
Finn looked at Stefan and Lilian alternately. "What are the causes of the problem?"
Her brother seemed to be thinking about something so as not to listen to the man's question. Lilian finally answered. "It can't be said like that either, but Grace's sister was directly involved in the two issues. To Chloe, I've never met her."
"Don't you say the herd came in groups?"
The girl nodded. "Yes, but I only saw them at a glance. Ian and Tya are likely to know because they're serving the herd."
"Ha.. pity they're not here, I'm quite curious about the herd."
"They are young, right? There should be a representative of the herd that we can recognize from his name if we are at the same age."
"True, seven years is not long."
Although very rare, several herds from each region will gather in one place to record the development of the number of members of each herd, such as the census of the human population, but on a smaller scale and quite different goals. With this meeting, between one herd and another can remain connected even though separated by distance.
"Have you forgotten?"
"What did we forget?" finn looked at his mate with a clueless look, representing a question from a like-minded member.
"They are no more."
Iris nodded at Stefan's words. "True, their group had a feud with a large family of vampires. No one knew exactly what had happened, but some members of their group were scattered and no one had heard from them again. Except for the incident Lilian said."
"Even their Alpha?"
"The alpha of those who are now younger than me."
"She's a year older than me."
Several of their members, including Finn, stared at the two brothers stunned. Their alpha is the youngest as far as they know and there has been no history of another herd being led by a dozen-year-old Alpha. If there is a herd that experiences it, it means that the herd has experienced unusual events and is not helped.
Like them.
".... That's really fucked up."
"At least we're not that bad."
"Are they okay?"
"How can they manage a group without the help of senior members?"
"I think they're okay." Lilian stopped the muttering from the seniors.
Stefan also agreed to his words in silence. Looks like her brother also had time to meet the herd, I don't know when.
"Although their members have a lifespan that is not much different from junior members, but their herds can support each other well. Their alpha is not very strong, but he can survive from brother's aura. They all look well trained."
The senior members exchanged glances, some seemed to doubt his words, but did not say anything further. Their Alpha sister was always honest in expressing her opinion so that no one could refute despite her young age.
Finn whistled low. "So you said they took care of themselves without any help from senior members? Great."
"So they're still kids." Iris frowned. "Against a much more experienced vampire and keeping a herd is a tough thing."
"Right, but in the end they got through both of those things and got here right" Lilian said excitedly, turning to Stefan. "Sister, if there's Grace and her friend, they might be able to help us with our herd. With their help, it is possible that we can encounter other loopholes and viewpoints in order to solve our own problems.
"We're still busy raising funds, right? There is no time to talk about this together. If this meeting were to happen, we would only ask for a thoughtful contribution to our problems and their energy for a few days in the restaurant, not to drag them directly into the problems of our flock."
The facial expressions of her brother, Finn and Iris seemed to disapprove of her words, while some of the other senior members were seen nodding their heads in agreement.
"Is it okay? We didn't even help them when it came to the herd."
Lilian turned to Bram who had just spoken then grabbed his hand, smiling. "Of course it's okay, Bram. They're here to make amends for them and we didn't do anything wrong when we didn't help them back then, you know? Other herds are forbidden to get involved with other herd problems. We're just asking for help from their point of view on this matter."
"But-"
One of the senior members cut off Iris's speech. "They are teenagers. You still act like a parent to junior members, at times like this, even to other herd members. In keeping with Lilian's remark, this is a good opportunity."
"Just accept their offer, neither we nor they will suffer any loss."
The other senior members nodded in agreement. Lilian looked at her brother who was still silent expectantly.
"So how, Stefan?"
Finn nodded, looking at his mate for a glance before saying. "Iris and Iri are also against."
".... i did too." Bram tightened his hand.
Lilian did nothing to take it off. He did not blame Bram or his most beloved mate for their different opinions.
The other senior members looked unhappy, but since her brother was still in complete control, they did not speak their opinions freely. As Alpha, her always gentle brother was never able to be opposed by the senior members in her flock.
"Sister."
"Lilly."
He looked at his brother with a clear look. On the other hand, Stefan rejected his gaze and sighed, turning to look towards the other members who were in the room other than himself. "I know most of you agreed to this meeting, therefore, we'll talk about this for another week after we think about it all again. Now let's go home."
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"Sister."
Stefan handed the restaurant key to her without saying anything, but let her put her arm on her brother's arm. They walked silently towards the house. Bram and the others had already left first.
"Lately brother has always hesitated."
"Why? You want me to reject the meeting without a discussion?"
Lilian pinched Stefan until the man complained and chuckled at his pouting face.
"That's not what I mean."
"Continue?"
"Son Grace."
No reaction from that guy. Lilian slightly expected her brother to show a speck of misbehavior, but they still walked as usual as if his words meant nothing.
"What's with the herd members?"
Lilian stared at her brother for a while. "Sister Grace is sister's mate, isn't she?"
Stefan halted his steps so that the two of them fell silent on the spot. Her brother's face looked very surprised as he looked at her. "How-ever"
"Sister is too good, especially after Grace's sister showed up. The brother I knew always obeyed the rules and was very strict, there was no leeway for everyone except for the one dear sister, kayak to me. Lately, I've felt that the treatment of big brother Grace and the herd is almost similar to what big brother did for me. If it wasn't for that, we would have dragged them here, right?"
His sister sighed, her words were right. Of course the guy would not forgive the herd despite knowing their situation after the feud with the vampire family. If not for the existence of his mate, the current state would be much different.
"I don't want him involved."
"But they have violated. There is no prohibition on asking for help from other herds as payment for their mistakes and, incidentally, they also want to make up for the incident. It's not like we should use it for the good of the herd. We're lucky, they're not losing either."
"Lilly...."
The girl took her eyes off Stefan. "I just want our herd back to how it was, brother. There's no fear and we can go about our usual activities like two years ago.... I don't want it to happen again."
Stefan's speechless. Although his sister's words had a point, he still felt that involving the other party in their problems was the wrong thing, especially when the matter was involved. He even accidentally sealed his instinct mate without letting Grace know of its existence. If he suddenly brought her into this matter as well, then he really did not know himself.
"Sister, we do? That meeting."
Stefan looked at his sister who looked very sad. He can't bear. After all, Lilian and her flock were much more important to him now, he could not dodge anymore. "All right, let's do it."
Lilian immediately hugged her brother. "Thank you brother."
Stefan returned his embrace. "If they're useless and cause trouble, we'll cancel this right away."
"Yes." Yeah."
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[edit: if I make an appointment when to update, don't believe me haha]