Chapter 999 - I WISH I CAN HATE YOU

The lycanthropes who escaped from the castle were divided into three groups, each with ten people and were led in different directions.

Bree and Rossie were together, with a few other elders and two children, while Adair was given the charge of them.

They intended to take a train to reach the nearest pack house about which Oliver had mentioned to them earlier and now they were waiting to aboard the said train in a nearby station.

Baby Eddard was fast asleep in Rossie's arms, he was a good baby and didn't cry much except when he was hungry or needed to be tidied. Most of the time, he would play by himself or mumble something incoherently.

Rossie loved this baby and so did many people who saw him.

"Your baby is very cute," said a woman who seemed to be in her thirties. Rossie smiled at that compliment. "Your child?" She looked at her, since Rossie was very young to have a baby on her own, but that was not entirely impossible too.

"No, this is my cousin," Rossie said. She was not awkward being near to humans, since she lived with them for years, so did Adair, but the other elderly lycanthropes, were staring at her from time to time, because they didn't feel good around other kinds. "This is my sister," Rossie said again when the woman's eyes fell on Bree.

Bree, being her timid self around strangers, especially humans because she had heard what they had done to the other non- humans, slightly cowered behind Rossie.

"Going home?" the woman asked again, maybe trying to be friendly to the youngster.

"Yes," Rossie answered curtly.

And when their train came, Rossie thought the conversation between them had ended there, but the woman sat down beside her after boarding the train and started to tell a story about herself, ignoring the fact whether her recipient was listening to her or not.

Sometimes, in your life, you would meet this sort of people, but Rossie could only grimace that she had to meet her at a time like this. The woman gradually made her uncomfortable, but to her relief she didn't think that the woman had any other agenda and looked like she was just bored to sit silently.

It took two hours before they reached the last station and unfortunately, the woman also travelled along with them until now.

"Oh, the trip feels short when you have a good chat," she grinned at Rossie and ruffled Bree's hair. The little girl wanted to complain, but Rossie gave her a look.

The woman had talked too much until Bree was no longer afraid of her.

"I don't like this inspection," the woman grumbled to herself.

"What inspection?" Rossie asked. The people that left in the last station were not many, as the lycanthropes sat in different seats, they were separated by two or three people, but still managed to see each other.

"You know right, about the non- human existence?" the woman started talking again, but this time Rossie paid close attention to her. "Now, in every station, they will run a test for every passenger, to make sure we are real humans. And waiting for my turn was what makes me upset the most..."

Rossie didn't listen what she said next as she glanced at Adair and the other elders over her shoulder. And sure enough, they also heard this, because their facial expressions changed drastically.

"But, why didn't we encounter anything like this when we got on the train?" Rossie was sure she didn't see any kind of inspection when they waited in the station earlier.

"No, because the non- human will run away if they know there is an inspection. So, this is implemented at the end of the trip, because they can trap them inside. Leaving them with near zero chances to escape," she said lightly. "But this whole process makes me late…" And she started to grumble again.

[What to do?] Rossie mind- linked Adair, as she held baby Eddard closer to her. Bree clutched her shirt tightly and looked apprehensive.

"How would they know if we are human or not?" Rossie tried to get more information, in hopes that they could avoid the worse.

The woman shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. "I don't know, they created some stuff that will let you know that you are not human by pricking your finger. I don't like it at all." She showed her finger. "But it is fine if you have this access." She showed a card with her name. "At least you will not get pricked for a week."

Rossie felt her heart beat faster when the woman looked at her suspiciously.

"Why do you ask that? Are you new to here?" She frowned.

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"Why do you think I will believe you?" Jedrek asked Serefina, but the witch ignored him and stood up. "Answer me!" He roared at her.

"Because you don't have a choice," Serefina replied and tried to free her hand from his tight grip, yet it was only a vain attempt, or maybe she just wanted to be close to him for a few seconds longer, since she was more than capable to release herself.

"What if I don't trust you? Do you think after you betrayed us, I will still believe you?" Jedrek squinted his eyes at the witch.

In all honesty, Jedrek didn't know what to feel about her. This was a complicated situation and not to mention about the complex feelings that he felt for her.

Even if he had to fight her in the battle, he was not sure that he could take her down. In the past, he was used to protect her and he knew that old habits die hard… even after everything she had done…

"Do you think you can win this war after your stupid decision to let the devils massacre your people?" Serefina pushed Jedrek against the shelf and raised her head so she could see him straight in the eyes. "You believe me Jedrek. I know you believe me. At least, that's what I can tell by looking at you now."

Jedrek clenched his jaw, but didn't utter a word.

"I wish I can hate you…" and then the witch disappeared before his eyes.