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the covenant of betrayal - FULL
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00:00she stood at the covenant altar wearing the exact same gown moon silk silver white lily she's just
00:05a friend jack always said the vixen her three red tails swaying behind her each tip blushing pink
00:10the sign of a fox in heat or in triumph she stood beside jack greeting guests together my hand traced
00:15my moon silk gown traditional bridal robe of the lichen people for the man i had loved eight years
00:19ready nervous a scent drifted from the great hall something sweet clowing and wrong fox i knew that
00:28scent a female young her paramones too strong for a guest she shouldn't be here i'm going to look
00:33rose rose everyone is here the five kingdoms you can't i know i'm just looking i pushed through
00:41the curtain and saw her lily jack wore his half form too golden lion's mane shining under the crystal
00:46lights a hybrid always ashamed of it but today he looked like a prince they looked good together
00:51behind me my mother sucked in a breath the hall went quiet ears turned towards me tails stopped
00:56swaying all eyes on me i breathed in wolves don't show fear my father's first lesson i walk into the
01:02hall my moon silk gown dragging across the stone floor my ears straight jack saw me his face changed
01:09muscles tightening under his mane he opened his mouth lily got there first rose what a beautiful gown
01:17oh what a coincidence ours match she looped her arm through jack's leaned her head on his shoulder
01:23jack didn't push her away i looked at him he looked at me amber eyes guilty
01:30flustered but not surprised he knew she would come he knew she would wear this maybe he planned it
01:35i smiled you do look perfect together loud enough for every beast in the hall to hear a fine pair
01:44lily's smile froze her tail stopped three tips trembling the tell of a fox caught in a lie
01:50then her eyes welled up rose how could you jack and i are just just she ran gown tangling under
01:58her
01:58feet jack's face burned red his mane flared tiger stripes rising under his skin rose how could you say
02:05that lily came to wish us well his voice boomed jack today is our vow ceremony he stopped five kingdoms
02:14are watching your father mine do you really want to fight me here over a friend his mane flattened
02:20he looked at me then at the silent guests his throat bobbed but he didn't apologize he turned
02:25and ran after lily left me standing at the altar in my moon silk gown alone one by one the
02:31crystal
02:31lights went dark guests rose and left some gave me pitying looks some smirked i stood still my mother
02:37came to me said nothing just draped a blanket over my shoulders it smelled like her cedar frost and a
02:44trace of old blood war wounds rose mother i want to be alone i stared at the altar she left
02:51the hall
02:52was empty i looked up at the soul bond contract hanging above the altar our names carved into a
02:56crystal after the vow ceremony the crystal would split in two each of us would hold half now it just
03:02hung there a joke i reached up and took it down the crystal was cold against my palm i remembered
03:07eight years ago the lake moonlight lake jack's first confession he was a hybrid i was the duke's
03:14daughter our union could have healed old wounds between lions and wolves i thought it was fate now i
03:20knew better it was just me i got the news on the way home jack took lily to moonlight lake
03:25after the
03:26reception moonlight lake our sacred ground where the wolf moon goddess bathed they said where the
03:32waters healed all wounds i was supposed to go there with jack for our mating moon he went with
03:38another woman griffin driven carriage clattering over golden city's stone streets i set down my
03:43communication crystal didn't reply told the driver to turn to the temple of life head to the temple of
03:50life the temple sat in the eastern quarter run by deer druids incense always burning an old doe received
03:58me her antlers gray but her eyes clear your certain child yes she sighed took a purple vial from the
04:07shelf a runestone root severant runen drink the potion press the stone to your belly three days and the
04:15child's scent will fade i took the vial cold my hand didn't shake how long the rune works fast but
04:22recovery takes time you'll need someone to tend you the doe's voice was soft i drank bitter then i
04:28opened my gown and pressed the stone to my skin cold spread from my belly through my whole body like
04:34something being ripped out by the roots three days later the cub's scent was gone jack would notice his
04:40kind didn't have lichen noses but a father knows when his own blood goes missing but what did it
04:47matter he didn't care anymore neither would i pale moonlight bled through the fur curtains frost wolf
04:54decorations from the ceremony still hung on the walls they look like bad omens now i dragged myself
04:59to the bed collapsed onto the fur mattress lily's phantom image was the first thing i saw lucky to have
