HANNI POV
I watched silently as the Alpha, his beta and his friend rubbed their minds together trying to dissect this issue and I couldn't help to wonder how Alpha Lucas would have handed this if it were him.
I was asked over and over again about what I thought and why I said it's the Crystal poison, but I didn't mind the questions for I know that it's a serious allegation and they wanted to be certain before making any move.
I didn't know what gave me the bravery to speak up —maybe it's me seeing Alfred in pains and feeling every emotion coursing his body and I wanted to relieve him of his stress a little bit, that gave me the courage to voice my opinion and I was certain, of my speculation…the Crystal salt poison.
I may be shy and timid, a wolf that quietly takes all the insult and abuses dished out at her by her sister and wolves of the high mountains pack…but in anything that concerns medicine, I'm very smart and fierce because that's my personal gift.
I was the one who attended to the pup that died of poison in my pack last summer, with the assistance of three other physicians who were higher than me…but due to my 'gifted hands' I was placed on many cases and this was included.
I could still remember seeing the little guy's face scrunched up in pain, his little fingers holding my hand tightly…I could still feel the pain from its pressure and hear his cries…till he became silent and we stood there unable to assimilate what had just happened for we had thought of it as wolfsbane poison…up until he died some minutes later, which was very strange, because wolfsbane kill in days, if not treated properly—not in minutes.
I had to report the strange death immediately to the investigation wing of the pack and they conducted tests and in-depth investigations on the body and also brought every one that had been in contact with him for the past two day prior to his death, in for questioning and after much deliberation and also in light of his tests result, the cause of death was finalized as the Crystal salt poison.
We were told to keep it hidden and the files confiscated due to the fact of it being one death and because of that, the alpha—Lucas father, didn't want to start a war, forbade any one speaking of it out in public.
And I had been silent about it up until today… because all the symptoms were similar to the young pup—incessant cries of pain while clutching their stomach, no sweat, vomiting or bleeding…just pain and immediately follows by death.
In minutes!
And I wanted to help in anyway possible for I don't want any more wolves to pass through the pain that the little pup felt for it was traumatic.
"What do you think Alpha?" I heard the shorter wolf—Marcus asked and I quickly shook my head trying to clear my thoughts and stabilize my emotions, then I heard Alfred spoke beside me momentarily startling me in the process for I wasn't aware he was so close by.
"This is what I think. First of all, we need to confirm if it's really Crystal salt poison…that will answer some of our questions and bring things out to light, then we will know what to do next." he said and they nodded while packing their stuff up and arranging themselves to leave and I realized they were done with the meeting .
But I wanted to be a part of it for I owe the little pup justice and I do not want another wolf to pass through that pain—the agony.
"I want to help" I said out loud, looking directly at Alfred with all seriousness I could muster.
"You have already helped us Sweetling" he replied with a smile, while trailing his fingers sensually on my cheeks. But I won't be distracted for I really wanted to help.
But then an emotion flickered in his eyes for a second and he stood up immediately and turned to look at me and said;
"Actually why not?" He asked with his eyes glinting under the candle light, "Simone will come take you to the health wing tomorrow while I will go inform them now about of your arrival and sweetling, I will send a maid up with dinner…I want you to eat and get some rest, for it had been a long day."
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A sat up gingerly from the bed and moved slowly to the window and looked down towards the garden in a state of shock for I did not expect the day to turn out like this—first it was my encounter with Betty, which I had enjoyed and then, this…the crystal salt poison and it's traumatic experience I had faced a summer back.
But I'm glad I could help.
Though I wondered why he suddenly agreed to my request after he denied me earlier or had I imagine the look on his face after he had said no? Why did he suddenly say yes?
I could not stop my head flooding with questions and my heart demanding answers, so I had to direct my thoughts to the only one thing that occasionally gives me peace—Josh, and I wondered how he is doing, has he gotten a new best friend like I with Simone? I suddenly felt a pang of guilt in my chest and prayed earnestly for his happiness.
My thought then fell on my sister—Wanni, for this is the first time I'm actively thinking about her without a feeling of foreboding lingering in the air for I really don't want to see her and Lucas anymore and I feared the thought of her will make her sense me due to our twin bond—that we don't have.
I stood by the window for a while wondering if she and Lucas have settled, due to my absence, his right senses must have returned and if she has been reinstated as Luna and his mate, erasing any form of confusion from the pack.
But my thoughts didn't have to wander for long for I was brought back to reality by a maid, standing by the chamber door while holding a tray laden with food and drinks, trying unsuccessfully to balance it with her small frame therefore making her to wobble so hard that I had to quickly run to hold her and the tray from falling.
"T thank you, your highness" she squeaked, then she bowed and left.