“I don’t think I could do it again now, anyway.”
“Well, don’t try. I already have a headache. Let’s save the testing for another time, baby girl,” grumbles Tonia.
“But it’s good to know. Now even if Nora is in trouble, she can ask for help by herself as easily as that.” Liam winks at me and grabs his fifth sandwich.
He’s right. Now not only we confirmed that I can fight for myself, but I can even warn others if I’m in trouble. Damiannods, my mateseems content about this news. Can I hope he is not going to be as overprotective as before now?
“There is still that whole Royal theory we need to confirm,” says Bobo.
We exchange a look. I know. Elena wasn’t sure of anything, but if we could somehow find a way to confirm it...
“...What about a blood test?”
All eyes turn to Tonia.
Damian frowns. “You think you could check this with a blood test?”
“Wait, you’re telling us the girl spent a month in a hospital, and you never checked her blood?” Says Liam.
“Because we didn’t think of checking her DNA! We were busy trying to keep her alive, for the record. Analyzing werewolf genes is a specific analysis. But yeah, it’s worth trying. If Nora is a Royal, we...”
“A Royal’s child,” I correct.
“Right, but even as Royal’s child, your werewolf genes should light up like a Christmas tree once we check your stats. I can ask Nana to help, I’m sure she would know.”
Damian nods, but to be honest, there is something else I would like to check. My eyes turn to Bobo, and he knows right away what I am thinking about. If we can do blood testing, I can even see how closely related Elena and I are!
When I come back with the tea, they already changed subjects back to the attack. Damian left Nathaniel behind to oversee the Northern territory’s defense issues with the White and Opal Moon Clans, and Tonia explains the situation at the harbor.
“They were so adamant about getting to the harbor... Doesn’t that mean they knew where Nora was right away? Assuming she was her target, anyway.”
“She definitely was,” says Liam.
“But why? Why would they want Nora, why her in particular?”
“...Maybe it’s because of this whole Royal thing?” Says Bobo.
I frown. What would vampires have any interest in a Royal? Royals are specials for werewolves, not for vampires... And it’s not like I’m a leader of some sort or anything.
“Or it could be to destabilize my brother? He is known to be the Alpha of Silver City, even if it’s unofficial. If they took Nora as a hostage, they could—”
Damian growls, but I put my hand on his to calm him down and shake my head.
“I doubt it, Liam, no one really knows about me. Even tonight, people from the other packs had no clue who I was or which Clans I was related to. The Jade Moon Clan concealed my existence for years, and I only went out a few times in the last two months. Vampires should be even more clueless...”
“But what’s their point in catching a Royal’s kid?” Says Tonia, doubtful.
“Maybe not for the vampires, but for the witch...”
Once again, all eyes turn to Liam.
“What? Witches can do weird stuff. Maybe she wants to try, well, using Nora for curses...”
“You got to be pretty damn sure of how useful she is going to be if you send a hundred vampires to a city full of werewolves just to get one!” Grumbles Tonia,
Damian growls again. I guess hearing about how a witch could use my body is not to his liking... I need to stop all this thinking before he gets too many ideas.
“Anyway, we are not sure of anything for now. We can only test my blood and see what’s right or not about this whole Royal theory.”
