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No and that is exactly the problem." Was Nereus' answer.

"Do you think they will ally?" Fare muttered and looked around as well. Apparently everyone was undecided. Chest rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

“The girl is smart, but who knows what our brother told her. So we have to expect everything if we don't want to experience a nasty surprise. "

Nereus looked intently at each of them.

“If they really team up, we have to act. We mustn't hesitate to kill them! "

Fare gasped for air.

"Are you crazy? You know the punishment for killing an archangel! ”She hissed. Nereus gave a tight-lipped smile. 

“You forget that Ezekiel is no longer an archangel. In addition, there was never any talk of getting our fingers dirty. "

Chest spoke up again.

“You say the girl came to the castle alone? Without Vaher? "

Nereus nodded slightly. The other archangel's mouth twitched.

“It's a pity, actually. I would have loved to know what would have happened if Zayn and Ezekiel had met. Who knows, maybe they stir up such hatred of one another that they would kill each other. That would be in our favor, wouldn't it? "

Fare spoke up with a hiss.

"That's enough!" She yelled. Immediately it became deathly quiet in the hall. Not even the breathing of one of the angels could be heard. 

“It doesn't matter what happened back then, the two of them are still our brothers! None of them will be killed, do you understand? "

Nereus raised his eyebrows at her outburst.

"Fare?" He growled. The woman breathed in and breathed out, but then sank back into her seat. 

"Forgiveness. But I will not allow either of you to speak of them in such a derogatory manner. No matter what mistakes you made, your skills are still enviable! "

Chest leaned forward and eyed Fare. They should all have expected such a reaction. No matter who it was, she would have defended them without hesitation. She usually didn't worry about the facts, as she does now.

"Fare, I envy your kindness but do you really think it is that easy?

It may be that Vaher and the girl are not necessarily a threat to us, not yet, but Ezekiel has to be stopped. You know very well that we cannot spare him. He's wronged himself out of revenge against the people and that's just as unforgivable as the mistakes he made back then. He won't get away, see it! "

Fare swallowed. She saw that Chest was right, but it was anything but correct to wish Vaher and Ezekiel death. If they killed Ezekiel, it was out of caution and punishment. Not because they enjoyed it!

"If I hear such a line from someone like you just now, Chest, then you'll get to know me!" She hissed and left the hall. Whatever the others would talk about, she couldn't overhear it. Ty would tell her everything later ... 

I watched tensely as Nyria paced up and down patiently. I still didn't know what to think about my brother showing up here. Surely he would try to cheat us! But who knows, maybe Nyria and I would get a surprise after all? 

"Didn't he say when he wanted to show up here?" I said, annoyed. I didn't feel like waiting for this guy all night. I would much rather have been in bed with my girl now. 

"He said about the same time as yesterday.", She replied and only briefly returned my skeptical look.

"Why don't you come to me and sit down?" I grinned, slapping my thigh lightly. Nyria smiled but raised her eyebrows.

“I just want to prevent you two from attacking each other. If your brother shows up here, they say. "

Now my eyebrows also rose.

"Do you really think you could stop us from attacking each other?" I muttered ominously. An auspicious smile crept onto her full lips. 

"Don't underestimate me," was all she said. No, not really. In fact, I didn't do that at all! I knew by now how powerful it was. However, she could be seriously injured if a fight did occur! But I didn't want to think that far. Who could tell if my brother would even show up? When I thought about it, I had to admit that Ezekiel had always been quite reliable in the past. Amazingly ... whether anything had changed? As if on cue, a tall figure appeared in the room.  

.........

I held my breath. A single second seemed to drag on forever. I looked back and forth between the two tense. So now Zayn and Ezekiel faced each other. I hoped they'd be able to pull themselves together! Zayn got up from the sofa and took a few steps towards my ancestor. 

"Ezekiel.", He greeted him with a curt nod. Ezekiel gave him a long look and then gave me a quick look. 

"I didn't expect you to convince him to come here," he muttered, followed by a snort of disapproval.

"If you only knew how stubborn she can be." Zayn grumbled, who was also responsible for the snort. I gave my sweetest smile and curtseyed. But suddenly I got serious.

“Enough chats. Please make a contract! And now sit down, we don't have forever. "

The former archangels growled, but sat down.

With an expectant look, I waited for one of the two to start the conversation, but they just glared at each other. I sighed and folded my arms. If I got that right, we'd spend the whole night here. But strictly speaking, I couldn't care less. The main thing is that one of the two would say something at some point. After what felt like an hour - it was ten minutes - Zayn started.

"You fathered a son," he said lamely. I rubbed my forehead. Oh yes, this would take a while ... 

I looked at my brother in irritation. That was exactly what he came up with? Did that still matter now? Apparently yes to him. But who knows, maybe he just wanted answers. After all, it was about Nyria and he was obviously close to her. I just nodded to confirm the obvious.

"Coincidence? Or planned? ”My brother wanted to know next. Should I lie to him? Or do you prefer to play with open cards? My choice fell on the latter. 

"Coincidence. But I tried to see the good thing about it. So I got the idea to work with ... "

I fell silent. Nyria looked at me questioningly, while Zayn's eyes narrowed suspiciously. He seemed to know exactly what I was going to say.

"Your revenge?" He finished my sentence. I nodded again. A dangerous flash of lightning made itself felt in his eyes and Nyria did not seem to remain hidden either. 

“What do you hope for from Nyria, brother? Why did you find her after all these years? "

I had already expected this question. But how should I answer that?

“It was clear to me from the start that she was not able to use her skills as a child, so I just waited. Now she seems old enough to be able to make decisions. Significant decisions, to be precise. ", I explained, after a moment's thought. Yes, I think this was true.

"You mean the decision to ally myself with you?", The girl now interfered with me. Another nod on my part.

"Yes. They're after you after all, Nyria. They want to kill you and you said yourself that you want to fight them. A few years ago none of this would have been possible. You didn't even know about our existence. "

Of course she fell silent, she couldn't argue. She could never have given me a counter-argument.

"This is not just about me, Ezchiel," she suddenly said softly.

I bowed my head in curiosity. Now it got interesting. She didn't seem as familiar with selfishness as I had first suspected. Now I noticed Zayn's look. His curiosity also seemed to have been piqued. Nyria noticed the look immediately.

"You seem to have forgotten why I made my condition," she said with a look at Zayn. I looked at him again too. Looked like the man meant more to her than her own life.

"That brings us to the real topic," I said. My gaze stayed on the man.

“So you want revenge. Why haven't I known anything about it before? ”I continued. Zayn inclined his head. 

“How should you have known that? You went into hiding and they haven't heard much from me either. But yes, it is true. I'm out for revenge. "

Yes, his words surprised me. Vaher always gave a shit about other people's opinions. He didn't care what our brothers said, so how did he get the idea of revenge? Zayn eyed me.

"You seem to be surprised by my decision," he stated. I stayed honest. 

"Yes. You always didn't care what the others thought or said and with you I can well imagine that you didn't care that they banished you. "

Zayn's eyes darkened.

“I ask you, Ezekiel. We didn't meet to discuss my motives. "

He was right. But we hadn't seen each other in ages, a little chat was allowed, wasn't it?