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The war has ended. This words should bring immense relief in the hearts of the people and the werewolves, but they didn't.
 After the king was betrayed by his most trusted soldier, and the princess accidentally stabbed by her own father. The reality of the lose and pain settled into their hearts.
The werewolves took the princess back into the mountain home to be treated properly, and they released the captive humans who took their injured friends back to black moon. 
While those that were lost during the war, they buried their bodies right there in the battle field. And the bloodsuckers bodies were burned.
The two races then part ways, each went back to their respective homes and await their uncertain future.
Brock followed the werewolves to their mountain home, he requested to examine the special red dagger the princess was stabbed with.
            
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__A week later__
Brock, along with the werewolf doctor made their way into a particular room inside the mountain home.
Where safia lay unmoving and barely breathing on the soft bed, hunter and cas sat next to her while Malik occupied the couch.
Brock handed hunter the red dagger wrapped in a cloth, hunter dismissively kept it aside and look towards the doctor instead.
*well I.....found the cure..* the doctor spoke as he handed hunter a yellow liquid inside a small bottle. Malik walk towards them and sat on the bed too, paying more attention to the bottle handed to hunter 
*but ....this is poison....* Hunter points out.
 
Fixing his glass the doctor spoke *yes well, that dagger was made purely with ivy, and ivy is a very poisonous plant with almost no cure. So I was hoping if we feed her a large amount of this poison, it'll reduce the ivy inside her then we'll quickly feed her it's cure, when the ivy lessened her chances of survival will greatly increase....*
     
*you're hoping that by feeding her another dangerous poison, she'll become fine.... there's already a poison inside her and you want to feed her more of it, a large amount at that...do you even hear yourself*
*My apologies Alpha, but this is our only hope, honestly I'm surprised she's still breathing*
*that's because she's the Alpha's mate, she's linked with hunter thus receive some protection from the mate link, but it's getting weaker...* Malik explain
*doctor there must be another way, cherry?....* Hunter asked 
*I'm sorry alpha , cherry is the only one with this cure and she's...still not responding to us* the doctor apologetically spoke 
*but safia is such a nice princess, why would cherry not help...have you told her it's for safia* cas spoke as he wipes his tears.
Before the doctor could reply, hunter handed him back the yellow poison, without a word he carefully carried safia in his arms and walk out of the mountain home.
Malik stoped them from following hunter outside. *give them some privacy ...*
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Outside the mountain home hunter carried safia straight towards cherry, he carefully layed her down on the soft grass on Cherry's roots, he knelt down towards cherry
*cherry ...I'm sorry, I apologize for all the bloodshed you had to witness, and my deepest gratitude for helping us. I don't know why you refuse to help safia but please...
I beg of you, don't consider me or the werewolves, don't consider old times sake or the purity of our hearts...but consider safia, princess safia who has lost her father in doing the right thing, who left home and everything she knew to do the right thing, who trusted us completely and always had good wishes in her heart...
She's losing her color every passing second, her innocent heart is slowing down, cherry safia is the most pure and kind hearted person I have ever met, so please....why won't you help her... I'll do anything to save her, I'll give you my life I you so seek but please, cure safi.....* He cried.
 Hunter knelt and cried loudly as he tightly held onto safia, until after several minutes cherry finally responded.
Her colorful leafs and branches started to glow brightly, she reached out her roots and slowly a drop of shimmering silver liquid seeps out directly from Cherry's silver root and drops on Safia's closed lips, immediately the silver drop disappeared and safia breathed out. She didn't move or woke up, but her breathing felt normal again and her beautiful color returned.
Hunter broke down into tears again *t..th..thank you, I will forever be in your gratitude....I will never e..e .ever forget this...* Hunter picked up safia again and went back into the mountain home, still crying.
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Sometime deep into the night, inside hunters room cas sleeps on the bed next to the still unmoving safia, and hunter sat next to safia holding her hand like he does every night, he doesn't sleep but instead keep watch hoping she'd wake up.
And like a dream he felt her hand twitch, then her fingers moved, Hunter quickly sat upright and examine safia properly to make sure he's not imagining things again. And surly he isn't.
Ever so slowly safia opened her eyes, the first thing she saw is hunters smiling face, she attempted to sat up so hunter helped her to sit up gently.
*safi....?* He gently call out. Before the princess could reply his call, cas woke up
*safia?...safia!! You're finally awake!.* He hugs her and hunter scolded
*Be gentle cas she just woke up!...* The excited teenager ignored his worried brother but still let go of the hug.
*cas...how have you've been?* Safia quietly spoke 
*terrible, we have all been very terrible especially hunter, he never eats never sleeps and cries all the time, I was surprised his tears didn't ran out! Everyone is very sad and worried not knowing If you'll wake up! Dad also cried a lot he....*
*alright alright thank you for the details cas, now go tell dad and get the doctor too...* The annoyed and red faced hunter spoke.
Cas happily ran out to inform them. 
*you cried, so much and your tears didn't ran out ... really?* safia asks with a smile 
        
*I..um...don't listen to cas you know he likes blabbing a lot and besides, Alpha's.....don't cry, they shouldn't....* Hunter spoke as he avoids eye contact.
*Alpha's, king's and princess all needs to cry sometimes, crying is not a symbol of weakness, I think it's a symbol of soul, when we cry we let go of things, we start anew and sometimes, it's romantic to cry.....*
     
Hunter raised his head to look at safia, his smile disappeared immediately as he saw tears running down her eyes
*safi what happened.... you're crying...*
        
*let me cry Hun, let me cry for my papa...* Safia quietly let out as she cries.
Hearing safia, hunter understood she remembers what happened, so he gently pats her head as she cries for the lost of her father.
   
When cas came back with Malik, Brock and the doctor, they silently stood as the princess let her tears out.
After some time safia wiped her tears, *Anthony...I saw him ran* she spoke.
*yes, our soldiers went after him but I was informed that he fell into a hole* Malik explain 
*I hope he's dead, even if he isn't I'll kill him myself* safia said. 
Then the doctor came closer *may I my child?...* He asks
With Safia's permission the doctor examine her, and after a few moments he happily announce *she's cured, not a single ivy or any poison is within her, but I suggest she rest properly*
*thank you doctor* they thanked him.
Malik then spoke *alright dear, rest up properly okay, we'll see you in the morning*
*nope, I'm staying here tonight too* cas protests
*she needs her rest, sleep in your room cas* spoke Malik. But cas didn't budge *I won't disturb her, I promise I'll just sleep quietly*
Brock finally spoke *no you're not, the princess needs to rest and you're staying in your room* 
*yes uncle Brock...* Cas quickly spoke out obediently, he murmurs goodnight and dashed to his room 
They chuckled at his retreating figure, cas is wary of Brock because he is Vivian's father.
*uncle Brock....thank you for staying* safia kindly spoke
    
*it is my honour, princess* Brock bowed before leaving.   
After they all left, hunter helped safia lay back down properly then spoke *are you sure you don't want to eat anything, not even water...*
Safia assured *yes, I'm sure..*
    
 Hunter covered her with the blanket, blew out the lights and went over to the couch where he lays down, after not sleeping for so many nights hunter is ready to sleep the rest of the night away, relief and happy safia is awake and fine.
In the quietness of the room, safia softly spoke *now that the war happened, the king is ...no more, what happens next, what do we do...*
Hunter softly answers *we go back home, and crown you queen*
*do you think I can....rule?* Safia warily inquires 
*yes, and you'll be a great queen* hunter assured.
With a smile safia spoke *and you'll be a great king*....