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Adide went out to tell an omega not to send meals to Prisci’s room. She would personally invite Prisci to dine in the restaurant.
Prisci, with affected shyness, asked several times about Lance’s mood that day. Adide constantly reassured her, “He’s in a very good mood.”
Only then did Prisci follow her to the dining hall with some relief.
Lance was already sitting at the table. On seeing his mother enter, he rose and said, “Mom,e and sit, won’t you?”
His tall and straight figure carried the steady presence unique to a werewolf general, and then he smiled gently at Prisci.
Prisci was taken aback–this reminded her of how the old Lycan King would slowly smile before bursting into anger.
Lance was bing more and more like his father.
However, she nodded and said, “Sit,” andposed herself.
With Adide present, Lance surely wouldn’t lose his temper like the old Lycan King.
A little whileter, Zelda and Cedric also came to the dining hall and took their seats.
During the meal, everyone was quiet. There was almost nomunication between Prisci and Lance, not even any eye contact.
But Adide carefully ced some roast meat on Prisci’s te, choosing the pieces she knew Prisci liked. This showed how well the she–wolf remembered Prisci’s preferences.
Thinking of this, Prisci felt her mood improve and had an extra bowl of soup.
While coffee was being served after the meal, as she watched the servants clear the tableware, Prisci was suddenly on the verge of tears–it was unclear whether from heartache or happiness.
Wasn’t this what she had longed for?
Her children dining quietly around her, noints from her son, no reproaches from him, no nagging or impatience.
When they drank coffee, they spoke of Penelope.
Ralph said, “The rumors outside/haven’t died down yet. The voices condemning Velda are growing louder. It’s said that Alpha Ulrik took her <i>to </i>the Stormridge Pack to apologize, but Penelope’s family turned them away. Velda, seeing this, ran off in a fit of anger.”
The ckthorn Pack no longer avoided mentioning the Bloodmoon Pack, as everyone knew Luna Adide didn’t care.
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Ralph continued, “It’s heard that Penelope is also dissatisfied with her family’s actions. She ims she didn’t take Velda’s words to heart. Since she’s done good deeds, she lets others talk; she doesn’t <b>care </b>about such things.”
Adide was marveling at Penelope’s high–mindedness when Prisci frowned and said, “How can she not care? If someone spoke like that to me, I’d definitely teach them a lesson. Penelope is just too much of <b>a </b>pushover. If she keeps this up, her descendants will be bullied too.”
Lance said, “Penelope has lived this long. She’s probably seen every kind of situation and heard every kind of insult. As a kind–hearted person, a few harsh words likely don’t bother her at all.”
“How can that be? Penelope was doing charity work and was called a ‘old beggar‘ She’s a respected. phnthropist–what is Veldapared to her?”
Prisci realized she’d used coarsenguage and awkwardly added, “Velda is so rude. I wonder how Gloria manages the Bloodmoon Pack.”
Ralphughed and said, “Prisci, you don’t know the half of it. The Bloodmoon Pack is in chaos now. Gloria wants to manage the pack, but Velda, considering herself a ‘status–equal mate, is more unmanageable than a regr breeder. What’s more, Velda knows how to fight. Gloria can’t do anything about her. It’s said the two wolf guards Gloria brought were beaten by Velda. Alpha Ulrik has to deal with these internal conflicts every day when he returns to the pack. How can he focus on his work?”
Prisci sighed, “Then Gloria must be really pitiful.”
Paisley sneered, “What’s there to pity? They’re all the same kind. You probably don’t know <i>that </i>when Adide and Alpha Lance became mates, Gloria and Ulrik were bound. But Gloria tried to overshadow Adide at every turn. She even told the omegas serving her that Adide’s wedding gift was too simple.. Later, when many guests sent additional gifts, Gloria’s face turned sour.”
“Is that true? How do you know?” Prisci pressed.
“Of course, I had someone investigate. The Olson family’s pack management is average at best–they can’t control the wolves‘ tongues. Anyway, Gloria has always been hostile toward Adide.”
Paisley sounded somewhat proud–she found that the people Adide got from Prune were truly useful.
Adide recalled her two meetings with Gloria—the first was uneventful, but the second time, she sensed her hostility obviously.
She said indifferently, “We don’t associate anyway; let her hold a grudge.”
Prisci snorted, “How ungrateful.”
Suddenly thinking of her son’s lostmand of the Royal Army, she immediately said, “I just said she’s pitiful, but often the pitiful have annoying traits. None of them are good people. They even took away my son’smand of the Royal Army…”
“Prisci!” Lance’s face darkened instantly. “Stop talking nonsense!”
Prisci jumped and hurriedly clung to Adide’s arm like a wronged child.
She had only meant to express her love for her son, not understanding why he was angry with her.
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Adide advised, “Prisci, you really mustn’t say such things, not even within the pack. It was Lycan Erasmus’s decision.”
Prisci nodded, “I understand.”
Adide gently patted Lance and said, “Don’t raise your voice like that.”