05:05you meant to be the image showed jack holding her close at moonlight lake moonlight silver on the
05:12water their lips about to meet matching rings on their fingers once i would have stormed over to
05:18demand answers now i just turned off the crystal and rolled over no tears just tired the next days
05:26brought no word from jack but lily's phantom images showed me everything kisses selfies market walks around
05:32moonlight lake every image had a location marker everyone had a sweet caption i didn't react i
05:37contacted a mage started preparing to sever the soul bond his name was gray claw avis my classmate from
05:43the academy his beast form was a gray feathered eagle in human form he still had those sharp raptor
05:48eyes he asked when he flew to my house
05:53you're sure yes he didn't argue just pulled a roll of cured hide from his satchel
06:03soul bond severation contract he said spreading it on the table under the codex of beasts severing a
06:10bond requires both parties to tear the contract before the council of elders the guilty party pays cub feed
06:15all costs from the pregnancy and recovery what else if a third party interfered in the marriage
06:20the innocent party can reclaim all property the guilty party spent on the third during the marriage
06:25gray claw's eagle eyes fixed on me jack bought lily an emerald bracelet worth a million crystals
06:31did you know i blinked then laughed i do now write it in two weeks later i was reviewing gray
06:39claw's
06:39draft at home when the front door opened jack walked in lily on his arm he'd gotten tan
06:45his mane had grown golden hair bright in the sun lily's three red tails wagging behind her
06:50our eyes met jack dropped her hand uncomfortable his mane flared then flattened tiger stripes flickering
06:56his nervous tell dry-throated billy had never seen the snowfields i took her to see them i said
07:02nothing you're carrying our cub the mage said you should rest his voice trailed off i looked back down
07:08at my papers nodded good you he stopped watched me not looking at him his mane flared again you
07:20what's your problem i told you lily just wanted to see the snow we can take our mating moon anytime
07:26why are you making a scene and i've told you a hundred times lily and i are just just siblings
07:31i know my face was blank wolf eyes flat his face went stiff mane flattening stripes fading he opened
07:38his mouth nothing came out lily stepped forward grabbed jack's wrist her tails low ears pinned back
07:44rose please don't be angry please don't fight with jack because of me lily's voice soft as cotton
07:51he didn't take you this time but he brought you a present jack give your wife her present
07:58she smiled at jack jack fumbled in his pocket pulled out a small box pushed it at me i got
08:05this
08:06just for you open it i glanced inside simple earrings flower shaped tiny crystals around the edges
08:15pretty enough but compared to the emerald bracelet on lily's wrist worth a million crystals it looked
08:22like market stall trash i pushed the box back no need i don't accept scraps the air turned cold
08:31jack's face went dark mane exploding stripes rising rose what does that mean i looked at the bracelet on
08:42lily's wrist moonlight lake yade green as new leaves worth a fortune then i met jack's eyes what i said
08:51you give her emeralds you give me scraps you think that's all i'm worth
08:58jack's mane frozen his eyes flickered lily jumped in voice breaking rose don't be angry jack only gave
09:07me the bracelet because i loved it so much if it bothers you i can give it back
09:13she said this made no move to take off the bracelet jack pulled lily close glared at me
09:20lily don't listen to her the bracelet is yours she's always been like this small-hearted jealous i looked
09:29at them said nothing turned back to my crystal gray claw had sent a message first draft ready also compiled
09:37list of jack's gifts to lily during the marriage total 3.72 million crystals i replied good
09:45jack saw me ignoring him got angrier he stormed out with lily slamming the door so hard he cracked two
09:53rooms
09:56i knew what he was waiting for he wanted me to run after him apologize like i always did this
10:05time i
10:06didn't even look up on the eighth day gray claw flew to golden city himself put the final soul bond
10:14severation contract in my hands sign he said i'll handle the rest i picked up the quill dipped it in
10:21ink i signed
10:22my name rose frostclaw daughter of the lichen duke 72nd generation of snowfield wolves then pressed my
10:29paw print beside it silver gray the print glowed faintly on the hide scent rising cedar frost and
10:35something bitter my mark from this day jack had no part of me but the day before my follow-up
10:39exam
10:40jack sat in my living room nervous his mane flaring and flattening jack tomorrow you'll come with me
10:48of course i smiled then i sent lily a message
10:56maybe you're not as important to jack as you think he promised to take me to the temple tomorrow
11:02he says everything between you was just pretend lily was quiet for a long time finally just wait
