IforcedmycomposureasIwalkedpastthemtomyseatattheheadofthetable.
Icalledeachtheirnames,acknowledgingthem.Iapologizeifyouhadtowaitforlong.Ihadnoideayouwerecoming.Please,takeyourseats.
Theydidso.
Inoticedtherewasnowaterorrefreshmentonthetable.
IturnedtoNerion whowasstandingbesideme.Whywerenttheyofferedanything? Weobjected,oneoftherepresentativesreplied.Whatwecametodoistoobleaktodrink.
Ifurrowedmybrows.Whattheycametodo? Andwhatmightthatbe,ifyoudonotmindmeasking?Isthereaproblem? Anothernodded.Averybig one,AlphaJaris.
Therewasalongpause,andexchangedstares,thentheyaddedwithapainfulexpression.TheAlphaKing isdead.
Thenewscamelikeapunch tothegut.Ittooklongerthannecessarytodigestitandunderstandwhattheymeant.TheAlphaKing.Asin,KingThaddeuswasdead? No.
Howdidthishappen?Myfacecrumpledwithafrown.Wespokejustaweekago.Hewasfine!SomeonelikeThaddeusdoesntrandomlysuccumbtodeath.Hewasastrongman!Andhewasnteventhatold.Onlyninetyseven.

Damnit.Iwaslosingmycontrol.Itwassnappingoutofme.
Wereasshockedasyouare,anothersaid,hisheadloweredashespoke.Justyesterday,hewasveryfineanddidnthaveanyissue.HeevenentertainedavisitfromAlphaGregandplayedgolfwithhim.Hewasingoodhealth.Wewereallsurprisedwhenwefoundhimdeadthismorning,inhisbed.
Hediedinhissleep? Hedid.Toourultimateshock.Aswespeak,more representativesareflyingtootherPackstodeliverthenews.Thiswasnonsense.Howwasthispossible? Haveyoutriedtoascertainthecauseofhisdeath?I asked.
Notyet.Butthedoctorsthinkitmightbepoison.Theyrejustyettoascertainwhatkind ofpoison.
Andifitwastrulypoison,anotherrepresentativeadded.
Ishiftedmygazetohim.Youthinkitmightnothavebeenpoison? Well,heshrugged.AlphaKingsusuallyhavethefortificationtowithstandcertainkindsofpoisons.TheKingisntsupposedtodiebymerepoisoning.
Inodded.Itmadesense.Howaboutthepeopleresponsibleforhisfoodanddrink? Theyvealreadybeenlockedupandarecurrentlybeingpunishedandinterrogated.Butsofar,theyreallswearingtheirinnocence.
Somethingdidntfeelright.IfKingThaddeushadbeenmurdered,itonlymeanttherewasahugeissueonground.Andifwedidntfindoutwhatitwas,it mightbetoolatebythetimewedo.
TherepresentativesandIdeliberatedmoreontheissueforsometimebeforetheysaidsomethingelse.
Rightnow, wehaveamorependingissue.TheCentralThroneisempty,andjudgingfromhistory,itisntadvisabletoleaveitvacantforlong.WeneedanewKingassoonaspossible.

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ThathadoccurredtomethemomenttheydeliveredthenewsoftheKingsdeath.Someoneneededtotakehisplace.Weknowhowitsdone.ThetoptenrankingAlphahavetherighttoparticipateintheprocess.
Butthefinaldecisionlieswiththeeldersandrepresentativesofthecentralpack.Theydbetheonestotakeavotebasedonthestrongest andmostproductiveAlpha.
Usually,thecurrentAlphaKingcouldplayahugeroleinrecommendingsomeonebeforehispassing.ButsinceKingThaddeussuddenlypassedawaybeforehecouldgivehis recommendations,thewholedecisionwouldhavetoliewiththeelders.
Iwasprettyouroa lat 18 WejustwantyoutoknowthatKingThaddeusspokeveryhighlyofyou,oneoftheelderssaid.Andwealsoseewhatyouvebeendoing.Dontthinkwehaveaninterestinanyoneelse.
Myfacegavenothing;noimpressionwhatsoever.Iappreciateyourbeliefinme,butwellstillhavetogothroughthenormalprocess,youknowthat.
Wedo.Werejustlettingyouknowthatyoureagoodrecommendation.
Ishrugged.Thetruthwas,apartofmehadseenthiscoming.KingThaddeusandIhadagoodrelationship,andwell,IwascurrentlythehighestrankingAlpha.Idalwayssuspectedthethronemightbelefttomesomeday.
Wediscussedotherthings,likefuneralarrangementsandhowtobreakthenewstothepublic.
Awhilelater,they left.
For therestofmyday,mymoodwas completelyruined.

Istayedinmyoffice,flippingthroughreportsThaddeusandIhad shared,hopingtofindsomethingsuspicious.IdidntknowwhyIfeltaconspiracyconcerninghisdeath.Someonekilledhim.Butforwhatreasonexactly? Somethingdidntfeelright.
Byevening,mymothercameintogrumbleabouthowitwaslateandIhadnthadanythingtoeatyet.Isentheraway,stilltooangry.
Butawhilelater,Kaelarrived withaninformation.
Sorryforbotheringyou,butIthinkyoumightwanttoseethis.Heheldouthisphonetome.
Avideowasplaying on it,andassoonasIrealizedthepersoninthevideo,myangeramplified.Whatthefuck.
IsthatLyric!?Isnarled.
Henoddedashewithdrewthephonefrom myface.
Rage filledmychest.Isqueezed thepeninmyhandsohard itsnapped.
Whatin thenameofHadeswasthis? Istoodup.Getthecarready.Quickly.
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