The Rejected Alpha's Vengeance

[SICARIO]

"Mbali is in Sicario? Are you certain about that?" Rukiya asked, the disbelief on her face so evident as her eyes softened and she took a step back from Rio, making the sailor breathe in relief.

This was not what any go them had expected and Elodie wanted to know how the fuck the woman had managed to get out of Hawi's suite when they had been so certain the door was bound by magic.

Then again, the woman was Hawi's Mate so this was something that they should have expected nonetheless. Nothing was ever going to make any of this right if they didn't work together anyway.

"She's in her usual chambers," Elodie added like that was supposed to make Rukiya understand.

Well, the reaction they were expecting fell short of what Ruru showed them because instead of rushing to Mbali's chambers to check on the reality of what Elodie had just said, Rukiya just stood there like she was deep in thought.

Whatever was happening wasn't easy to understand because the dots weren't even connecting in the fort's place. It was all so confusing to her and she could only imagine the confusion the sailors were experiencing at the moment.

"I need to catch a breath. Meanwhile, the rest of you get back to your duties. No one is leaving Sicario so you might as well get along with each other. And don't follow me, any of you," Rukiya said.

Hudhayfah's shoulder sagged. He had been hoping to get a moment to talk to Rukiya but the woman had made herself clear. It was so stern and obvious that Hudhayfah himself knew he couldn't defy that.

She had spoken with a tone of finality and they all didn't have a choice but to listen to her. Hell, even Rio who was already known for his constant nagging wasn't saying shit at the moment.

Perhaps this was the truth of their new lives but then again everyone who knew Hawi and the Savasci knights already knew that the mad woman and her team were determined to make the realm a better place.

Perhaps that was why the sailors didn't put up a fight, because at least with Rukiya around they didn't have to worry about their safety or even the realities that always got constantly twisted.

If anything, Sicario felt honey for them for the first time since they had come here.

"Hey kid... You know that if you need me..." Hudhayfah said and Rukiya nodded with a smile.

"I know. Didn't worry too much. I just need to make sense of everything that had happened today. Once I figure it out, then I'll let you know what we need to ask while we wait for Hawi to come back," Rukiya said earnestly, making Hudhayfah sigh in relief.

This wasn't what he had hoped to hear but the fact that she was even considering letting them into the filthy reality was all that he needed to know, for him to relax.

Besides, while they were opposed to Hawi thrusting people through portals, they all knew that Awuor Hawi never did things just for the sake of it. She was a strategist and they were to trust her given that she was their only way out of this madness.

"Alright let's get back to work people," Hudhayfah said while Rukiya walked to the park where Hawi always sat with her to watch the sun rise, the sun set, and even the moon and stars in the night.

This was the one place that reminded her of Hawi even more than Hawi's suite because it was in the times that Ruru interacted with Hair out here that she got to bond more with the crazy girl.

She loved her and Hawi loved her. Hawi adored her so much that Hawi had gone from being the psychotic maniac determined to die, to actually wanting to live for the sake of Ruru.

That was an achievement so intense and Rukiya was counting on the comfort she had found in this particular side of the Sicario pack's park.

"What did you intend, Hawi?" Rukiya asked herself as she sat in one of the benches there.

A lot had happened in the past three days that she wasn't even sure if this was relaxing or a part of her mind but at the same time she couldn't deny the relief that came with knowing that Adolf was probably alive.

None of this made any sense to her, so she started thinking back to the strangest things that ever happened with the strange girl. Of course, this meant that Hawi was hallucinating. This entire time didn't come easy for Ruru. Experience exclusive tales on empire

She had sworn to protect the wild woman, and yet she hadn't even been able to spot the changes. However, at the same time, now that Rukiya thought back to everything, she had to admit there were days she wondered if Hawi was in the right kind.

The woman always did things that were out of order and away from what many would condor normally, so it shouldn't have been surprising. But she should have paid more attention to Hawi then.

Maybe her days would have been easier and the moon wouldn't have made her feel like the world was an entire circus for them to reign in. Did that matter at this point in time though?

"I should have been better and more careful with everything," Ruru sighed as she put her head between her hands in defeat.

When she had saved Hawi from self-destructing in the Clarkson pack; she had sworn to protect her and be there for when Hawi needed her the most. She had promised to be her shield against every evil that was targeted towards Hawi.

And while Ruru was pushing herald into regrets right now, she had done a lot for Hawi. She had been there one too many times to hold the fort when Hawi wasn't herself.

Rukiya Greyson had done what no one could have done.

Instead of forcing herself to fall short of what she had done so spectacularly, perhaps it was time she understood that she was a pillar and had played a huge role in Hawi's link to humanity and her sanity.

"I thought I said I wanted to be alone?" Rukiya grumbled when she saw Hudhayfah take the seat next to her.

It was almost like all she said had gone over the healer's head, but at the same time, a part of Rukiya was glad that Hudhayfah was here with her. She wouldn't survive this alone and that in itself was a truth that would forever haunt Rukiya Greysin.

"I raised you, kid. I know when you have more than enough in your head. So lay it on me, kid. What is it that got you thinking so hard you didn't even want to see Mbali's body then?" Hudhayfah asked and Rukiya looked at the healer beside her.

She was struggling a lot at the moment but Hudhayfah and Adolf always found a way to make her feel better.

Maybe if she took Hudhayfah with her to the dungeon she would be able to tell if that had been her hallucination or if this was just something that only Hawi could explain, right?

"I need to show you someone. Maybe if you see him too, I won't be going out of my mind," Rukiya said.

"I see you finally found Adolf, huh?" Hudhayfah said.

Rukiya paled.