Bab 266: Chapter 257: Bonding brotherhood
Erick looked around the room as he took note of the people attending the meeting.
For weeks, he felt like, other than going home and going to work, he had spent a lot of time in this room. He could almost memorize every single little detail of this room. And he was being sarcastic about that.
However now, it seems like his pack has finally modernized as he sat there, waiting for the others to set up the computer and projector. Probably something crucial had happened and the other packs had no time to travel here and there, that they finally realized the benefits of technology, making Erick want to face-palmed.
Hamish would be late since he had just returned home from work and wanted to freshen up before going to the meeting. Dex, on the other hand, was earlier and was sitting next to Erick. Unlike when they were teenagers, nowadays they were more cordial to one another. However, not to the extent that they would casually stop by at each other's houses.
So, while waiting, the cousins had a little talk between themselves, mostly about Harding and the mission that they will be going to. Apparently, Dex has a bit of a reluctance to join. Although he was excited, the thought of leaving Zoe alone at home made him think twice since it would be the first time that he would be going off for a dangerous mission. Hence, he was asking Erick too about his opinions and advice.
Few minutes later, the video conferencing had finally been set-up. The chairs and table in the room were arranged to accommodate easy conferencing with Lachlan in the middle, facing the projector, while the rest of them; the elders, triplets and others were on his right and left.
On the screen, there were the Cairin Alpha and the Cesaro Alpha, with some of their packmates surrounding them. Looking at them, it seems like the Cesaro pack too has a meeting room, similar to the Kendall pack since their background looks as if they were inside one. The Cairin pack, on the other hand, were in the living room of Isaiah's house with the latter sitting alone, surrounded by his pack.
Riedrich, the Cesaro Alpha, started the meeting by thanking the two other packs for willing to conduct the video conferencing. One could see the stress on his face when he started talking. It appears that the death of his packmates had taken a toll on him. He continued on by updating them on their current situation and what they had been doing.
It seems that after they had known about Harding's whereabouts, they realized that their town was the closest to it, compared to Burkendall town and the Cairin Oaks. Hence why they decided to gather more information by observing the fortress from afar.
Unfortunately, before they could gather more, they were busted by the patrolling warlocks and rogues and were killed. And there were not even bones that were left of them. And the other Cesaro pack was aware of this incident because before the ones, who were killed, brought with them tracking devices to ensure that the others were aware of their whereabouts. And after they were killed, those devices were destroyed.
The other packs grew solemn when they heard the report from the Cesaro side.
Lachlan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Then it seems that they are onto us already," he confirmed. "They know that we are aware of their location and are trying to push us down before we could do more."
Isaiah nodded.
Lachlan shrugged then. "Since they know our plans, perhaps we should just let it be. No use in hiding it and we can't continue to avoid this game of his. The sooner we take Harding and his people down, the better," he suggested.
Both Isaiah and Riedrich nodded.
Despite the deaths of some of his packs, it did not deter Riedrich from sending more of his packmates to continue observing Harding's whereabouts. They learned from their mistakes and currently, there were more than twenty Cesaro packmates who were on a lookout.
While they were still discussing, Erick, who had been listening to them talking, turned his head and was surprised to see Master Silas walking in. The latter walked over to him and stood beside him.
"What are you doing here?" Erick asked softly.
Master Silas cocked an eyebrow at him and replied, "I'm still one of the Kendall packs, aren't I?"
Erick inwardly shrugged. Well, that was true. He then decided to leave him be since he did mention that he was going to join them for the mission as well.
The meeting was finally adjourned after a couple of hours of discussion. The three packs decided to set off as soon as possible after they have settled their normal daily life activities. Which means, Erick has to ensure that the prosecution brought forward by Ronan has to be settled quickly.
A couple of days after the meeting.
Erick walked out of the courtroom, where he had a meeting with a judge earlier. Together with him was Hamish, who offered to accompany him to get the warrant. As an associate, he doesn't really have the power to ask for a warrant since it was beyond his job description. So, it was fortunate that Hamish was around, since he was the Inspector of Police.
With the warrant in his hand, Erick would be able to use it for the evidence that Ronan had given to him.
Though, before he could get on with that, he decided to invite Hamish for some eats. It has been a while since they were alone with each other, bonding their brotherhood.
They went inside one of the family restaurants at the city centre. And despite the fact that lunch has long since passed, there were still some people hanging around in the restaurant.
The two quickly placed their orders and continued to settle themselves comfortably.
Erick started the conversation by asking how he has been doing. Although they met up during the meeting, they don't really talk much outside the meeting; what with the both of them being busy with their work and personal life.
Apparently, it wasn't only Dex who was a bit reluctant to join the mission. Seeing that Makena was about to give birth at any time, Hamish was quite worried. Erick was surprised by this. He did not expect that it had been nearly nine months. He wasn't surprised, though, since it has been a while since he last met the woman.
But even so, for the safety of the pack, Hamish decided to join. And all of his duties will be transferred temporarily to one of his trusted juniors.
The two continued to talk until Hamish received a call from the station, asking for his return. The two men said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.
Seeing that he still has time before returning back to his office, he decided to walk around the city centre.
Just as he was walking, he noticed a familiar person just ahead of him.
Erick frowned. 'What was he doing here?' he thought.
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