The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

“What do you mean what are you doing here? You just killed a prisoner,” Ryker took a step towards him but I held out my hand to stop him.

The strange man looked confused and a little frightened and the closer I looked at him, the more I noticed little differences. Now, he stood a lot straighter and taller, he also didn’t have that glazed over look in his eyes. He seemed so demure and quiet, like the kind of man who wouldn't hurt a fly if given the chance. I slowly made my way over to him. Ryker tried to reach out to me to stop me but I slid out of his reach, I knew the stranger wasn't going to hurt me. “Let him go," said to the guards who shared a confused and worried expression. I couldn't completely blame them, if I were in their shoes, I would have thought of myself as insane too, but there wasn't much they could do except do as I had asked. They released the stranger and thankfully, he didn't move or try to run. “Would you like to take a seat?”

“I don't know where I am or how I got here,” he whispered. “You're the Queen, why are you here?”

“Take a seat and we can talk,” I gestured to the far corner of the room where there were some benches. They weren't typically used to sit down but I still led him over and sat next to him. I could feel everyone's eyes on me but the most intense were Ryker's. “What do you remember?” “I- I was taking a walk by the stream. I am a fisherman,” he explained. “I had my ear plugs in like we were instructed but then I saw a little girl, she looked like she had been hurt. There was blood on her hands and she was crying"

“Do you remember what the girl looked like?”

“She looked very average, she had dark hair and dark eyes. I can't remember much, I was more focused on trying to get her help. She looked sick."

I knew it was a far stretch and I could have been reaching considering there were thousands of people who matched that description but considering what happened after, it was only logical to assume that was the siren’s daughter.

I nodded slowly. “What happened after that?”

“I picked her up, I wanted to take her to the town physician. She was so cold to touch, I swear she felt like she had been dipped into ice. While I was trying to take her, she wouldn't let me, she kept screaming something but I couldn't hear her so I took out the ear plugs.”

He trailed off after that and I stared at him expectantly waiting for something else but nothing came. He just had a faraway look in his eyes, as if he had been transported to a different time. “I cannot remember anything else,” he whispered before turning to me with wide eyes. “Why can't I remember anything? Do you know how I got here?”

I tore my eyes away from him and glanced over at Ryker who had shut his eyes and ran his hands through his hair in what I assumed was frustration. He murmured something under his breath before cursing loudly. I could tell his reaction scared the stranger because he jumped and wrapped his hands even tighter around himself but almost immediately, he hissed. I glanced down and realized he had unintentionally grabbed the part of his skin that was burned with silver.

was clear he was talking more to himself than to me and I knew in that moment that I needed to find a

was dealing with his own panic and I knew it was only a matter

took the girl to the physician,” I lied. “You were waiting for her and you must have fallen asleep because when you got to the

brows furrowed. “I have

new, have you been stressed lately? Has anything

much fish as I should have

I felt bad for him because I was lying to him and ultimately making him believe something that wasn't true but it was to protect my family and I was going to lie my fucking ass off if I

I hear it can be bad. You burned yourself and that was how you woke up. You are fine, you didn't hurt yourself or anyone but I will

rushed to his feet and bowed. “Thank you, your majesty. I am beyond grateful, you didn’t have to-" “Please, it is the least I could do,” I turned to the guards. “Take him to the physician

see the confusion on his face. He started to walk away when Ryker grabbed his upper arm. I couldn't hear what was discussed but his face slowly contorted to reveal fear. His eyes widened to the point of saucers and he swallowed deeply before nodding and rushing off. Once he was gone, it was just Ryker and I with Ansel's unmoving body. “What happens now?"

a thing either. We need to enforce the earplugs

do we explain to the people that they ened to wear earplugs

tell them,” he whispered and I stilled. I was scared, not for them, but for him. If they found out what happened, they could turn on him. People didn’t think when scared, people always

don’t

do, they have to know what they have to deal with. They cannot keep going in blind. We don't have to tell them

way out but I couldn't, there was quite literally nothing I could say to combat his

I asked after a brief moment

“You don't actually have to talk to them, you can send one of the

it be disrespectful considering

is dead. The dead