“Just ask Rufus to rescue you. He is more than capable of doing it,” Yana blurted out excitedly.
“No. Although the woman in front of us looks miserable, I have no way of verifying if her story is genuine or not. What if I call Rufus and he ends up walking into a trap?”
When it came to Rufus’ safety, I was significantly more cautious. My previous experiences had taught me that I couldn’t just trust someone based on their appearance. Besides, this time the situation was quite serious, both on the werewolf and the vampire side. A resolution would not be reached easily.
This was perhaps the best opportunity for me to call for backup.
The only one who had the authority to do anything about this situation was Ethan, the lycan king.
“Sylvia, have you forgotten what Felix had told us the other day? The construction of the wall and the turmoil at the border might have been done with the tacit permission of the lycan king.” Yana hastily prevented me from sharing this information with Joi.
At this moment, Yana looked like a pious angel to me. She had her wits about her in this critical moment, unlike me.
I hesitated again. From everything we had learned, it felt as if Ethan was not completely trustworthy.
“Have you made a decision?” Joi asked.
I contemplated it for a while and finally made up my mind. Besides Rufus, that person seemed to be the only one I could place my trust in at the moment.
So I gave Joi the relevant information and asked her to send out the message for me.
Joi asked me to wait patiently.
I didn’t know how she was going to deliver the message, but I didn’t question her. I would have to patiently wait for reinforcements.
After the conversation, both Joi and I fell into silence. Joi was sipping coffee, her face a mask of indifference.
I shifted my gaze to the window. The moon outside looked big and round. By my estimate, today was a full moon night, the night when the curse was going to attack Rufus.
The thought of him facing this debacle alone made my heart ache.
“Sylvia, don’t be depressed. We’ll be out of here soon,” Yana comforted me in a soft voice.
“I’m not sure if I’ll manage to get out of here successfully. Everything is so uncertain and dangerous here.” I was feeling gloomy and missed Rufus deeply. “I shouldn’t have given in to my impulse and run out of the wall alone. Everyone must be so worried about me.”
“Don’t blame yourself, Sylvia. No one could have imagined that the situation would take this turn. Your intention was to help those who resided outside the wall. But this is a very complex matter. You can’t handle it by yourself.” Yana let out a soft sigh and changed the topic. “If you are truly sad, let me sing a song for you.”
“No, thanks. Joi is still here,” I refused almost instantly.
“She can’t hear me, duh! You just don’t appreciate my singing.” Yana began pestering me.
“All right, all right. Once this matter is resolved, I will let you conduct a concert. I’ll request Rufus and the others to be a part of the audience.”
“Really?! You can’t fool a wolf!” Yana was so ecstatic that I thought she would scream.
“Yes.”
After speaking briefly to her, I shifted my eyes to Joi. I had suddenly recalled that five young vampires were still outside.
“What about the vampires who are still searching for me outside?”
Joi glanced out of the window, looking deep into the night. “You will be relatively safe in the day. Their strength will be significantly lesser and they usually go to sleep. You can get out of here as soon as dawn arrives. And you can’t tell anyone that you have been up here.”
Flora’s POV
A whole day had passed but we still hadn’t made any progress collecting public opinions.
Warren and I regrouped and adjusted the plan. With the help of Rufus’ private guards, we left the city center and headed to the school to try our luck there.
If we could win the support of the students, it might turn the tide in our favor.
But we couldn’t even enter the school. The security guards just drove us away.
We kept trying, but all our efforts were in vain.
The werewolves within the wall were already wary of us.
No matter what we said, they all thought that we were out to destroy their peaceful life.
In the end, I had no choice but to return to my accommodation dejectedly. Sinking onto the sofa, I stared at the petition on the computer screen, at a loss.
Warren also came back with a long face. He had just tried to call Rufus, and judging from his expression, I could tell that there was no good news.
“Unfortunately, I couldn’t get in touch with Prince Rufus. I was planning to report the state of our operation to him.”
Suddenly, a thought occurred to me. I checked my phone’s calendar and murmured, “Today’s a full moon night, right?”
“Yes. Why? What’s the matter?” Warren came over and looked at me weirdly.
I put my phone aside and tried to rack my brain. If my memory served me right, Sylvia used to accompany Rufus at this time every month, no matter how busy she was.
I vaguely drew my own conclusions, but I didn’t dare share them with Warren for fear that it might cause trouble to Sylvia and Rufus.
“Nothing. I just… thought that the moon looked especially big and bright tonight.” I forced a laugh.
Warren squinted at me, evidently at a loss whether to cry or laugh. “Oh. I thought you had figured something out.”
I sighed and shook my head, sinking deeper into the sofa. “Anyway, I guess we shouldn’t disturb Prince Rufus now. He’s probably really busy.”
“Hmm.” Warren sat down next to me. With a serious look on his face, he asked, “So what should we do next? I doubt we’ll be able to convince the werewolves in here to demolish the wall.”
I sighed again and spread out my hands helplessly. “No wonder Geoffrey seemed so confident! He must’ve known that the werewolves inside the wall would never want to tear it down. It was a trap since the beginning!”
Warren lapsed into silence. After a long time, his eyes lit up. “What if we tried outside the wall? The werewolves there are also members of this pack. Maybe we could start with them. Although there aren’t as many werewolves there than in here, it might be a breakthrough.”
“Oh, my God! That’s a great idea! Why didn’t I think of it? Geoffrey never said that we were limited to the werewolves within the wall!” I clapped my hands excitedly and leaped to my feet. With bright eyes, I praised Warren sincerely. “You are so smart.”
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