The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Crystal's POV:

After sending Flora away, it suddenly occurred to me that I have another old friend in the imperial capital.

I quickly changed clothes and walked to the edge of the forbidden forest, toting a small, wooden whistle. Arron had planned to go with me, but in the end, he decided against it because he didn't want to go out with his new hairstyle. He was so upset that he even pouted whilst eating. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the (F)indNƟvᴇl.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Amused, I had no choice but to promise him I'd make him a woolen hat later.

Winter was coming anyway. Arron liked colorful woolen hats, and it'd be so cute if there was a pom-pom on top.

While thinking about the hat's design, I walked deeper into the forest. I nervously took a deep breath. Five years had passed and I wasn't sure if Rin was still here, let alone if she still remembered me.

I decided to try my luck and blew the whistle in my hand, looking into the forest expectantly. To my disappointment, the grey figure I was looking forward to seeing did not appear.

wouldn't move to another place unless something happened to their home. The wild wolves had put down their roots in the forbidden forest several hundred years ago, and I doubted they'd be willing to migrate. And

Rin was in her prime, so it was likely she

up. I walked in deeper and blew the whistle again. The birds on the tree flapped their wings,

blew several more times, but there

Rin had really left. Time really

when I

thought it was Rin,

Was I imagining things?

The forest had gone quiet again,

gone," my

so too? I was hoping I'd see Rin again to tell her

for the wild wolves to stay in only one place," Yana mused. "That makes sense, but we can't go any deeper now. We don't

mother now. I couldn't afford