Melissa gestured for everyone to sit down and then Richard signalled for the two wolves to come with him. He wanted to brief them and relieve them of their job. They walked outside after gathering their gears. They waved at Beatrice and the Luna before walking out.

Melissa smiled at them. Richard and Avalors were gone for about four hours. They seemed to have overprepared for the entire thing but it was better to prepare for everything than to be surprised by unforeseen circumstances. During the time they were gone, Melissa and Beatrice decided to make themselves busy by trying to improve the kingdom's finances.

Normally, it wasn't something they...