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Silence fell over the council hall .
My knees nearly buckled .
“ Taken ? ” Nathan asked .
“ How is that possible ? ”
The priest touched my face gently .
There are ancient magics at work here .
Someone – or something – has stripped you of your abilities .
”
The Trinax , I realized .
“ When it grabbed me … ”
“ It is not possible , the priestess shook her head .
“ Yes , the Trinax are creatures of dark magic that haunt the sleep world and our mind .
They create a world where they constantly push you
who into thinking of failures or the things that can or could have happened that’s why anyone stares at the face of a Trinax longer than 10 seconds will go mad but they cannot take away the power of a Moonsinger .
”
Ramsey’s grandfather scoffed .
“ Convenient excuse .
Look , from all the history books I’ve read , the Moonsinger is always someone so elegant , adept in fighting and perfect in all their ways , not her … she’s a deviant to begin with if she cannot control herself then … ”
“ ELDER ELDRIC ” Ramsey’s voice rang out in annoyance silencing his grandfather .
“ How can you be so crass in your speech ? If not for anything … but for the sake of the dignity of this council , you should show some respect to the daughter of the you .
an who risked his life to s
His grandfather mumbled something but didn’t say anything else .
My fists clenched to my sides , anger and humiliation bubbling within me .
But Nathan stepped forward , with amanding
tone .
“ She is the Moonsinger .
Whether her powers are active or not we shouldn’t look down at her without first knowing the cause .
He turned to the Priestess .
“ If it’s not the Trinax then who could have taken the powers away ? ”
“ Can we close the meeting at least ? ” Elder Thorne spoke suddenly .
“ We’re not about to listen to a question and answer session wh
we have other things to do .
Couldn’t the Moon Goddess have given us a Lycan as a Moonsinger ? She keeps skipping us and appointing these
werewolves .
”
My ears burned red with embarrassment as I stared at the “ ty of Cassidy’s father .
“ Who knows , you might have disyed such fine powers because of the fear .
If I had a Feral and a Trinax attacking from all sides , I’m sure I’d have ten times my strength now ,” he added with a scoff .
The rest of the Elders shared mockingughter .
I lowered my head , trying to fight the tears that gathered at the corner of my eyes now .
“ Elder Thorne ,” Ramsey said in an unmistakably cold tone .
“ You’re suspended from the council until further notice .
Have your subordinate rece vou during meetings .
If I see vou an inch
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within the council hall , I’ll make sure you’re stripped of all your titles entirely ”
Silence reigned in the hall , partly because of how quiet Ramsey had given the order .
He didn’t even raise his voice but you could see the seriousness on his face and heart it in his tone .
“ You can’t dismiss me , Lycan Leader , Elder Thorne rose to his feet .
“ Aside from the fact that this council cannot function without me , I am to be your father – in –w .
Is this how you n to treat
Lycans were audacious creatures .
I don’t think anyone had ever challenged my father openly as they were doing to Ramsey .
“ I’ll give you until sixty seconds to leave with your dignity , Ramsey continued quietly “ Or I’ll have you thrown away ”
“ Why ? ” Elder Thorne smirked his eyes flitting between me and Ramsey “ Is that how much the deviant pleases you that you’re now favouring her over me ? A mere werewolf without a wolf ? ”
“ Elder Thorne , that’s enough , Lenny who had been standing quietly beside Ramsey came forward and walked towards his .
“ Leave ! ”
“ If anyone should leave then it should be our Lycan Leader and not me ,” Elder Thorne continued .
“ He fought with a werewolf over a woman at the funeral , he has constantly looked down on our traditions , kept my daughter waiting for four years and … ”
“ That’s enough … ” Lenny growled and motioned to the guards standing at the entrance of the
hall .
When they came closer to him , Elder Thorne swatted their hands away dering he would leave by himself .
All the while , none of the other Elders said a word , if anything they were quict .
After Elder Thorne was removed , Ramsey turned to the Priestess , “ Please tell us , how did she lose her power ? ”
“ The Dark One is the only person with the ability and skills to shut down her powers more like numbing .
I heard one time that he can extract a portion of a Moonsinger’s power and use it against them , in the process , he might also lock off their energy points .
”
I swallowed hard .
“ I also realized when she walked into the room at first that she’s a reincarnation of the first Moonsinger , the priestess added .
“ That happened centuries ago ,” one of the Elders , a woman suddenly spoke .
I noticed she was silent the entire time and didn’t join the men when they wereughing and making jokes .
“ How can you be certain ? ”
“ I am the High priestess of the Moon Goddess and for every High Priestess that passes away , the new High Priestess would be bestowed with all the memories of the former one .
That is , what happened over 100 years before me and being a Sigma wolf makes it easier .
The Elder nodded .
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“ So , you’re saying she’s a reincarnation of the first Moonsinger ? ” Nathari asked .
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“ Yes , her name was Neriah .
She was the only child of her family and Alpha Thriad and the one who released the powers of the Dark One , unknowingly of course because of how trickish he was .
He was able to convince her to do it .
They were on the verge of getting joined and mated .
for life when the Moon Goddess intervened .
”
“ Should we be worried that she’s the reincarnation ? Ramsey asked , leaning forward , his voice was tinged with worry .
“ Every Moonsinger is a reincarnation of the past one and not the one from years ago which is confusing to me .
Thest Moonsinger was a man – a general of the fourth ranks from the packs across the sea , the Priestess said .
Was he the man I used to see myself as in my dreams ? I wondered silently .
The priestess came to me again , leaning forward as her piercing eyes studied me intently .
“ Have you had an encounter with the Dark One himself ? ” she asked .
The hall fell silent .
I could feel the weight of everyone’s expectations pressing down on me .
The council members watched me closely , their gazes intense and searching .
Nathan came forward and stood nearby .
His presence was bothforting and suffocating .
I hesitated .
I knew the truth my encounter with the Dark One – Xander was something I had kept hidden for years .
But given the way everyone was acting , the suspicion and pressure surrounding me .
I made a split decision