The Beta’s Regret

(Eden's Pov)

"She's back!" I heard a young man call out as he hurried into my tent. Hands on his knees, he bent a little and took a moment to catch his breath before he continued, pointing a hand furiously at the entrance.

I frowned and took a step forward. "Tell me, what is going on?"

"Betsy is back. She just came in." He said.

My eyes widened in surprise.

"Did she come with anyone else?" I asked.

The young man shook his head. "She came alone, with nothing else."

I frowned. It was obvious Betsy had no idea that her disappearance was no longer a secret. If she knew, this would have been the last place she would return to.

I nodded. "Thank you."

"You need to summon her." Gordon, one of the representatives, said quickly. "For all we know, she must have brought a spy along with her, or she might very well be the spy. I suggest she should be killed as a traitor." The rest of the men agreed with his reasoning. I thought about it for a moment.

They were right. Betsy needed to be questioned. We needed to know exactly where she went and what she had done, but I also knew that if we did that, Pison might get to know about it.

""No." I answered the men.

That wasn't necessary. We need her as much as Pison does. If she is the only way Pison can get to us, then she is also the only way we can get to him.

I turned to the young man who had delivered the message. "I need you to do something for me."

"Yes, my Queen." The young man bowed slightly. "What do you need me to do?"

"Watch her every move. We are not sure what Betsy went out of the camp to do, but we should always be on alert." I said.

the men were not content with my request. Some of them

my queen," the young man replied

back to the twenty representatives. Nine

you think that was the right thing to do?" Gordon spoke out

rush into

left the camp. How do we know where she went? Who did she meet with? Dain is in the palace, and there was no way she would have escaped without getting captured by Pison

Gordon nodded.

from Pison? Does that mean we have to

away. Instead, we will train." I said with a firm

"Train?" They chorused.

""Yes," I said.

have been captured, and the ones that are here are injured. I doubt they

raised my chin. "This fight is for everyone. Every man, woman, and child in this camp must learn how to fight. We are short of

the duty of the men to protect the women and children. They know nothing of

or child

in the room before Hilda spoke up. "I will

the

I nodded.

an agreement, the representatives filed out of the tent one after the

the representatives would refuse to agree to

days

With the start of a new day, came the tension of an impending attack. The fear of Pison loomed in the air, and it was almost impossible

going well. The women adapted quickly, to the surprise of the warriors. Even

was no exception. My father took it upon himself

was beginning to think it was more difficult than I

said, his brows fixed in a tight frown, looking down

can do this!" I cried out. Tears pricked my

this for

his lips. "Yes, you