The Clearing

[Eliza]

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This stunning place is settled right infront of the mansion. It is surrounded by many trees, bushes and flowers. In the middle is the magnificent statue of an angel. It diverged between five paths. Between the paths were placed statues dating back many thousands of years ago. Each road leads to a different part of the territory.

[Eliza]

Eliza smiled gently looking at the statues as well. She watched everything with gentle golden eyes, walking slowly. "This is nice." She said, looking at Casper.

[Laura]

Laura ran into the clearing and she spotted Eliza and Casper. Laura adjusted her bow around her so she could carry it. She ran up to both of them. "There is a human in the forest. And Solomon is with it." I said to both of them.

[Eliza]

Eliza turned and looked at Laura, showing her calm, collected Queen face. "Thank you Laura for alerting us. But I'm sure Solomon can handle the human. He'll tell it to go away soon enough." She said, turning back to Casper.

[Casper]

Casper was enjoying his walk with the queen, when they suddenly got interrupted. The king stopped and looked at the girl that approached them. It was a fighter from their clan known by the name Laura. Her announcement was sure not good. A thin smile appeared on his face as he nodded. Then Casper let go of Eliza's hand.
Unfortunatelly he reminded himself about Aceline and her sad fate. He was happy when she survived the transformation, but not long after that she disappeared. He never found her and decided to stop looking, thinking that she is dead. Was it true or not, no one knew. He didn't want that situation to repeat, that is why he had to take action.
"Thank you for the information. Eliza, please return into the mansion together with Laura and make sure no one leaves until I return." the young man seemed rather calm. He trusted his friend Solomon, but the last conversation they had made him have some doubts deep down his mind.
Casper bowed to the ladies before turning around and fade in the shadows.

~The Forest~ (Do not follow, please!)

[Eliza]

Eliza looked with sadness at Casper as he left. She trusted Solomon, why couldn't Casper? They may have had an argument, but surely Solomon would tell the human to go away, right? She shook her head, nodding at Laura. "Let's go back to the mansion." She said calmly, and began walking that way.
-Mansion

[Julian]

The emotional process took quite a long time, but eventually Anubis arrived at the clearing with a neutral mask plastered into face. Eliza swiftly passed by him with a conflicted face. He bowed slightly to his queen, regretting not following her to the mansion, but his loyalty to Casper had to stay strong for him to stay as general. He crinkled his nose as he arrived in the garden clearing, Casper's scent lead towards the forest. He narrowed his golden eyes in suspicion. Suddenly his mind was prodded by a public message. Dubious, but curious, he listened to the message. 'Your Highness? I will return to the mansion, but I believe there is something important you must know as well...' He was silent,waiting for an answer from his King.

[Casper]

With slow steps the king arrived. He was looking down to his feet trying to calm himself down. His eyes were still red but soon the took thir old natural deep blue colour.
He couldn't believe it. His own friend, who he thought of as a brother, endangering the clan. Why? Why he had to repeat his mistake. Long ago Casper was going to do the same, luckily his queen saved him from breaking the law just on time. But now... He couldn't stop Solomon on time. Thanks to that little pity creature he has to take one of the most hard decisions in his life - to sentence his friend to death.
However, he had other things to talk about. The king stopped and stood still infront of the general. He raised his head and pierced the boy with his cold eyes. "Good evening, Anubis. We don't have much time, so please, share the news." his voice was rather calm. Nothing really betrayed his actual feelings, which was a good sign.

[Anubis]

His King's reply was rather curt, and Anubis was rather surprised, but he decided not to ask anything about. It didn't seem to be a very good thing to prod at either, as Casper had called a meeting just after the declaration of war on the wolves. Raising an eyebrow, he took a seat on the stone wall surrounding the angel statue. Despite it's "good" symbolic value, it did nothing to vampires. It did annoy them with it's supposed purity, but Anubis didn't mind it after a few months of wandering the clearing enough times.

Hearing footsteps crack against the stones, the vampire stood up. He narrowed his golden eyes as he turned to his leader. "Good evening, it is good to see you well, my Highness." He said with a slight bow, actual formalities had to wait. His curiosity boiled beneath the surface of his impassive expression, but he would find out about the meeting eventually. "It looks like there's trouble brewing on in Moonclan." Anubis smirked, something rare that occurred around his clanmates. "Jake of Moonclan, currently mate of Raizil has attempted to cross the border, it's a shame his mate stopped him."

The curly haired boy tipped his head slightly as he continued. " So, he indulged in his power and succumbed to Moonlust. Moonclan's alpha was fatally wounded, but you know how fast those beasts regenerate." He exhaled finishing his explanation. " It seems Raizil prefers an alpha type of male. Jake didn't seem to fit the bill and well...You know how she was when she lived in Crimson Fang." He said with a slight sneer.

[Casper]

The king looked at the boy for a second before his eyes trailed somewhere else. He sure did saw the slight bow, that is why he nodded almost unnoticable. After all, manners were always on first place for Casper, well at least when he was communicating.
A slight smile appeared on the king's face. Finally good news. For sure it wasn't a good thing to hear that your friend has problems, but since he had no friends in Moon clan, only enemies, it sounded like a fairytale for him. This was the perfect time for a quick attack, while the dog's clan leader was weak and uncapable to fight. BUT. Casper remembered he had problems in his own clan to deal with. Infact his clanmates were still not prepared. He was not going to let them fight, at least not until they receive their new and stronger weapons. Besides a good training wouldn't be useless.
"Thank you for the information, Anubis. I will discuss this matter on the meeting. Now go and make sure each of the clan members are in the throne room. Thank you." the young man finished his sentence before nodding and leaving the clearing on his own.

[Laura]

~Mansion (Sorry for not replying earlier)

[Anubis]

Casper didn't appear to be surprised by any of the news, rather he was skeptical and hesitant. Anubis raised an eyebrow, but remained silent. There was nothing he could do about his leader's train of thinking, and they haven't made any preparations, not that they mattered very much to Anubis. The vampire king then strode away, instructing him on gathering his clanmates at the Mansion. He grunted in reply and strode after Casper to the mansion. 'Let's get this meeting over quickly, then we can make preparations for war...' He thought to himself with narrowed eyes.

~ The Mansion ~

[Casper]

After Ten Years

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