“Listen, you need to stop caring so much and try to find the people who best suit your personality.”
“How do I do that when everybody is scared of me or trying to please me?” She asks. Still with tears in her eyes.
“Not everybody is like that. You need to find out who the true people are. Not the fake ones.”
“How do I do that? It is impossible to figure out who the not b*tches are.”
“I am assuming your school has empaths.” She nodded her head.
“Look to see who they hang around with. They can only tolerate people who are true to their emotions. The worst thing they hate is when people are lying and trying to deceive others.”
“After you see who they tolerate, see if you think you can be friends with them. You can come to me if you need to talk.”
Her face lifts and she puts a slight smile on her face.
“Thank you.” She says as she hugs me.
“You’re welcome. Just don’t let me catch you skipping school again or I will put you in the dungeons.” I say in a deeper tone mocking her brother.
She lets go and we both start laughing.
“I wont, I promise.”
I walk out to see Amara and Alarick standing at the door.
“Problem is solved. She is fine and will not be skipping school from now on.”
They both look at me then at the door to Alena bedroom and back.
“Why did she skip school in the first place?” Alarick asked in an aggravated tone.
“That is for her to tell you, not me. It is not my business to share hers with you.” I say.
“I am her guardian.” He argues.
“AND if it was life threatening I would tell you, but it is not. If she wishes for you to know then she will tell you.”
I say and head to my bedroom. I can feel his aggravation from here.
LeeAca’s POV
It has been another 2 weeks. Amara and Beta Markus and I have been getting closer. We banter and sometimes hangout. Not at the same time because those two cannot get along. Fen actually is okay with it for the most part. She still has her moments, but she is really opening up to others. Well at least opening up to the prospect of caring for those two. She tolerates anybody else that we come into contact with (mostly).
It is after dinner and I asked Markus if I could join him when he goes to check on patrols. We are walking in the main square when I glance at the gradeschool and see a guard there. It isn’t the first time I have seen guards at unoccupied buildings, but I decided to play dumb. After all, he thinks this is my first time walking around the grounds after dark.
“Is there something going on at the school tonight that they are needing a guard for?” I ask knowing fully well there wasn’t something happening at the school.
“No. Why do you ask?… Oh because of the guard. That is Lucas. He is one of what we call the Hearties. As you know pack members are assigned their jobs in highschool that they can train for. They can choose to switch careers and test into other areas, but they must pass the training requirements. For warriors there is a 16 month training period, if they pass that then they will become true warriors. The Hearties are the ones who have heart and choose to do the job, but show no improvement and won’t cut it when testing comes. All of the Hearties were assigned to other occupations but chose to be warriors.” He explains.
“So the Hearties don’t get the same training as the ones who are assigned to warrior careers?” I ask. I hide my irritation.
“They get the same training, but if they don’t excel then they are put on the back burner and assigned less important assignments until testing time.” He says nonchalantly.
“So while the natural trainees are patrolling the Hearties are guarding unoccupied buildings?”
“Essentially, yes. We don’t get many Hearties because they know that they will not make it as easily.” He says.
“Weird, but okay.”
“Weird?” He asks.
“Yes, don’t you think that the people who have heart and truly want to be a warrior would be the ones to focus on? They will be the ones who will appreciate what they are offered and be the ones who are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the pack safe.” I say trying to get his to look at it in a different light.
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