Chapter 76

Danny’s POV
“From what the records say, Danny; Callum paid his way onto the council and moved up the ranks over time; with money or bribes. He has also put himself in harm’s way for King Nathanial and King Ronald; allowing them to see his loyalty. He has been notarised a few times” Simon says; in Oliver’s office a week after our last meeting.
“It wasn’t unusual back in the that period to buy your way onto the council. As long as you had money; you were set” Oliver informs us. “Where did he get the money in the first place? He was in prison. I wouldn’t think he was loaded” Claudia asks Simon.
“It doesn’t say anything about his financials. All we know, he gave a sum of 1000 gold pieces to King Nathanial for a spot on the council” “A lot of money, for the time frame we are talking about” Dad includes.
“We can only assume; he had the money hidden before he went into prison. I don’t like assuming anything; he could have stolen it too” I tell them. Assuming anything can get you into trouble more often than not; this is why I wanted to get the facts on Callum.
“Have you heard back from Matthew?” Simon asks Oliver. “Yes; there are a number of werecat rouges who are now a part of the Silver Pride. Some of them are guards, at the gates. Matthew has got his guards to strike up conversations with them as they patrol the borders. They don’t really talk much; mainly informalities. They will continue to be cordial toward them and hopefully find out more information” Oliver answers, letting out a long breath.
“I got word from Hecate; Nesbeth and Hades did in fact visit Dorothy and Callum in a dream, telling them to avenge her death” Sariah adds, looking at myself and Claudia. “She’s in the underworld; how can she do that?” Claudia asks with a gasp.
“Old habits die hard with that woman. She has taken up position, standing alongside Hades; the god of the underworld. Hecate is not too pleased with him. She often gets put in the same category as Hades, as they were best friends at one point. It shows in her temper sometimes. For the most part; she is good, not evil” Sariah giggles and I let out a snarl.
“What’s wrong, Danny?” Oliver asks me. “If Nesbeth is able to contact Dorothy and Callum in a dream; what is stopping Hades for allowing James from reaching out to Todd or Craig?” I tell everyone. “I may be wrong; but is it really a dream or did Nesbeth just tell them it was. How different is it from us meeting Mum and Goddess Selene; or you meeting with Hecate; or you meeting with Apollo; our bodies become unconscious when we do” Claudia states, pointing at Sariah and Oliver.
“I wouldn’t say unconscious; more like a comatose state” Oliver laughs; “and if it is similar; there is nothing stopping James from contacting Todd or Craig. Unless James has managed to piss off the God of the underworld; which I can see happening” Simon injects, giving a small chuckle.
“I am surprised at this; Hades is not allowed to have a chosen, on earth. He gave up the right; much like the tale of Lucifer and the human god. There is nothing stopping him from planting evil thoughts into humans; but that is a far as it goes. It sounds to me; Hades and Nesbeth have appointed Callum as his chosen, on earth; using revenge as the answer to do their bidding” Oliver says, letting out another long breath.
“Revenge is not always the answer” I whisper and look at Claudia. “Isn’t that what Goddess Selene said to you, before you came back to be with me?” Claudia asks me. I am starting to understand her meaning.
“Yes; seeking revenge will only make you the same as one of them. Maybe we are going about this all wrong. We are trying to stop the threat and we should. But they are seeking revenge, it will be their downfall” I tell them.
“How, exactly?” Sariah asks me. “When you seek revenge, you are not thinking clearly because it consumes you. Mistakes happen and it was adamant when he tried to kill Tracey as a child, he made a huge mistake. And when Michael convinced Alfie and Chris to take you; he couldn’t predict the outcome and two of his sons were killed. Yes, they have information on us; but they are trying to stop us by separating us. Now we are all together; they know they have no chance. We need to never be apart; never separate. They won’t try anything unless they can separate us” I tell them.
“That’s why they tried to take Sophia. If they could take one child; we would hunt them down separately and everyone else would be left back here to defend the rest of the pack” Claudia responds, furthering my thoughts.
