Chapter 167

Gilliards POV.

I watched the girl in front of me fire my gun off in three consecutive shots, and couldn't stop my jaw from going slack at the accuracy she showed. She was of course even more confused and shocked than I was, but I couldn't help but gaze at her prowess, in the few weeks I had known her, she had grown so much, she'd gone from being trapped in this shell of despair, to being ready to lead the charge. It was a sight to behold.

She began explaining what she thought the moon goddess had granted her, then fired yet another bullet directly into the clock that rested on my wall, once again it was a perfect bullseye.

"What on earth are you talking about... and can you please stop shooting my office up?" Don't get me wrong. I was glad to see her being so competent with a firearm. It was reassuring to know that she just might be able to hold her own in the battle against the king. It'll be a weight off of Lewis's shoulders also, knowing thats she has knowledge around a weapon.

"I think... Gilliard... I think the moon goddess gave me the knowledge of the old hunters!" That made a lot of sense. Her skills with the gun were incomparable, and really had come out of nowhere. I will admit, I had seen her shoot before, and she was never truly all that bad, but her precision now really was unmatched.

"Why do you think that though? Just because you can shoot?" I watched her shake her head and let her gaze meet that of my now shattered vases.

"I... I read this book in the palace, well half read the book, it was all about the first Lycan ruler and his people. It was extremely dull and very difficult to get into, but it briefly mentioned the first hunters, the adjacent village to the first wolf pack grew weary and formed the first hunters guild. I'm telling you, I-I held that gun and new all about it. I knew how to shoot it perfectly, and I have ideas about making weapons that I never would have thought of before. I genuinely feel like I know more about the lycanthrope than I did previously and in my head I genuinely know how to hunt your kind, and I've never ever thought about that before. I'm telling you, I have the knowledge of a hunter." The more I thought about it. The more I assumed she was right, we already had previous hunters living here and watching them shoot was very similar to watching Dylan just now.

"Ok, let's say that you do have this new found knowledge, how the hell is that supposed to help us in this upcoming battle?" We already have hunters in our ranks, adding one extra won't be much of a difference.

"I’m not sure you know, I doubt the moon goddess would have given me this knowledge of it wasn’t going to make a difference." Once again like before, she had inadvertently used mind link, hearing me clearly say what was actually only thought. It was strange to say the least, but it was good to know that she would be able to communicate with everyone on our side when the time comes to fight. Especially if we're in wolf form and need to speak with her on the field. "Think about it… Realistically I'm the one who could get close enough to the king without immediately being killed. The only person on this side who actually has the ability to do something permanent is the king. No one else can kill me, All his lackeys can do is drag me to him. I can get close to him and kill him! Now that I think I have the knowledge of a hunter, it'll make that task a whole lot easier."

"But the king plans to mark you as soon as he gets close enough to, I don't think it's wise for you to get too close to him. Your presence in the battle is set in stone, but Lewis is one of the strongest lycans I know. If anyone has a shot at killing king Josh, it is him." My personal belief was that Lewis had earned the right to take the king down, he had the most history with him, hell he even lost his mate to him in the past, of course, Lewis did kind of play a part in that, the rejection was basically mutual it was just instigated by Iliana.

"I have obviously thought that too, if I can't kill his grace, then the only person who should is Lewis... but after everything, I want nothing more than to shoot him full of silver.so if I get the opportunity, I'm going to make him choke on his own blood. He's shed enough of mine." The pure fire in her eyes was nothing but captivating as I saw her need for fight blazing within her irises. She truly was a stunning and remarkable young lady.

"Ok, in that case your going to need to figure out exactly what knowledge you now know, and what your plan of action is. I'll leave you with the key to the weapons, so you can see which ones you would prefer to use when the time comes..." I handed her the key to the main weapon room and smirked, knowing she was about to see just how much ammunition we had against the kings forces. "And Dylan, try to focus your mind more on accepting the mind link between you and another Lycan... you keep answering things that I have explicitly spoken through that means of communication, Its important to be able to speak to the people who are fighting with you." I chuckled seeing the queens cheeks heat up slightly at the thought of answering something I had said even though there truly was nothing to be embarrassed about.

