The one-month coboration came to an official end three dayster,
and Gamma Tobias Tristan took the stage once again as the Gamma
representative and as the stand-in Minister of Defense.
“Good morning, everyone. We''vee full circle back to this
ceremonial room, and yet the events from the past four weeks have
been anything but normal. For one, I now have a private jet.”
Laughter ensued, and many wolvesughed so hard that tears started
coming out of their eyes. When it died down, Toby continued, “It goes
without saying that this month has been phenomenal. In a historic
coboration between the government, the monarchy and the alliance,
we brought down a rogue corporation and arrested its founders who
initiated the corruption scheme within the government; dismissed and
reced many ipetent, untrustworthy and undignified ministers;
and werewolves now hold temporary positions in government, which
may turn permanent if we win the election in nine months time
COUNTING THE VOTES OF WEREWOLVES!"
A deafening apuse and cheers followed, and Lucianne pecked a kiss
on her mate''s cheek as she pped with the others, and her mate
pecked a kiss on her lips and temple in return.
Toby''s voice continued to ring through the speakers, “Representation is
something my species had never dreamt of getting. And speaking of
dreams, I must admit that it was never in my wildest dreams that I
thought I would see the Lycan King OR Queen fight alongside us. But
the battles we fought in the past few weeks showed that our King AND
Queen will NEVER leave us on the battleground to fend for ourselves
ever again.”
Another round of apuse followed as Xandar''s fingers entwined
Lucianne’s own before he pecked a kiss on her small hand, resting their
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Toby proceeded to say, “They prioritize our lives over their own, which
is more than we can ask for as their subjects. Of course, my speech
wouldn''t beplete without addressing the elephant in the room: the
fact that I am now one of the few people who can address His Royal
Highness by his shortened first name.”
No oneughed louder than Xandar at that point. While everyone
laughed and pped, Toby locked eyes with Lucianne as he started
talking about the REAL elephant in the room, “My best friend found her
mate. And for once, it was someone who is serious about her; someone
who is capable of loving her and protecting her; someone who would
do anything and everything to keep her; someone who doesn’t need
her to give up who she is and what she loves; and someone who is
terrified of losing her.”
Lucianne held back her tears as she started stroking Xandar''s hand.
Toby continued, “And I would like to take this opportunity to convey an
announcement requested to be made by the SECOND scariest creature
in the room, who is also my new friend, Xandar, that...” The burst of
laughter forced Toby to pause andugh with everyone. The audience
knew that Toby was trying to imply that his best friend was the scariest
creature despite her small size.
When he couldpose himself, he announced, “Our Queen will be
crowned next month, which is long overdue if you ask me.”
The Gamma fixed his eyes on his mentor, who had taught him so much,
and said, “You''ve been a Queen long before you were bonded to the
King, Lucy. Most of us saw you as the Queen of Gammas who didn’t
need a King. Everywhere you go, you make the people there better. I
cannot thank you enough for everything you''ve taught us, everything
you''ve taught me, and everything you''ll continue to teach everyone in
your years as the Kingdom''s official Queen.”
A booming apuse followed. “It''s without a doubt that this year''s
coboration created history. At the beginning of the month, if you told
me that Lycans and werewolves would sit amongst each other as all of
you are now, I would''veughed at you, and rmended that you
visit a mental asylum. But look at us.”
The Lycans no longer only sat in front and wolves behind. Seating was
free now, with both species sitting together, amongst one another.
There were smiles, nods of agreement and murmurs of concurrence at
what Toby just said.
“Look at how far we''vee in just a span of four weeks, and imagine
how much further we can go in the span of four months, four years and
four centuries!” The power and enthusiasm in his voice made everyone
p again.
“It''s time we brought the eptance and respect we instilled for each
other back to our own packs, to show them that we can live a s one.
There''s still a long way to go in terms of policies and whatnot but for
the first time, I have faith. We have faith that this is a start of a new era,
a hopeful one, one with great potential. To our cousin species, I thank
you as this year''s Gamma representative for epting and respecting
us. And thank you for letting us know that you won''t kill us.” More
laughter ensued, mostly from the Lycans. Weaver was already leaning
against Yarrington''s shoulder for support as thetter chuckled
uncontrobly with his mate.
Toby then started wrapping up his speech, “It has been a pleasure to
meet and work alongside so many of you this year, and it is an
esteemed honor to speak on this stage twice when the Queen herself
was only allowed once. Even then she spoke as the elected Gamma, not
the Queen.”
Toby braved through the urge tough with the audience again as he
finished up, “Before I take my leave; I would like to wish His
Royal Highness the very best of luck when he meets his future adoptive
father-inw, who, from what I''ve heard, hasn''t exactly warmed up to
him yet. The former Alpha of Blue Crescent, Ken, is no joke. Like Alpha
Juan now, Ken was one of the fiercest Alphas of his time. So, Our King
would eithere back in one piece, or we would have to settle with
only the Queen running the Kingdom in the near future. Let''s hope for
the best. Have a safe trip home, everyone. And thank you.” 3
The crowd got on their feet,ughing and pping as Toby stepped
away from the microphone. Christianughed so hard that he was out
of breath and was in tears. Annie and Lucianne were no different.
Xandar took thest part of his speech a little more seriously than the
rest but his mate''s beautifulughter was enough to make himugh
with her.
Xandar and Lucianne handed the reins of the Kingdom to Christian and
Annie as they left for Blue Crescent with Juan and Hale. Lucianne could
feel that Xandar was nervous during the whole trip there, and tried her
best to calm him, telling him that Ken was actually really nice once he
got to know him. They even picked out gifts for Ken and Janice to make
sure that the former pack leaders won''t be too hard on Xandar.