Chapter 8
Philip pov
Having just sent Eris back to the house after her fit. I head back into the barn to take snow and shadow on the nightly walk to the moon grove. The moon grove is a small waterfall and pond deep in our southern borders. I assume this is where Artemis and the cows went on their nightly walk. Or this is where they feel her close to them. I know I feel her close, especially on the full moon. After her death, I sent scouts out searching for the rogue king with nothing in return. It was years later I received word from the rogue king that he had no part in the death of Artemis. Why should I believe him? Easy he had evidence as to who was behind her murder. So when the girls turned three and Apollo didn’t come knocking I knew the rogue king was not lying.
Heading to my office I link Eris “send coffee and snacks to my office I’m meeting with the guys to go over some things. Also, the alpha heirs are due to arrive at ten tomorrow. They are not to know your sister is not hear. As you know there are a few only coming in hopes of being her mate.” I can feel her annoyance through the link but she agrees. Linking the rest of my leadership team as I make my way to the house. The walk had done me some good. Having learned today that Eos had sent word she planned to attend the party as well. Eos is two years older than the girls and has yet to find her mate. So she is hoping that if she attended she could find him. I had been hoping the scouts I have inside the castle and outside watching would have good news but no Apollo won't be joining his daughter nor will his mate shay.
Walking into my office it's full of mist and lavender. “about fucking time old man do you know” not finishing as the mist clears and no one is there. Odd. Looking around “awe yes young alpha it's been a long time since I see age has not been angry with you.” from behind startling I heard a choir of laughs at my yelp. Well that settles it Ambrose is back. “old man it's been too long” Ty booms as he comes in the room. “awe young Tyler the years have been rougher are you not sleeping.” “you know what old man now that you mentioned it no I have not why that's because my sister and her mate had seven count them seven pups and I had two. Do you know how many pups are in one place do you know you don’t well ill tell you the youngest of all the pups are living at home still fighting with each other over what you might ask. I'll tell you these that's what?” Ty tosses a bag of cinnybonnies at Ambrose. With an arched brow he grabs the bag and looks inside. Eyes wide in excitement “cinnybonnies? In a bag? When? How? Ooh it says try all the flavors there's more? Where?” Ambrose is hopping around the room like a pup on a sugar high. “what's the best flavor oh can you get them made with anything cause I bet my Ambrose plant would make for a good filling but can you have Ambrose fruit? I mean I can, of course, it's my favorite and the familiars can oh I wonder I should have but no they wouldn't have known how to care and cute the fruit when it's ripe yep best to leave that to me.” he rambles on like we are not there and we just listen. When he stops and tilts his head. His eyes shooting to me “it worked? You had pups? How many? Were they born marked? Did they find their familiars fast? Who are your offspring tell me?” Ambrose demands as Eris barges in.
“spider hmm I smell a spider demon. Very lucky what kind I wonder?” spinning to Eris who is standing wide-eyed looking at Ambrose. To her, he looks to be maybe twenty-something. Tall medium builds blonde and blue-eyed surfer-type guy. Once you get to know him he's kinda a child and so just oh it fits I wear type. Her gasp has me wondering what is up. Matilda scurries in with her front legs lifted and spurs coming out looking like small scythes. The look of fear is on Eris's face. And that's new Enoy and Eris are afraid of nothing. Not even me. “you can see can you child?” Ambrose asks as he walks to her. She nods “sees what old man?” “my face” he smiles back at me. “are you afraid of me child?” “dude she has a name and what do you mean by your face I can see your ugly face, old man.” “ya dude I think you're losing it?” Kavin shrugs. Reena always watching gets a look on her face that says she knows something “magic?” she asks he nods. With a shrug, she walks over to Michelle and starts talking. Annoyed I want to smack someone.
“bring the others this is not the firstborn. And have them bring their familiars I want to know if they are all venomous.” “Enoy left almost two hours ago to head north to check some things out. And you see Eris hats its.” I tell him. Shaking his head counting on his fingers looking at Eris. “Matilda speak tell me what it is and why things do not add up.” he stares at the spider now standing next to Eris like a Great Dane. Is a troubling sight to see for sure.
After what looked like Ambrose losing his mind again I hear the squawk of a crow outside. I have heard that sound a few times it's Ambrose's pet. “tell me what happened to the princess. I demand to know now. How did you not call me when it happened I could have done something. What was the child's name and what was his familiar? It's important, I have to know. And the sex of the unborn?” panic is written all over him. So much so I couldn’t find it in me to not answer. “his name was Hermes as for familiar I don’t know he was too little to have a pet. And the unborn was a male.” feeling all the sadness coming back. What didn’t match was his shoulders dropping in relief. But still he is sad I can see it in the tears that well in his eyes. But relieves at the same time. “was there an animal that didn’t fit in maybe a little bigger than was around him but you stopped see at the same time?” thinking I do remember “well there was a bird that sat on the roof at night no one ever got a good look black in color and big but also small I don’t know its weird.” he nods “and the other one, the alpha to be she had a hound am I right big looks like a dragon mutt dog thingy with red eyes like the spider?”
“start explaining I am too old for your games old man.”
