Deception

The True and Final Deception

The room around them transformed to a very familiar one. They were in the throne room once more.

Two women were also there. Alicia and Madam Rucia.

However Alicia was now wearing long thick green robes, instead of the simple cloak she had on earlier.

"You would die for him, yet why did you leave him here? I once entered the young lords mind. There was many difficult memories to do with you and how you treated him"

The pack glanced at each other nervously. Scott stiffened as he realised Stiles was most probably watching this. Sorcerers could go all sorts of things after all.

"There isn't any answer we can give that won't sound like an excuse. There is no excuse for how we treated him" Derek said slowly, this time his tone much more polite and formal than it had been.

The pack kept on glancing towards the doors, expecting Stiles to come through any second. Come through and be alive.

"So, where is he then?" Scott said, trying to make sure he didn't sound to frustrated.

Stiles body was still imprinted in his mind. He needed to see for himself that Stiles was okay!

"And what makes you think that he even wants to see you? You were his best friend, he even thought of you as his brother at one point. He joined the pack because of you. Yet when the time came. Not one word left your mouth young wolf"

Scott heart jolted inside him.

A selfish part of him cried, couldn't he be questioned like this once he saw Stiles again!

But he may be slow sometimes but he wasn't stupid enough to question this. Not in front of the Grand Master.

But everything was to much. He had thought he had just watched Stiles die minutes ago!

He...fell to his knees.

Scott didn't stop the flow of words that came out of his mouth, every word was true and heart felt.

"I-I...all I can say is how sorry I am. I was wrong. So wrong but-but I want to make this work. I really do. I don't care that his a Sorcerer. Even if he still hates me after this because I deserve it. We deserve it. I-I just want to see him. Please... I just want to see that his alive and save and-and his happy"

Scott hung his head.

"Please, just- can you tell Stiles that? If-if he doesn't want to see us"

The pack agreed quickly with what Scott had said.

Erica did want to scream that they had just almost died for him, surely that told Stiles they were sorry right? Surely that gave them a right to see him!? Even if he didn't want to forgive them.

Derek added quickly and hurriedly "If he wants to stay here, we-we won't try and force him home. That-that-"

He flushed, looking away, humilitated.

"-was really stupid of me"

However what the Grand Master said next really made Derek pale and stiffen.

"You also may have a reason why Mieczyslaw is reluctant to see everyone. Did you not tell them Hale? He told you..."