11:10i set down the crystal smiled fox pride is more fragile than their tails i knew she wouldn't let me
11:19down
11:20the next morning jack was gone his pillow was still warm when i woke he'd left recently
11:29the sheets smelled like scorch his lying smell
11:34my crystal lit up lily's phantom image jack and her kissing the caption
11:45true love doesn't check the calendar i set down the crystal picked up the soul bond severment
11:51contract walked out gray claw waited outside covenant hall he came no but the council is inside then let's
11:59begin the 15 elders sat in their places three from each kingdom their eyes followed me my grandmother
12:06sat among the wolf elders she nodded once i nodded back rose frost claw wolf the high elder spoke you
12:14petitioned to sever the soul bond with jack golden mane is this true yes evidence gray claw stepped forward
12:21laid out the rolls phantom images crystal messages gift records the elders read the defendant defendant not
12:29present wait jack burst through the doors mane a mess shirt untupped he stopped in the center of the hall
12:35breathing hard amber eyes locked on me rose you his voice shook you planned this i said nothing yesterday
12:43you asked me to come with you you knew i'd go to lily you set me up defendant
12:48do you admit to improper relations with lily the fox jack opened his mouth closed it she's just a
12:58friend he finally said murmurs a friend the bear elder laughed you kiss your friend jack's mane flattened
13:10i made a mistake enough the high elder struck his staff this council finds in favor of the petitioner the
13:16soul bond is severed jack golden mane shall pay cub feed and damages totaling 5.3 million crystals
13:21rose frost claw do you accept yes jack golden mane do you accept jack stood in the center of the
13:27hall
13:28shaking his eyes were red mane flat stripes gone i i don't accept louder now rose you're carrying my cub
13:38how could you
13:39gone he froze he froze what the cub i looked at him calm two weeks ago at the temple of
13:50life
13:51i did the root severment the whole gasp jack's face lost all color turning deathly pale like ash his lips
13:59trembled you what his voice came from somewhere hollow and deep the cub is gone the day you took lily
14:07to
14:07moonlight lake jack's legs to moonlight lake jack's legs gave out he fell to his knees
14:14how could you
14:18how could you
14:20mundling now
14:22our cub you knew it was our cub
14:26i looked into his eyes spoke each word clearly
14:31then why did you take another woman to moonlight lake while i carried it he had no answer just knelt
14:38there shaking completely broken and defeated the elders exchanged looks judgment stands the soul bond
14:46is severed this council is dismissed one by one the elders rose the wolf elders each touched my shoulder
14:53as they passed my grandmother said nothing just pressed a warm crystal into my palm the blessing of wolves
15:00i closed my fingers around it
15:03walked out of the hall behind me jack still knelt on the floor not moving i didn't look back
15:11after the bond was severed i went home to the snow fields
15:15wolf territory sits between frozen mountains winter all year i like the cold
15:22cold that went to the bone kept you awake my mother made me recovery food every day
15:28bone broth fish stew wild greens different every time my father didn't talk just left fresh kills at
15:37the door and walked away it took me a long time to heal root severment is hard on the body
15:42the deer
15:42druid said three months at least i didn't follow jack's news but gray claw told me anyway jack's not
15:48well he sat across from me in the longhouse his sharp eyes watching intently
15:54he's been in the taverns every night drinking until he can't stand a few times he shouted your
16:00name in public the lion council warned him lily she tries to see him but golden mane jack's father
16:08forbade it said if she comes near jack again he'll have her whole family run out of golden city
16:13she won't give up no gray claw shook his head she's been talking to your new patron one more
16:18thing i nodded gray claw pulled a scroll from his satchel the frost wolf trading house all of jack's
16:23shares have been transferred to you he signed didn't fight didn't fight no gray claw paused
16:29he was drunk after he signed he cried said he wanted to see you i was quiet for a moment
16:37no i said
16:39gray claw put away the scroll stood i'll be going then send word if you need me he spread his
16:45gray
16:45wings shot out of the longhouse into the sky i watched him disappear into the clouds then looked
16:52down at the roll in my hands frost wolf trading house jack and i started it together after we left
16:59the academy a market stall at first selling snowfield goods hides herbs crystals then it grew became one of
17:07the biggest trading houses in the five kingdoms bods used to sing about us the hybrid son and the duke's
17:13daughter against all odds building an empire together pretty story
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