
"Come in!" Bella answered the knock on the door. The door opened, revealing Diana and she immediately stopped arranging the bed and walked over to her.
"Diana, anything that matter?" She asked concerned and Diana quickly shook her head.
"Nothing serious. Tony just mindlinked me, he said Achilles wants both of us in his office immediately, it seems something new came up."
"Oh my goodness! Is it good or bad?" Bella asked worriedly and Diana shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know either. Tony didn't fill me in on the details. I guess we just have to go and find out for ourselves."
"Yeah, sure. Let's get going already." She and followed Diana out of the bedroom, closing the door behind her.
The two girls hurried all the way to Achilles' office and when they got there, they were not too pleased to see the three men looking all serious like something bad had happened.
"Is everything all right?" Bella asked worriedly as she went to meet them in the sitting area.
Both Carter and Tony were seated on the couch, but Achilles was pacing about restlessly.
"What's going on?" Diana asked after along moment of silence. The atmosphere was very tense and she did not like it. "Why is everyone so tense?" She asked yet again and this time around, Achilles stopped pacing about and stood still as he looked from Bella to Diana.
"Alpha Curtis was here a while ago." Achilles announced.
"Alpha Curtis of the Black Wood Pack?" Diana asked completely shocked and he nodded his head in agreement.
"Yes, him!"
"Why was he here?" I'm sure he said it?"
"Well… he proposed an alliance. As in, he wanted to help us fight against Alpha D'argan."
"You know that's a lie right? He and every other Alpha are Alpha D'argan's puppets. They bow to his every will! He's not here to help us, he's here to know our strategy so he can report everything to Alpha D'argan!" Diana blasted and Tony supported her by nodding his head.
"I thought so too. That's why I sent him away."
"The next time he shows up here, make sure to lock him up in the dungeon for a week or so!" Diana said bitterly.
"Or they can bring you to read his mind so we can know if he's serious or not. I don't think it's safe for us to conclude that he's here to deceive us." Bella contradicted and everyone in the room gave her an intense look.
When she noticed, she sighed heavily and looked at Diana.
"I'm not saying we should trust him, I'm just saying we should investigate before jumping into conclusions. You and I know we need help in this battle and if someone is offering to help us, it's only wise that we try to consider it a little. After all there is a means for us to know if he is lying or not!" She expatiated.
"Bella, Alpha Curtis has been serving Alpha D'argan for twenty years now. What makes you think he'd want to betray him all of a sudden?" Tony asked.
"You and I know that the tyrant forced everyone to submit to him. You know what he did to the packs that tried to go against him, he burned them to the ground. I can bet that Alpha Curtis and every other Alpha are serving D'argan against their will. They want to get rid of him, but they don't know how. I'm not asking you to trust him, I'm just proposing that you all read his mind and know his intentions before drawing conclusions. Give the guy a little benefit of doubt."
The entire house fell into a pin dropping silence. Some looked at Bella blankly, while others tried to reason out all what she had just said.
"Well…" Achilles broke the silence. "If that's what the Luna wishes, then it shall be done. If he shows up again, I will make sure to bring Diana so she can read his mind and tell us his intentions, is everyone okay with that?" He asked, looking at the others who calmly nodded their heads.
"Thank you." Bella thanked them all with a smile.
"No Luna Bella, thank you for bringing up such a brilliant idea." That was Carter.
"Well… in other news, I was able to talk with grandma last night." Diana announced.
Everyone in the room averted their gazes to her. They were all surprised and happy to hear what she just said.
"You spoke with grandma? As in, she was in your magic room like she used to be before? Seriously?" Achilles asked. He was super excited. Apart from the fact that he knew he stood a chance to see his grandmother once more, he was also happy that she was there to help them out. They badly needed her in order to win that war.
"Yes Achilles, I did talk with grandma. You know, I stopped going into that room a few years ago when she never appeared to me when I summoned her, but yesterday, she appeared and told me we were going to pick up from where we stopped, I couldn't contain the joy in my heart."
"Sweet Moon goddess, this is great news! With grandma on our side, we are sure to win this battle. This is amazing!" Bella squealed in excitement.
Diana just kept smiling as she recalled her excitement when grandma had appeared to her in the room. Just her presence made her feel like they had gone a long way in the war.
"I was so excited yesterday, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw her. Now that she's here, if she gives any advice, let's do our best to listen to her, do as she says and try not to ruin things for ourselves, because she said if we fail this time around, the punishment would be worse that this, so we had better do well." Diana cautioned and everyone nodded their heads.
"I don't think what happened last time is going to happen again. We've all learned our lessons and I know we'll act better." Said Tony as he looked at Carter who had his head bowed down.
"I can't wait to bring that man down!" Achilles sneered.
Indeed, he couldn't wait to kill Alpha D'argan.


