A Runt Luna novel Chapter 36

"What council?" Kole demanded his eyes narrowing.

"Alright, here is the tea." Ian came back into the room, four coffee cups in his hand and started to pour the tea.

"The council of the Old Kingdom. I was telling Aurora that they had sent me to look for her; especially after Edna sent us a letter about your previous pack." Blue explained pausing as Kole let out a growl from the mention from her old treatment. "They were especially curious to find out why you were in a pack of wolves?"

"I don't know, I've just aways been there." Rory shrugged not sure what the correct answer was. She felt Kole wrap an arm around her in comfort.

"What about your parents?"

"I don't know who they are." Rory shifted uncomfortably. Her parents used to be a touchy topic but when she was younger she had just came to accept that they weren't going to come to her rescue, so there was no point in thinking of them. Having Blue mention them and the whole situation of the Council and Old Kingdom, Rory began to grow uneasy. If Blue was really apart of the Old Kingdom, she may know of her parents. It was at that thought that Rory took Kole's hand needing his comfort.

"I know this is hard for you Aurora, and nothing has to be decided right now, but we may be able to find your parents." Blue said softly seeing that this was an uncomfortable topic.

"How?" Kole asked not wanting the woman to be spreading false hope if this was something that his mate wanted to pursue.

"The Council keeps journals and records for all families of the Kingdom. They also have the collections of previous families that have gone extinct." Blue explained.

"I don't know what to say." Rory frowned as she took in all the new information.

"It's a lot to take in, and you don't have to decide right now. I need to let the Council know that I found you but I can stick around for a little, incase you have any questions."

"Thank you," Rory nodded.

"Well I will leave you guys to talk." Blue said before making her way out of the home, leaving the remaining three to talk.

"That's so weird." Ian spoke as he watched Blue leave the porch and transform back into the blue jay. Ian moved away from the window and turned back to his Luna.

"What are you thinking?" Kole asked brushing some of her hair away from her eyes, searching them for the truth.

"Good you're just in time. I need someone to taste a brownie, or two."

"I think I can handle the task." Ian happily took the plate she passed over.

"So... do you think your going to talk to the bird lady?" He asked breaking the silence, glancing up at her with a worried frown all while munching on the brownies.

"I don't know. It would be nice to have answers but I don't know if I'm ready for those answers." Rory poured the last of the batter into the pan and put it in the oven before looking at the young boy in front of her.

"I don't want you to worry about this though." She said moving over to hug him, knowing exactly where his mind was going. "Now, don't you have some duties to attend to?"

"Yeah, I do." Ian frowned before slowly pulling his body out of the chair.

Rory smiled as she watched him go, before busying herself with housework. No matter how long they had lived in the house, Rory still found it hard to believe that Kole put all this work into making her a home. She couldn't begin to measure how much she loved her mate.