The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 436

436 Powerful Aureus

The sound of flapping wings pulled Aureus out of his daze. He realized someone was coming towards him. The older eagle landed at the deck of the nest where Aureus was standing. "Greetings, Lord Aureus."

"Granduncle, I told you just call me by name." Despite saying that, Aureus' face brightened. "Is there any news about my uncle?"

The gray eagle shook his head. "Not yet. I am here for another urgent matter."

"What is it?"

"I am here to ask you to take control of the clan as the situation needs it now."

Aureus lost his smile. "We've talked about this matter already."

Agraleus gave a brief summary of the situation within the territory. "...and they keep neglecting my instructions. The elders ended up indulging in fighting with fox clan members, and the warriors tried to cover each other's behavior, not reporting the correct situation. We do not want the King to meddle in the internal fighting of us shapeshifters…"

"Why don't you ask for help from the leaders of other beast clans?"

Agraleus let out a deep sigh. "I have tried that, but as you know, my role as Chief is mostly as a middleman, and I do not control the representatives of various beast races. I have no real enforcing power. When it comes to respect, especially regarding the pride of warriors, Morpheus is no doubt the spiritual leader. "With their commander assaulted, forget the Divine Eagle Clan, the majority of the feathered races won't listen to me. It is not like the Divine Fox Clan can forgo protecting themselves. Their allies, like the wolves and other werecreatures, would also try to protect their interests. At this point, the situation might escalate where the feathered races will have a full-blown war with the furred races. No one wants to see that.

"To avoid the situation worsening, the Lord of the Divine Eagle Clan must step in. You have a high enough status to mediate as well as the power to back it. Our people will listen to you. I believe you won't want your uncle to wake up and learn that war broke out because of him, that he became the reason the peace he had been maintaining for centuries was destroyed. Even if not for our people, even if it is just for your uncle's sake…"

Agraleus got on one knee and lowered his head. "Granduncle, what are you—"

"Divine Eagle Agraleus officially requests the Lord of the Divine Eagle Clan to intervene. Please take control of the situation." Aureus helped the older eagle get back on his feet. "I've told you many times. I am no Lord. I am not suitable for this role. I am glad to be part of our clan, but—" "I am aware that you, my Lord, never wanted to hold power, and we respect your wishes; however, this is a situation that calls for you to step up to your rightful position. Please do it for our commander who sacrificed his own life for the sake of this kingdom."

Aureus did not have the heart to refuse the old eagle's pleas. "Alright, but I will do it only for the time being. You know I have to return to the human kingdom after my uncle wakes up."

"I won't stop my Lord if he wishes to leave by then."

"Take me to Dylan."

The two Divine Eagles soared towards the sky, and in a matter of minutes, their sharp eyesight caught the scene of patrolling feathered race warriors fighting with a small group of Divine Foxes who were outside the city gathering food. There were about twenty feathered race warriors, the leader of them a eagle, and they were beating up a group of thirty ordinary foxes who were being protected by ten fox warriors.