He wanted his mate
Roaming about the kingdom has led them nowhere and they were left with a last location, one that had been abandoned by the witches already.
"This is not helping, we need better reinforcements to uproot every part of this kingdom." Agitated, Elias suggested, almost losing it. He had not felt anything since the last time and was increasingly growing frustrated.
He should have not trusted Richard's words completely, especially after getting betrayed by his lover. Richard had always been a gullible leader but thanks to that, the relationship between the vamps and wolves grew better.
A competent vampire leader can bring great harm to the wolves if they aren't careful. Richard was not a threat so he was always inclined to help him whenever the need arose.
"If only we have a clue or anything," Richard, who was also frustrated, pointed out, and sighed.