Gregor and the Prophecy of Death (Book 7)

Chapter 5

Completely ignoring her, Gregor picked up his box and make his way to the top with Ares. Of course she was going to come. She was Luxa's cousin after all, even though they hated her.

Howard joined Gregor to help him. "Stellovet isn't that bad you know."

"I know," Gregor said, mainly to please Howard.

"How are you feeling about the wedding," Howard asked.

The question hit him by surprise. Gregor didn't know how he felt. Howard was always the one to look out for everyone. He always saw behind the extra stuff and embraced the basic. He was the first person who had asked Gregor how he really felt about the wedding. At the moment for Gregor it was him and Luxa securing the love they had for each other which he felt was slowly dwindling. It also had the weight of the prophecy upon it as well because they needed the book from the restricted section to reveal anything.

"I don't know. I mean I'm happy. I don't think Luxa and I are getting along so well right now but we'll be fine," Gregor said.

"That's nice," Howard said thinking it over. "So what do you think of the prophecy?"

"It doesn't really make sense to me," Gregor replied.

"What do you think of the part about you and supposedly your sisters?"

"I think Sandwich should leave my sisters where they are," Gregor said.

"I would hate it if he pulled my siblings into the prophecies," Howard said sympathetically.

"Mhm."

"What about the stuff with Leo. What happened there?"

"I don't know. He challenged me and I accepted it?" Gregor said. It was more of a question than an answer.

"Seems reasonable enough. He was willing to fight to the death," Howard said.

"There, we're all done," Gregor said.

They landed on the soft mossy ground of the arena to help with the other preparations to be done. Luxa and Hazard had just finished as well.

"You might as well help with the rest of the tables. Maybe change up your partners a bit," Ripred said.

Gregor could almost feel the tension between Luxa and Hazard.

"Or, we could all do it together," Howard interjected obviously observing the tension too.

"Yea. Let's do that," Gregor agreed.

They joined the other Underlanders who were setting up the tables. They went to help with the long buffet tables off to the side as they were the heaviest and required 4 people to move. They got out a table from a cave on the northeast corner of the arena they was to go to the southern part. He and Hazard were across the long table from each other while Luxa took the leg beside him.

"I asked Hazard the exact same question I asked you. His answer wasn't quite the same as yours," Luxa said when they were about half way through the arena.

"Oh. What did he say?" Gregor asked calmly.

"He said I should leave the both of you alone and mind my business," Luxa said. "What's going on Gregor," she asked sternly.

"There's nothing happening Luxa. Just forget it all. I'll stop talking to Hazard if that's what you want," Gregor said as they set down the table.

They went to get the last buffet table to go the to west side.

"I'm not saying you can't talk to him," Luxa said getting annoyed. "Just don't be so secretive."

"Yea alright."

They were allowed to leave after they finished with the last table. Gregor and Luxa were walking into the city as someone called behind them.

"Hello cousin. It's been a while."