Wolves Without Hearts

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"So," he began, "I heard about what you did and that there is a war brewing. First, I'd like to express my gratitude to you for saving Calixa from Ulfric's clutches. I'm glad both my sisters weren't lost that day. As for the war, I say to hell with the council and their decrees. I think it's time to bring them down a peg or two."

I tilted my head, "What do you mean? I know that they are very irrational but we need them for structure in our ranks."

"Not necessarily."

And what he said next really got my attention. This war, it was only the beginning of what was to come.

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"I think the council is unneeded." Ryder continued, "I've been mulling over the recent events and the council meeting that took place and I believe they are not capable of continuing to keep order with all the packs. What we need is a monarchy once again."

"Where are you going with this?" I asked, curious to his motives.

Ryder chuckled, "Well my friends, I want one thing and one thing only. For the council to be destroyed and a ruler put in its place."

"What!?" I exclaimed, not totally believing him, "Are you sure that's a good idea Ryder? I mean sure you'd make a good King bu-"

"Oh no, not me. Tyto, you would be the King."

I froze, not quite understanding what he said for a moment, "Me? A King? Are you crazy Ryder?! I just got my title back and you think I'm ready to rule all the packs!"

Ryder just stared hard at me before speaking again, "I wouldn't suggest it if I didn't believe you are capable."

"So you think I should rule? And Calixa too?" I asked, still not quite believing him.

He nodded, "That's exactly what I'm saying. In my opinion, the two of you were born rulers. The reason I believe that is because I watched my sister grow up and rule this pack as a strong Alpha female while I was unable to do so. And as for you, I think you are a strong male and your blood is that of royalty."

What he said made sense but I wasn't sure I was ready to be at the head of all the packs. And I was certain that most of the bone-headed Alphas wouldn't follow my lead anyways. I mean there is a reason that they support the war against Silver Blood pack.

"I don't know if that's such a good idea Ryder," I spoke, deciding to share my thoughts, "Those Alphas won't listen to me and there would most-likely be an uprising against me as King of the wolves."

"They won't, I'll make sure of it. After all, I am the Alpha of the strongest pack." he assured, seemingly ready for any rebuttal I had in mind.

I sighed in defeat, "Alright, how will we do it then? We can't just march up to the council and demand that they step down to be replaced by me as a King."

"We can do exactly that."

I looked at him in disbelief, "What!? Are you crazy Ryder? Just because we are two of the strongest packs doesn't mean that we would stand a chance against the council and all the other packs."

"Actually," he replied, smirking, "We would stand a great change against them, especially since I have a secret in mind."

"A secret?" I echoed, still feeling doubtful.

"You have to promise you won't tell my little sister, she'd probably strangle me if she found out from someone else." he stated.

I nodded, "Sure, but if she finds out and asks me, then I can't promise that I won't tell her."

Ryder hesitated but shook his head in agreement, "Alright, I understand. Now, my little secret was supposed to be a surprise but I guess I'll tell you now. I found my mate."

"That's great! I'm happy for you Ryder. When did you find her?" I grinned, patting him on the back.

"I found her after the council meeting on the way back to my pack. I picked up her scent and we detoured to find her." he sighed, clearly thinking about his mate, "Her name is Urza and she was a rogue."

"So how is she your secret weapon in this whole ordeal? To my understanding, she was just a rogue with no connections." I prodded, trying to figure out what exactly Ryder had planned.

"Ah, but that's where you're wrong my friend. Urza is the daughter of the rogue commander." Ryder explained, puffing up his chest with pride, clearly proud of his mate's bloodline.

I slowly nodded my head, "Alright, so we'll get the rogue wolves to help us and maybe we can offer them something in return. Every wolf desires to be in a pack so maybe the rogue commander could become an Alpha?"

"You might be onto something," Ryder agreed, "I think that would be good to help convince them to say yes. The rogue commander's name is Marek Nabarro and he's been their makeshift leader for as long as I can remember. I don't know much about him but I do know that he might be stepping down in the near future to let his son, Aleksy Nabarro, take over as commander."

"Can Urza lead us to them?" I questioned, slowly beginning to have faith in Ryder's plan.

The Wild Moon Alpha nodded his head, "Yes, of course, she grew up there after all."

"Then I think we have a plan for now. We can expand and add details later." I concluded, feeling more confident that we had a chance.

It might be hard but with the help of Ryder and the rogues, we might just pull this crazy plan off. And I had a feeling that the council wouldn't know what hit them.

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A/N: Sorry for not updating but school is really crazy and I might have to take a little break from Wattpad in order to get my math and political science grades up. I hope you all forgive me but this might be one of the last updates you see til I get my grades up. Also, this week hasn't been the best so I really am not in the mood to do anything other than eat a tub of ice cream and watch sappy movies. Hope you guys forgive me and have enjoyed reading this chapter! Love you all!!!

~Sierra