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Everyone in the room turned to look at Aurora, who frowned allen’s question.

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“Rogin’s language What are you talking about?” she asked.

Glen looked reluctant. After letting out a long sigh, he continued “I didn’t want to say anything at first but since we are naming names now. Remember that strange howling we heard! None of us knew what that meant. But your guard Kaelan understood it completely

“So He helped us. What is your point?” Aurora snapped.

“h’s odd for a soldier like him to know the rogue’s language. And you encountered the rogues following Karlan’s instructions, right? To a creek down the West. How do you know if he was luring into a trap on purpose?”

“Yeah, that does sound weird,” Jeff echoed. “And didn’t you say that you got separated with Kaelan right after you went into the woods! He was sending you into the rogue’s hands!”

Aurora sprang out of her seat, her face looking furious.

“Kaelan is any most trusted warrior. I won’t let you question his loyalty like this-” she hissed.

Steven let out a sarcastic snort, “Oh so now we can’t do it to your soldier? But it’s OK to question other’s people’s loyalty? Way to play the double standard, G**a Aurora.”

Damien looked towards Aurora

“Did you tell Kaelan about our plan, Aurora?” he asked with a deep voice.

Aurora clenched her fists. She seemed reluctant but eventually gave a small nod. “I told both him and Rivena. Because they are both captains of our advance force.”

“Well, there you have it!” Steven clapped his hands together, “The mole! We found him!”

“Hold on a second,” Maxie interrupted him, “Kaelan is a great warrior. And he has been in battles against the rogues many times before. It doesn’t make any sense for him to leak our battle plans to the rogues. What can he get out of it?”

“What is the back story of this soldier, Aurora? Where does he came from? Does he have any families?” Glen asked.

Aurora bit her lips in silence.

She seemed that she didn’t want to answer his questions at all. But the other’s gazes were too sharp. She was left with no choice.

“Kaelan grew up by the border.”

She began slowly.

“There was a brutal battle against the rogues He came to us after the battle and volunteered to serve in our army because he had lost his entire family in the war. He didn’t have anywhere else to go.”

ld you do a background check on him? See if he is a member

“So that’s what he told you,” Jeff chimed in and said, really of your pack?”

The stared at Aurora waiting for her answer.

“We tried.”

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Aurora said with a strained voice,

“But he lived in the forest alorie with his parents. His house was burnt to the ground during the war. True..there isn’t any hard evidence to back his story. But he was only 12 years old at ee time! Do you seriously think the rogues would send a kid to spy on uu?”:

“It’s possible) That age is old enough to hold a gun. And it didn’aise any suspicions!” Jeff cried loudly.

“So it all adds up! Doesn’t it” Steven banged the desk hard, “Kachan is a rogue the entire time. He hid among us for years. working his way up and stole information from us and leaked it the rogues. I can’t believe this! You brought enemies into this alliance, Auroral”

Aurora felt a cold chill down her spine.

At this very moment, even she started to question it.

…Could Kaclan be the mole!

But then she remembered all the times they spent together, all the laughs they shared. She also remembered all the tears in Kaelan eyes when he talked about his parents, who got killed by the rogues. The hatred and longing for vengeance seemed

authentic.

She didn’t believe that Kaelan would betray her.

Not in a million years.

Taking in a deep breath, Aurora looked around the room and said, “Kaelan grew up by the border and it is natural for him to know the rogue’s language. He had been nothing but a loyal soldier so far. Until any hard evidence came up. He has my

trust

Steven let out an angry low roar.

Maxie and Glen both frowned with disapproval.

Jeff looked between two sides, and he seemed torn, “Now we are back to square one again. Alpha Damien, you have said a word. Any thoughts!”

Damien rose from his seat.

With everyone staring, he walked to the door and called over a Silver Blade soldier, asking him to find Kaelan.

“We should hear what Kaelan has to say,” said him deeply.

Moments later, Kaelan was brought into the room.

“You requested to see me?” he asked blankly. “Did anything happen?”Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

“Listen…”

Maxie briefly concluded what they had been discussing and asked Kaelan with a soft voice, “Don’t worry, Kaelan. We won’t accuse you of anything you didn’t do. But you have to be honest with us…Did you, or did you not, leak our battle plan to the rogues?

“NO!” Kaelan cried loudly, his eyes widened with shock.

“I-I can’t believe this… You think I am working for the rogues?” he snarled, “The rogues killed my parents! They cut open my mother’s belly and let her bleed to death! I hate them! ALL OF THEM!!”

“But you spoke the rogue’s language,” Glen asked. “How do you explain that?”

grew up by the border. natural-”

“Many people grew up by the border and they don’t speak the regue’s tone, Maxie shook her head.

“We lived in the forest. So I met the rogues more often than the others did-”

“Oh, what an easy story!” Steven eried loudly. “Alpha Damien, am telling you, this kid is guilty! We should execute him right now and send his head to the rogues as a message!”

Karlan’s body trembled.

He looked to Aurora, his eyes gleaming with tears.

“G-G**a Aurora… You believe in me, don’t you?” he said with a shaky voice. “You know me the best….Please say something…

The painful look on his face made Aurora’s heart ache. She walked to his side and take his icy cold hand into her palm.

“Yeah. I trust you,” she said lightly.

“Unbelievable!” Steven roared.

Aurora stood in front of Kaelan and turned to face the others. There was a determined look on her face.

“Kaelari is a victim of the rogues, just like me. I believe in him. Until we have any hard evidence at hand, I won’t let anyone to touch him.”

“But the mole-

“I am with Aurora,” Maxie sighed. “We shouldn’t wrong the good Or what is the difference between us and the rogues? I guess we will just have to keep looking for any signs of that mole

Jeff and Glen didn’t say anything. Steven roared angrily and knocked over a chair with one kick.

“Aurora, take Kaelan to have some rest. You both have been exhausted,” Damien said calmly. “Don’t lose track of him again.” Damien was asking her to keep a close eye on Kaelan

Aurora nodded and led Kaelan out of the room holding his hand. When they were outside of the house, she could still hear Steven’s furious voice questioning Damien’s decision.

Aurora and Kaelan walked down the empty street. They didn’t stop until they reached the edge of Fox Town.

Tears had streamed down Kaelan’s face when Aurora turned around to look at him. There was a clear biting mark on his lower lip. Apparently, he had been biting his lips hard to stifle his s**bs.

Aurora sighed. She reached out and wiped his tears away using her thumb.

“I didn’t see you cry this hard when I asked you to do 1000 push-ups.” she tried to lighten the mood with a joke.

“…I

“I caused you a lot of troubles, didn’t I?” Kaelan chocked.

“It wasn’t your fault,” Aurora said. “As long as you are completely honest with me, I will forever stand by your side to defend you. No one will ever harm you again. Trust me.”

Kaclan quivered slightly.

There was a clear sign of struggle in his eyes. After a long pause, he whispered, “So you believe in me no matter what?”

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“Yeah,” Aurora smiled.

Kaelan was like the little brother she never had. She trusted him with her full heart.

“Then I should probably let you know about something…About my identity.” Kaelan murmured, his voice filled with panic and dread.

“What?” Aurora asked.

And what he said to her next rocked her whole world upside down.

“I am not what you think I am…” he said shakily, “I am indeed.A rogue.”