Erik eyed them but said nothing.
"You are a lycan?" Fiona asked.
"Half." He said. "I denounced that part of me a long time ago."
"He is also from a long line of wolves who can, regardless of the fact when Alphas conquered can, remain as Alphas," Marie said. "He is one of the few hybrids to be born and live."
"We are not talking about me now, are we?"
Erik said wryly.
He did not like being reminded of his Lycan heritage.
"We need the Lyrun herb." She started.
"We can easily get it," Xaden said. "I’ll pull my contacts to find-
"No." She shook her head. "I am not talking about the Lycan herb. Even that one is hard to come by because their body has to have decayed. Hence why Lycans are very few. I’m talking of the original Lyrun herb."
She cleared her throat. "A long time ago, when the Lycans were created, the goddess also gave them the ability to heal. The Lycans could heal people. Other wolves and even witches. Everyone. It was a gift from the goddess; she had seen them as her favorite. You see, the Lycan were the only ones who worshiped the Goddess whilst the other rank of wolves went astray, and for that, she gave them a favor."
They were all intensely listening to her, even Loren, who always minded his business.
"And then it was fine until the people grew greedy. They did not just want to heal people. They wanted to be immortal and live forever. The goddess was furious, and she cursed them. Cursed them, their children’s generation, and everyone with their bloodline. She cursed them all in a rage. She said that when they die, they will produce a healing potent so powerful that people shall haunt them down for it. It was a blessing and a curse. The Lycan king who had begun it, was struck dead and tended immortal himself. He haunts the lycanthrope’s isle and no one is allowed in except he and his people or the undead. If you can kill the Lycan king, then you will receive the greatest and first Lycan herb. Legend says it is not in form of a herb. I don’t know what it looks like."
There was a silence and then an uproar from
Everyone.
"That is just a story they tell us," Loren said. "We are not sure how true it is."
"I brought a solution better than you, who decided on nothing." She snapped back.
"No one has come out of there alive," Loren said. "So how do we know if it’s true."
"For God’s sake, he might wander off to his death and find nothing. We might just be wasting time." Loren argued.
"Erik is an original indigene he knows how credible this story is!" Marie said.
"Ha! How credible the story is! Thank the gods you called it a story!" Loren laughed at her. "It is nothing but a story."
"Do not bring me into this." Erik said, backing himself away from their argument.
"It is just a way for them to find something for her." Fiona said, annoyed at Erik.
Erik glared at her. "You will not speak to me in such a manner."
"I will speak to you however I wish." Fiona said to him.
Whilst Erik and Fiona steamed off in heat, Loren and Marie argued.
Xaden had had enough.
"ENOUGH!" He barked.
And the room went silent.
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