Chapter twenty six: explain yourself

Conrad, Gerald and the other men who were woken in the night waited in the office for Cynthia. Conrad wanted to ask so many questions but waited for his beloved. He did not want to have to repeat everything to her but together they would find out things. Cynthia hurried and threw on clothes and walked down to the office with her one guard beside her. As she entered all the men rose including Conrad who also grabbed her and held her tight as if he had not seen her for weeks. Cynthia giggled and hugged him back. They all sat down. Cynthia , of course, sat on Conrad's lap.

"Now, Father," Conrad began, "what magic is Lord Gerald referring to?"

"I have no idea. Truly!" Tom replied.

Gerald cleared his throat, "I have information on that." He looked at Tom and smiled.

Conrad and Tom said simultaneously, "Explain yourself! "

"The former Great King and Queen, when she became.pregnant with His Majesty were concerned about his safety. As the war.became more and more emminent they decided to make sure His Grace was protected at all cost.

The leader of the most powerful Coven and my grandfather, the Lord Leroy were summoned. After much conversation a decision was made to.put a magic barrier around you, Your Majesty, to hide your true identity and powers until you found Her Grace. Once you mated with her,and only her, the magic would break and your identity and powers would come to light so you and she could.lead us to a new Kingdom and safety. No one but us Fayes knew because just after the magic barrier was placed the Coven's leader was murdered. Only my grandfather knew and he told my father who also told me. Not even you, Alpha Tom was told. This was to keep your son safe. When we felt the magic break and then received the invitation to come to a conference we knew it was time. You have all of the Faye kingdom's support, your Majesties."

Tom stood and walked towards the desk, sat on the corner nearest Gerald. "Gerald, we worked together with the former King and Queen. You knew my mate and I would have Conrad. Why didn't you tell us, or at least me?"

Gerald looked up at Tom, "Tom, I did not know then. Only Grandfather knew. I did not know until about 50 years ago when my father told me. By then it was imperative to keep this information secret for Conrad's, I mean His Majesty's protection. Cynthia, I mean Her Grace was already in much danger and while we Faye knew of her, it was not something we could share. It had to be her own strength that saved her."

Simeon burst into the conversation now, livid! "Herself! Damn it all! If I had not taken her to my room and helped her escape she would be DEAD! D.E.A.D.Do you understand that?!"

Gerald was unruffled, "Yes And it is her fate and yours that you did what you did. If you had not FINALLY acted on what you knew was moral, ethical and right we would all be dead.D.E.A.D. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? And by the way, it took you long enough!"

Simeon was ready to tear this faye apart, "LISTEN HERE FAYE MAN, OR WHATEVER YOU ARE...I...I..." Simeon broke down weeping and fell.to his knees with his head in his hands.

"ENOUGH!" Conrad's voice reviborated around the room hurting everyone's ears except Cynthia's. "Simeon, you saved my beloved. Albeit you took awhile but you risked your oife to get her out of the pack's...that lunatic's hands. We are grateful. And you came here to warn us of Blake's, Alpha Blake's, obsession. Stop.Gerald, Simeon acted. Whether he was late or not, we do not know. We do know because of his actions mybelovrd is here and we are mated. Yes? Now, please continue."

Simeon did not rise nor did he raise his head but he did cease sobbing and seemed to be listening even if from the floor. Tom sat back down on the edge of the desk and Conrad cnuggled Cynthia who remained on his lap.The others sat waiting for Gerald to continue.

Gerald cleared his throat, closed his eyes and continued.

"My grandfather told my father who told me if younever found her," he pointed to Cynthia, "you would never even know you had these powers. This was to protect you and the remaining supernaturals. No one needed to know. See, if you never found her then you just lived a normal Alpha werewolf life leading your pack. That is a good enough life. The world would continue,though,to slowly kill off supernaturals. This is why we Faye have stayed hidden. We wanted nothing to do with the suoernatural war going in with one another and the humans. We hid and if everyine thought we were already extinct that was fine with us.BUT if the time came you found each other and the powers were awakened we would come out and support you both as you gathered all suoernaturals.to form a new Kingdom for our protection and ultimate peace. King Conrad,Queen Cynthia IS not only your mate, our Queen, she is your hope...no, our hope. Together you two are our only hope. Hence why I am here now."

Tom put his head in his hands and wept. How he missed his mate. How he missed the former King and Queen. How they had prepared so far in advance as to rig up such an elaborate protection magic, "just in case." He knew they loved their son, his son but ne never expected to such an extent. Conrad was silent for a long time. He held Cynthia and inhaled her scent to keep emotionally stable. He had just learned he was not his Father's biological son and now he has learned his biological parents so thought to protect him from himself and those who might use him they conjured up a magic protection cloak. He slowly raised his head, eyes red from fighting back the tears and smiled weakly at Gerald. "Sir, thank you. We are honored you are here and we thank you for speaking the truth to us." Conrad rose and placed Cynthia, bridal style, in his arms and strode out the office door leaving everyine else sitting there staring.