334 A Snail
It was a chilly morning outside, with the snow having continuously falling down from the sky since last night. Waking up early, Gideon immediately got up and prepared himself for his trip with Freya later.
Both of them would travel to the Black Claw Pack territory to visit his parents, and he was quite excited about it happening. His parents were even already looking forward to it after he had relayed the good news to them yesterday through one of his men.
Absently, he wondered if Freya was already awake as well. He really had a great time with his unexpected dinner date with her last night, and the memory of it made him chuckle as he walked directly to the kitchen. At the very least, he wanted to prepare a good breakfast meal for him and Freya before they started traveling.
[I’m assuming that today’s the day that you can finally kiss her passionately like how you’ve always dreamt of doing,] Eli suddenly commented. [Perhaps you can even do something more if she permits it.]
Gideon chuckled at his wolf’s words. It was unlike his wolf to give out comments like that. Then again, he and his wolf were frustrated last night since they did nothing but hold back their urges throughout the time they spent with Freya. He even wanted to at least give her a good night kiss, but she quickly ran to her bedchamber as soon as they were inside the castle.
[It’s obvious that she’s being way too affected by your presence,] Eli pointed out. [I can even smell her heat…]
Gideon didn’t comment. Instead, he simply whistled as he placed their food onto a rolling tray cart and walked directly towards Freya’s bedchamber.
Knocking on the door, the servants opened the door for him as he called out. “Good morning. I brought us breakfast so that we can eat before leaving,” Gideon stated.
Seeing the spread, Freya’s servants immediately took over and prepared everything he brought with him onto the table. After which, Freya dismissed them with a wave of her hand.
“Inform my mother that I already left with Lord Gideon later,” Freya instructed. “We’ll be leaving as soon as we’re finished eating our breakfast together in my room.”
“Yes, Your Royal Highness.”
And with that, Freya’s chamberlain left together with the rest of the servants. Sitting down, the two of them casually talked as they ate. Some time while eating, Freya looked outside and said, “It’s snowing hard outside. How long do you think it’ll take for us to arrive in Black Claw Territory?”
“Hmm, we’ll be traveling in my wolf form, so we’ll arrive there before the sunset for sure,” Gideon commented. “You can just ride with me so that you won’t need to shift forms.”
Freya remained quiet and she continued sipping on her hot cup of tea. As soon as they were finished, she said, “Let’s go.”
Looking at her, Gideon frowned upon seeing that she was currently wearing something thin enough to be seen through.
“Will you put some more clothes on?” he suggested. “It’s cold outside.”
“It won’t be necessary,” Freya smiled. “I’ll be shifting into my wolf form as well.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to just ride on top of me?”
[I’m sure she does,] Eli interrupted, making Gideon inwardly curse as the image of Freya riding him suddenly appeared in his mind’s eye.
[Your mind was so quick in imagining perverted things,] Eli deadpanned, speaking as if he wasn’t the reason he was feeling tormented at the moment. [I’m already fed up with your wild imagination. Why not put it into action already? You move like a snail, not like a wolf.]
[Ah! If only I could pull you out of my body,] Gideon growled. [I’ll beat you to death.]
[If you pulled me out, you wouldn’t be able to call yourself a mighty werewolf,] Eli chuckled. [You’ll live out the rest of your life as a human. Maybe then you put a snail inside your soul.]
His wolf then let out a hearty laugh, to which Gideon simply kept his silence as he inwardly sighed. He knew his wolf was just bored, which was why he was trying to make nonsense arguments with him. Besides, it’s been a while since he heard his inner wolf laugh like that. Hearing his wolf laugh made him smile enough that he didn’t want to bother and make a comment so as to not ruin Eli’s momentum.
“I miss running in my wolf form. It’s been a while since I last shifted forms, so this is a good opportunity for me to do it and let Yal have some exercise,” Freya explained with a reassuring smile. “Besides, I need it anyway.”
[Tell her that we can do a different kind of exercise more often if she wants it,] Eli suggested, interrupting his thoughts. [She said she needs it, after all, and I believe she’s telling the truth. Come on. Go ahead and give her a session good enough that she’ll crave more and become addicted to it. Werewolves love that kind of exercise, especially when they’ve finally got a taste of it. I’m sure Freya will love it.]
[Seriously? Why are you talking now when you’re not needed?] Gideon retorted, his perverted ideas starting to choke and affect his body. [And why are you being quiet whenever I try to talk to you?]
As soon as he tried grilling him, his wolf once again fell into silence, leaving him out in the silence of his mind.
“Are you sure?” Gideon asked Freya once more.
[Stop insisting and just grab this opportunity to see her naked once she shifts back into her human form,] Eli nonchalantly mumbled, invading his thoughts once again. [You’re an idiot for insisting on not letting her shift.]
Freya nodded, “Come on. Let’s hurry.”
The two then walked outside the gate, where werewolves were going in and out of the palace into a private area where they could shift. There were separate areas for men and women, and they both went into their respective rooms. Still, Eli was right. There was a high chance that he’ll be able to see Freya naked during this journey. They would have to make a stopover to eat lunch, and they would end up walking naked through their vast garden.
Well, he could also telepathically instruct their servants to bring them cloaks, but the thought of letting Freya inside his bedchamber to get dressed and cleaned up was making his heart hammer inside his chest. Of course, there was also a spare bedchamber for guests to use, but why would he let her use that when he could let her use his room instead?
A mischievous grin curved into his beautiful lips as he felt the rush of adrenaline running through his body.
[You’re all thoughts… I bet you’ll end up being a snail again later,] Eli snorted, simply unable to stop being pushy with him.
[Just wait and see!] Gideon grunted, to which Eli simply replied with loud and long yawning.