"I'll work on it, alpha. In the mean time though. Am I ok to commission a new weapon for myself, on top of the two silver bullet laced guns I will be carrying, I think I'd like a blade of some kind, maybe a dagger?" She wanted a silver dagger. I could hear her now, even though her lips never moved to form the words.

"You can make your dagger, and anything else you may want. You officially have permission." She will also need to give her armor to someone, so that it could be washed. The girl was gone for over two weeks, so her clothing will definitely need to be washed and freshened up before a thing else. "Also, if you give your armor to one of the workers here, they'll have it washed in time for when you next need to use it."

I watched her head shake, and a small apologetic wince formed on her features which in turn caused me to frown, come to think of it, was she wearing it when she returned? I actually don't think she was.

"I'm going to need another one made, and I'm going to need it pretty soon..." An awkward single chuckle left her lips a long with a slightly crooked smile. What the hell could she have possibly done to warrant an entire new one being made? The only reason for that would be that it took some serious damage.

"What the fuck did you do in it?"

"I got shot..." She shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly while pausing, clearly attempting to wait for my reaction, the only issue was, it really didn't surprise me in the least. "Then, I jumped out of a window, and woke up in a rogue camp to find the armor damaged beyond repair."

Somehow, nothing about the tale shocked me. Nothing at all, in fact I could see the entire thing happening in my mind and it brought a chuckle to exit my lips.

"You do realize armour doesn't grow on trees don't you? If you need a new one making every time you go on an excursion, we're going to run out of material fast." She raised her eyebrows, and gave me a rather cheeky grin.

"But, I know you can make it happen." She knew I could do it, I could tell by her grin. "Alpha, you are almost as resourceful as me... almost." That is extremely high praise from someone like her, even if she was attempting to be playful with me.

"It'll be ready for you tomorrow." She allowed her eyebrows to raise a single time, as if she knew she would get her own way. Even I knew that eventually she would get her own way. I actually did like the girl, I had this strange feeling of protection over her. I couldn't be more happy for Lewis to have found her, and I had already accepted her as family, although I admit that she was like a bratty sibling that just seemed to be able to wrap everyone around her finger.

"Thank you alpha." She smirked leaving me with a sigh as I thought about her actions. If she really did have the knowledge of a hunter, and if that knowledge did in fact get out to the population, then there would be a few people who would withdraw their support.

Before the new world, lycans were the prey to many of the hunters guilds around the world. Many suffered at the hands of them, and many of their targets were in actuality, turned into victims. Hell, if I remember right, then Oliver only became close with his grace and Lewis due to losing his parents to the hunters, and he really isn’t the only one with stories like that.

I sighed, looking at the broken glass from the bullets that were fired. That girl was the most impulsive person I had ever known, I had best get that second set of armor made for her quickly. The fight will fall on its head if something serious happened to her.

I made the orders to have a new set commissioned, and stood ready to find my beautiful mate, and help her in her efforts to prepare the pack for the fight, however a knock at my door was what stopped me in my tracks.

I could already sense Vees presence, and the fact that her scent was completely blended with that of Oliver’s, told me everything I needed to know. She had accepted his mark.

“Come on in…” I called, waiting for her to enter, instantly noticing the mark that rested on her neck where it meets her shoulder. I raised my eyebrows at how she showed it off, I never would have thought she would be this open about it. “How did your call go with your father?” I couldn’t be bothered hearing about her mark, when the conversation she had with Carlos, was much more interesting and important. She sighed, clearly not expecting me to go straight into the topic.

“He’s not good…” her face said it all. “It was all true… he’s going to shift in a few days, and he’s going to die because of it, and there’s going to be no one around to show him some mercy.” She must have been referring to Dylan, it was no secret that she killed the man who had forcefully marked a couple of months ago.

“On a lighter note, I realize a congratulations is in order.” It was always a celebration when anyone completed the mate bond.

“Thank you.” She smiled widely, allowing her fingers to gently trace over her mark in affection. “Although, I’m finding mind linking rather strange.”

“You will get used to it quicker than you realize.” Now time for the serious question. “Now, I have to ask… what exactly are your plans for the battle?..”

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