chapter 2

Chapter 2

A large lump formed in this throat, and he could not speak. That's ok she said placing her hand on his head and probed deep into his mind saying I can get what I want very easily. Nirka used her ability that may not know she possessed and looked into the young boys’ memories and what she saw made her ill. As she suspected there was illegal activities going on because of the boy she had all their names. Guards she yelled using her voice, lock all the doors, no one is permitted to leave. The guards quickly did as she asked. Then Nirka stepped towards the crowd who all took a step back, and she spoke in a matter-of-fact voice. I have seen who you are, I know of your doings and present yourself to the guards at once. At first no one moved, everyone was looking to try and see who Mother was talking about. After about 5 minutes of no one moving Nirka opened her mouth, and a sharp piercing growl came from her. Now she yelled. 5 men and 2 women presented themselves to Mother. Guards take them away. I will deal with them later. They can rot in the dungeon for now. The whole room was silent and watched as the prisoners were taken away with the young boy. No one wanted the wrath of Mother on them next. Nirka asked her personal guard for a drink and as she drank everything was still quiet. Thank you, Tod, she said to her personal guard. Then turned to the rest of the room. The drink helped her to calm down before she actually took someone’s head. In a more relaxed voice, she said I will have all the council members join me in the royal council chambers in 10 minutes. The rest of you go home to your children and wives. You will learn from your perspective council member the rulings that are made here tonight. With that she turned to leave everyone got down on one knee and in unison said yes Mother. Nirka frowned to herself that was something else she was going to have to deal with. Everyone crowded into the royal council chamber, Nirka stood as each member had take their seats. Nirka went to the head of the table facing all 25 council members; her father stood to her left and her brother to her right against the wall behind her. The royal scribes sat waiting for Nirka to speak. Let me begin, she started addressing the council I had planned on staying out of this matter and let father deal with it, but as I have heard and seen you all can not sit with him and talk about the human issue as adults and civilized manner. So now it is left to me to make a ruling on this matter. As I have already said, the situation with humans will affect us even more than it already has. I don’t like how the Italians are handling this. it is wrong they are a disgrace to your kind. It is not our way, it has never been our way and never will be our way. We have evolved from such animalism With that being said I declare this night we will help the humans that are left to survive. there will be no turning of humans unless it is an absolute and you have the human’s permission to do so. We need to control and destroy those infected. We need to relocate and help the humans back to a thriving civilization again. Once all the infected are gone and the humans are back on the track to where they were we can fade back into the shadows and go back to living our lives like we have for the last thousands of years. This I say now is law. Nirka looked around the room at the council members and found who she was looking for, a small woman with long blond hair and beautiful blue eyes Trish you will be in charge of organizing groups to move the infected and have them destroyed before they can infect any more humans. We must save every human life we can but, on that note, we now become judge and jury to those humans who are exploiting others who are evil and taking advantage of those less fortunate. You are all now dismissed. spread the word out to your people and those who serve as temporary guards are now called to full service. No exceptions. With that she turned and spoke to her father, father she said I’m going to ride into the human realm and see how bad it has gotten tomorrow with a couple of my men. He began to protest. Mother it is not safe for you to be going out on missions. Your duty Is here, she looked at him and sternly said I will not send any of my guards that I would not go myself. I don’t hide in a castle and bark orders, I ride and fight and work among my guards. Unlike others I know she tossed her head at her brother. She then went to him and hugged him affectionately. she whispered don’t worry so much. She stepped out of his embrace and looked at her brother one last time and then turned to go and change into proper clothes. I hate this dress she said to herself. Trevor started to argue with his father, but his father put up his hand to stop him. You know the law son, you listen to what Mother; he told his son. This is crazy Trevor yelled at his father, Nirka is no mother these are old laws, old traditions things need to change you and I should be ruling this realm not her. Father laughed you need to watch what you say you could end up being sent to the Italians or worse face death. Trevor just rolled his eyes. Like she would even try it, he laughed. He turned and left his father standing alone in the royal council chambers alone.