“We have all been saying this from the beginning; yourself included. This is why I built the packhouse here. It was safer for us to be together” Oliver announces, laughing. “Yes; but you still left and got locked up at an airport” I snicker back to him. “Yeah, yeah” he responds.
“We need to stop coming up with plans that have any of us leave here. If we need to see anyone; we need them to come here. We can’t have anybody be a spy. We can’t have anybody taking trips to get flour for cookies” I announce to everyone. “They were really good cookies” Oliver chuckles.
“So, what happens from here?” Simon asks, turning his gaze toward me. “I don’t know; We sit back and wait to see what their next move will be” I answer him. “If we don’t bother going after them, they will get frustrated and try something again. We will be ready for them” Oliver adds to my thoughts.
“And if they send an army our way?” Claudia asks me. “Simon has been training us all up to defend ourselves. We will be ready for an onslaught if this is the case” I tell her.
“Amanda’s gone to seek council from Goddess Selene and as she put it; ‘demi mumma wolf’” Claudia says with a giggle. “Further to that; I want us to warn Todd. Give him a chance to respond, with his thoughts of James potentially being able to contact him like Rachael did” Dad includes, looking at me. I know he wants me to do this and I am not looking forward to it.
“I suppose you want me to do it?” I ask looking at Dad, who is smirking in my direction. “If I have to” I huff as an afterthought; getting out of my chair.
I give Claudia a kiss and head out the door, in search of Todd. **“Who would have thought I would be going to him, instead of him coming to me”** I snicker to Jesse. **“We do, what we have to do. It’s not something I was hoping for; but we can’t win them all”** he responds as I reach Todd and Joanna’s room and knock on the door.
“Come in” I hear Joanna call out. “Jo; I was wondering if I could speak with you and Todd?” I ask, walking through the doorway. “Tim and Rick took Todd down to the training grounds to do some one-on-one training with him. Vince was embarrassed by the lack of skill he had in his sparring match with Jesse and has been on Todd’s case since” she tells me.
“Todd must be really enjoying that?” I chuckle, sitting on the couch. “Yeah; loving every minute of it, when he isn’t complaining” she giggles back.
“I really need to have a chat with you both; are you able to call him back here?” I tell her and her eyes glaze over. “He said; ‘Thank goddess; I am on my way’” she answers, sitting down next to me.
“What is it, Bunny?” Todd asks, coming into the room. There was an awkward silence between Joanna and I. What has happened in the past is done and dusted; it is still an uncomfortable topic for both of us and I was happy he finally got here. “Danny needs to talk to us, about something” she says and he shifts his gaze onto me.
“We have it confirmed; Hades and Nesbeth did in fact speak to Callum in a dream. We are under the impression it is the same way Mum was able to speak with us; as our bodies do become unconscious when we go to the sanctuary” I tell them and start to fidget with my fingers.
“Just tell me” Todd huffs at me. “Nesbeth is in the underworld” “And?” he asks me. “Who else was sent to the underworld because he is a fuckwit?” I tell him and Todd stops mid-air before he sat on the seat opposite Joanna and I.
“Fuck” he says, falling onto the chair. “He hasn’t contacted me and I won’t talk to him without you or mum present. I don’t want to be lied to again” he includes, looking into my eyes. “I came to warn you both. There may be a chance he reaches out, if he hasn’t pissed Hades off” I chuckle.
“You think James is going to get into contact with Todd?” Joanna asks me, looking concerned. “I can’t be certain about it. Hades has broken a few rules himself for him and Nesbeth to contact Callum from the underworld; trying to seek her revenge on us. If they need help; they might” I respond and Todd lets out a breath as a flash of light sends me a to a very bright; white room.
“Um; Mandy” I call out; looking at the white wolf. “Danny; why are we here? And where’s Vince and Jesse?” Todd asks beside me. “No clue. I don’t know exactly where here is. This is a stab in the dark, but I think Mum or Goddess Selene wants to speak with us” I tell him.
“Oliver, Sariah, Phyliss, Raquel and Claudia will be here shortly. I will be taking over Claudia’s body until they have finished speaking with you” Amanda says, putting her head on my lap.