Geoffrey turned to us and smiled. “What’re you waiting for?”
I pursed my lips unhappily and tugged at Warren’s sleeve. “Let’s go.”
Warren also looked solemn. Glancing down at me, he nodded and said, “Okay.”
He strode forward. I gathered my bearings then caught up to Warren as he walked past the gate.
“They want to tell you something,” pointing at me and Warren, Geoffrey addressed the werewolves on the other side of the wall. He was grinning from ear to ear, which made my skin crawl.
I took a deep breath and stepped forward. “Hello! We’re from the imperial city and we’re here to help you.”
As soon as I finished my opening, there was a burst of mocking laughter from inside the wall, as though the werewolves were scoffing at the very idea.
Subconsciously, I took a small step back, but I suddenly felt a firm hand on my shoulder. I looked up and met Warren’s steady gaze. “Don’t worry. I’m here,” he said.
I nodded slightly. I plucked up the courage to look at the werewolves before me and cleared my throat. “As long as you’re willing to trust me, we can definitely give you justice.”
I couldn’t restrain the excitement in my voice, and I felt tears welling up in my eyes as I spoke. “Are you, werewolves of this side of the wall, willing to demolish the wall and everything it represents? Are you willing to abolish the current disgusting caste system?”
In order to convince them, I hurriedly took out a pen and the stack of petition papers. “This is a petition to tear down the wall. I know that many of you might not have access to the Internet, so I printed out hardcopies.”
In order to let the werewolves in the back of the crowd see it, I raised the petition papers high above my head.
“Just trust me. As long as you sign this petition, we will do our best to help you. This wall should never have existed. You are also the members of the werewolf race. You shouldn’t have become vampire prey!” I looked around at the dirty faces in front of me and felt a lump in my throat.
But, to my surprise, no one spoke. Other than the howling wind, it was as though time itself had stopped.
I was stunned and refused to believe what I was seeing, so I repeated what I had just said.
But I was still met with silence. No one spoke or stepped forward. They all exchanged glances but tacitly maintained silence.
They didn’t even react, as though they were sneering at me quietly.
Trembling slightly, I lowered my hands. I felt as though my heart had been stabbed with a sharp knife, and it bled painfully.
Flora’s POV
Warren quietly took the petition papers from my shaking hands.
He was like a stronghold as he stood in front of me, shielding me from those judgmental, disdainful gazes.
“You don’t have to be afraid of Geoffrey, okay? We’re here to protect you,” Warren said firmly to the werewolves outside the wall.
“Yes! We represent the royal family. We’re on your side,” I added loudly.
But nothing we said worked. The crowd began to disperse, some of them even walked away directly.
In that moment, I felt completely and utterly powerless.
I couldn’t control my emotions anymore and clenched my fists angrily. “Why? Why are you willing to be tortured by these people?”
A familiar voice answered me.
“You know nothing!”
Felix emerged from the crowd. His dirty face was covered with blood, and his big, bright eyes glared at me fiercely.
“What don’t I know?” I glared back at him with my hands planted firmly on my hips. Felix had been playing us like puppets ever since we first met him.
I didn’t have the patience to put up with his trickery anymore. I raised my voice and shouted, “Just spit it out! How will we understand if you won’t tell us anything? You view us as bad people but we’re just trying to help!”
Felix’s eyes flashed dangerously. Through gritted teeth, he growled, “Do you really think that tearing this wall down is good for us?”
“Then tell me, what’s so good about keeping this wall up? You eat rubbish, sleep in the sewers, and are hunted by vampires once a month. Is this the life you want?”
My words made Felix’s face turn red, but he was unable to retort. He simply glared at me like a ferocious little dog.
I felt powerless.
“Just give up, my dear. You can’t save these werewolves,” Geoffrey said in a slightly gloating tone. “Did you think they would thank you? Don’t be so naive. These werewolves have grown thick-skinned. They don’t have any semblance of humanity or morality at all. They only have instinct, like wild beasts. Being able to sacrifice their lives for the pack is the greatest honor for them.”
“Bullshit! You’re the reason why they’ve become like this! You have no right to reduce them to wild animals!” I couldn’t help but point a finger Geoffrey. “Do you really think they want to live like this? You’ve brainwashed them into acting like sheep! You are such a despicable man!”
Geoffrey chuckled and looked at me as though I was an idiot. “Why are you so worked up? Is it because you’ve finally realized how stupid you are?”
“Do you think you’re a god? You’re nothing but a puppet who depends on vampires!” I bared my teeth at him ferociously. This devil had created a hell. If it were up to me, I’d have rushed to him and kicked him in the balls already.
“Calm down, Flora. They’re leaving,” Warren pulled my hand and gestured at the dispersing crowd.
Indeed, it seemed nobody cared about my lost cause.
My fighting spirit fizzled out instantly.
The system Geoffrey had set up was too airtight.
Perhaps we would never be able to wake up those who chose to keep their eyes shut. Was what we were doing really a fool’s errand?
I watched helplessly as the residents outside the wall walked away.
Suddenly, I felt an overwhelming wave of exhaustion.
Just then, the werewolves who were about to leave suddenly stopped in their tracks and their expressions changed dramatically, as though they were shocked yet overjoyed at the same time.
They stared at something behind me in disbelief.
Confused, I turned around to see what they were looking at.
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