likes to make sure I am not going anywhere or having even a thought of that. Right now we are just a bit further into the north territory after reaching the border.

Ever since we have been going closer and closer to here it got colder. I have never seen snow and I believe there was no way I wouldn't be going through here and not see even a glimpse of real snow. Freya told me that we will be staying in a town in where we will try and somehow finds clues about the black market's whereabouts. We will reach the town in a few days. For now we are staying in this small town we reached towards the evening.

The market was huge or just a lot of rogues in there. Freya asked me if I had money to buy some food for us and I answered her a yes. Before my apartment burned down I still had some money left in my pocket when I went tot he shop to buy food and had to run. We separated and decided to meet up in about an hour or so in the tavern.

I had to make sure to buy food that can be carried easily and not something like uncooked meat which we can't just simply put in our bags and have it in there for a few days. Fruits would have been the best option but as it is the north there is not that much options. Luckily we are in just the start of the territory and they had apples. Grabbed those. Then some baked goods, they were very expensive. In those pastry purchases I bought mostly bread. Can't go wrong with bread. Once done the shopping I went to the tavern where I had to wait for Freya to show up. Didn't wait long and after a few minutes she was here. We got inside the tavern.

Got to our table and sat down. The waitress arrived and took our order. It was food. No drinks for us. We are not here for that. Once the food arrived which didn't take long we got to eating. Not talked much. Though I used my super good lycan hearing to listen what the rogues around us were talking, maybe I could overhear about the black market somehow.