The Alpha's Regret Return Of The Betrayed Luna (Addison) novel Chapter 585

Chapter 585: Chapter 585 Ambush

They simply played along, allowing their Priestess to maintain her excuse while silently trusting that she would explain herself when the time was right.

The moment the guard saw that the female Tigrens genuinely appeared exhausted, their shoulders slumped and their expressions weary, the crease between his brows gradually eased.

He hesitated for a moment before finally turning around and heading back toward the rest of his group, who had also stopped a short distance away to wait for him.

The moment he was far enough away, the Tigrens turned toward their Priestess.

One by one, questioning gazes settled on her.

They still didn’t understand what had prompted her sudden request to stop. As far as they were concerned, the journey had been tiring but manageable, and nothing obvious had happened to warrant such caution.

The Priestess understood their confusion, as aside from the route being questionable, nothing had happened yet.

"I feel uneasy," she finally explained through their mindlink. "That’s why I asked us to stop. I want us to take a moment to look around and assess our surroundings before we continue."

Her words immediately caught their attention.

The Priestess rarely acted without reason.

If she was uneasy enough to interrupt their journey, then perhaps there truly was something wrong that they hadn’t noticed yet.

"What do you mean, Priestess? These people are our Queen’s people. Are you saying we should be wary of her?"

One of the Tigren warriors questioned through the mindlink, his expression hardening with displeasure. The moment the Priestess’s words seemed to cast doubt on their new Queen’s intentions, his instincts immediately bristled.

After all, their Queen had yet to give them any reason to distrust her, and the last thing they wanted was for their Chieftain to hear that the Priestess had been openly questioning their Queen’s motives.

"Of course not!" the Priestess quickly explained. "It’s just that... our new Queen might still be angry with me because of what I pulled the last time we met. But despite that, I don’t believe she’s a malicious person, nor do I think she would deliberately pull anything underhanded against us. However..."

She trailed off, her expression becoming more serious.

"But what?" another warrior immediately asked through the mindlink.

Around them, the other Tigren warriors suddenly became very busy.

Some began gathering firewood. Others started preparing the ingredients for their quick meal, while a few wandered around as though they were searching for suitable places to rest. To anyone watching from the outside, they were merely going about the ordinary tasks of setting up camp.

In reality, every single one of them was listening.

They had deliberately scattered themselves instead of gathering around the Priestess, knowing that a tight circle of warriors whispering among themselves would only attract attention. And the Priestess noticed.

For a brief moment, a faint look of pride flickered across her face.

Her little ones were growing up.

She hadn’t even needed to tell them what to do. The moment she admitted that something felt wrong, they had instinctively understood and quietly arranged themselves without making it obvious that they were having a private discussion.

Perhaps she really had raised them well.

The thought almost made her smile.

Almost.

Because whatever had made her uneasy was still weighing heavily on her mind.

"There is something I can’t quite put my finger on," the Priestess finally continued, her voice lowering through the mindlink. "It’s only a feeling, but ever since we arrived here, I’ve had the faintest sense that something isn’t right."

The warriors exchanged subtle glances without breaking their act.

The mood among them immediately became more serious.

"What kind of feeling?" one of them asked.

The Priestess hesitated again before answering. "I don’t know yet." Her eyes quietly swept across their surroundings. "But my instincts have never been this persistent without a reason."

"And what if these people aren’t actually our Queen’s people?" The Priestess’s question immediately changed the atmosphere.

"We don’t know enough about this territory," she reminded them through the mindlink. "We don’t know its hidden currents, its alliances, or who might be moving behind the scenes. We have stepped into someone else’s territory, and we shouldn’t assume that everyone we encounter is exactly who they claim to be."

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