Third Person’s POV


    <b>410 </b>Free Coins


    Adide spent several days meticulously examining the financial records, checking for any irregrities.


    She carefully reviewed every ie and expense and found that the ckthorn Pack was indeed well- funded. Previously, Lycan Erasmus had supported the pack, bestowing wealth andnd upon it.


    After the Southern Border War, the pack acquired several mountainous areas. Ralph had surveyed <b>them </b>and found that thesends, suitable only for farming or orchards, were remote and difficult to <b>manage</b>.


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    “Madison once suggested swapping these mountains for fertilend. I reported it to Lance, and he said <b>no</b><b><i>, </i></b>Adide said.


    “Swapping goodnd for barren mountains? What’s Madison up to?” she asked.


    “Lance thinks she’s up to no good and is keeping an eye on her pack,” came the reply.


    Adide nodded. “Got it. Next month was Prisci’s birthday, her first since moving out of the pce. She’d likely want a grand celebration.”


    Ralph said with a smile, “Prisci said a small gathering would do.”


    Adide shook her head. “No, we need to make it grand.”


    If it were just a small gathering, Prisci might be upset for years.


    Recently, she’d been buying rare flowers to decorate the gardens, clearly preparing for her birthday.


    She wanted a big party, not just a small gathering.


    “Have Ralph draft a guest list for me. I’ll decide who to invite and who to leave off,” Adide said.


    “Sure thing,” Ralph said, then left.


    This was the first birthday party Adide had organized since bing the ckthorn Pack’s Luna.


    A failed party would be aughingstock, especially since Prisci cared so much about hers. Adide wanted everything perfect.


    She personally asked Prisci if there were any must–invite guests.


    Prisci pretended to think. “Invite Hera and Iris if they cane and go freely from the pce. The st is up to you.”


    Adide knew Hera and Iris, former high priests of the old Lycan King, were must–invites, especially


    Hera.


    But she wondered why Prisci had such a rivalry with them.


    The old Lycan King had favored others more. Why did Prisci hold a grudge against Hera and Iris<b>? </b>


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    Now, due to the marriage alliance with the Wall family, her rtionship with Iris had eased<b>. </b>But she was still <b>at </b><b>odds </b>with Hera.


    “<b>Has </b>Hera ever wronged you?” Adide asked.


    Prisci snorted. “Don’t be fooled by her act. She’s sly. Back when the old Lycan King was alive, she schemed against me, getting me scolded by him.”


    Adide believed her.


    Prisci was quick to anger and easy to manipte.


    “What about Iris?” Adide asked.


    Prisci sneered. “She just ys the victim. Before the old Lycan King died, she was <b>a </b>junior priestess. After he passed and Lycan Erasmus became king, her status rose because the Wall family’s daughter became Lycan Luna. But it means nothing. In the pce, former high priests of the old king have no <b>say</b>.


    Prisci was jealous<b>. </b>


    Her son had returned victorious from the Southern Border War, yet Lycan Erasmus hadn’t proposed elevating her status.


    She couldn’t ask for it directly; that would show desperation.


    Days passed, and Caldwell presented a guest list. Adide scanned it and saw Madison and the Glenveil Pack on it. Hera and Iris<b>, </b>strongly requested by Prisci, were there too.


    So were several princesses, the Stormridge Pack, and noble families like the Hutchinsons, Walls, Soulrend Pack, and Ironw Pack.


    Most families of government officials at the department head level and above were invited, as were the Paharis.


    Adide said, “Send out invitations based on this list as soon as possible.”


    Caldwell nodded. “Right away.”


    “Thanks,” Adide said.


    Caldwell added, “Now that you’re handling internal pack affairs, Luna Adide, be cautious with staffing. All servants underwent background checks, but Lance was away at war for years, and Ralph and I were busy with daily operations. Some might have had outside contacts over the years.”


    “Lance already did a screening after he returned. But some could have slipped through. Also, <b>we </b>didn’t know much about Prisci’s people before.”


    Adide thought it over. The ckthorn Pack should be fine after Lance’s screening.


    But Prisci’s people were a different story.


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