Spirit Animals Vol. 2

|Chp. 19: Nothing but the Cold Hard Truth|

Quinn and I walked back with tension in the air. It wasn't at each other though. No I wasn't mad at him. What happened I couldn't of prevented. My mother was still taking care of me trying to make sure I survived when that pack did that.

But the fact that they did it infuriated me. They had an option to leave Quinn and his family alone. To let Thaddeus look normal and not be scarred and so cold. They didn't have to do anything they had done. . . but they had done it anyway.

And it pissed me off. The anger I felt for this pack brought a new level of rage. To believe they had shed an innocent life for the pure amusement of war. Prim. It was the name of a polar bear I didn't know. One of Orsen's sons he had.

Orsen obviously had many sons, but Prim had been the one North had been closest to. The one North might of married to make an alliance between the two kingdoms. The last two that could of been united through a marriage, but now it was not certain.

I didn't see any of Orsen's daughters so I wasn't sure if Thaddeus could marry. And the thought of Quinn marrying a daughter of Orsen's brought jealousy deep within me. I wasn't sure why but jealousy built at the thought of some other girl being more important than me besides North of course.

But North was Quinn's sister. None of Orsen's sons seemed to be the nicest. Whoever Prim had been, he obviously had been kind to have caught North's attention. North was a sweet girl and I didn't see her liking someone who was mean to her so I assumed Prim was a sweet and well manner boy.

Before the alpha had killed him. And now the only way for them to pay this debt was for Quinn to fight Orsen which could end in Quinn dying. And I would not handle Quinn dying. I wouldn't. I just wouldn't be able to let Quinn die.

And the only other option was North marrying one of Orsen's sons. And I wasn't sure what would happen now. North wouldn't want her brother to die. I still could remember when her soft brown eye locked on him after all that time the two had spent apart from each other.

She had thrown herself into his arms and brought him into such a tight embrace I thought the two might have been lovers. But they were siblings. And North had been so delighted to see him I was surprised she didn't cry. And she brought him his favorite breakfast all the time whether or not he requested it.

I had a feeling she would damn being in love with her mate to keep Quinn alive. Even if it meant being married to someone as miserable and mean spirited as Winter. It would keep Quinn alive, and those two loved each other.

But would Quinn let North throw away the chance of finding a mate who loved her for her and not an alliance? Prim apparently had been fitting that role before his untimely demise. Would Quinn die for his sister? Quinn was selfless, he spoke for me when they wanted me dead.

When the guard held the spear to my neck he defended me. Quinn was loyal and I just knew if it came down to it he would die for North. I had no idea what would happen. They had one moon and a half to decide what would happen before Orsen was back.

Would Quinn be fighting Orsen or would North be in a marriage lacking love with a cruel bear? Only North and Quinn held these answers, and I knew they wouldn't be presented for awhile. They would need time to think what would be done before it would happen no doubt.

Quinn went off to talk with North some as she was a bit shaken up from it. And I knew North needed her brother at a time like this. This left Lupa and I in the ice castle just standing there like a bunch of idiots as I let the thoughts run through my head.

But one thing from the story Quinn told me stuck. He told me a lot which I admit changed my view. I thought maybe the wolves weren't ones who trusted people and that's why they didn't like the polar bears. . . until Quinn gave me the story.