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The story behind Gavriel's attack on Anindira

Hans realized from the start that Halvir would soon find out that it was Gavriel who raped Anindira, and Hans had been hiding and taking care of her all this time. Wild humans have a very sensitive sense of smell, it's impossible for Halvir not to notice Gavriel's scent that was left on Hans' body while taking care of Gavriel.

Not only Hans, but Halvir also realized that Hans also never tried to hide it.

Just like Hans, Halvir also knew Hans very well, he was not that stupid, let alone that careless to let Halvir just find out. No matter how strong Halvir is, if Hans already wants to do something, Halvir won't realize it if Hans wants to hide it.

Hans was quite happy because, in the end, Halvir found out about this. He didn't like to hide things from Halvir. What's more, this was also not a trivial matter.

''Eum,'' nodded Hans, then approached Halvir, ''I also know you will realize my actions, but... Listen to my explanation first! Only after that, will you make your decision. Whatever you choose, I will accept it... whatever it is."

Hans, who was standing before him, now sat cross-legged facing Halvir.

“First thing you should know… If we are even a little late, and, if I don't give her my Ambers… Gavriel will be the first to die! Not Anindira...'' said Hans with a serious face, ''If we come one minute later, I can be sure that Gavriel will die. When we arrived, Gavriel's heart was almost bursting, he was barely able to withstand the *surge of his level transfer... I think that's what makes *Young Diamond seem to be able to take down an *Emerald and three *Diamonds who are his opponents. He has great potential, he is similar to you, Halvir, he leveled up in no time at all.''

''Then...'' Halvir answered, still with his scared face.

“That kid, he, isn't in his right mind, he lost his mind because of the sudden level switch. At that time... Anindira lured him,'' answered Hans carefully.

''What do you mean?... You mean Anindira deliberately did this to Gavriel?!'' Halvir asked with an even scarier face.

Hans tried to stay calm, but he also did his best, to guide and calm Halvir, so he could talk without making Halvir even angrier.

''More precisely... Anindira's body, at that time... Anindira was in her *fertile cycle. Her body produces pheromones that excite men. She is in her fertile period as a woman. I know if you are starting to be able to guess what happened…'' Hans said, calmly and confidently explaining it to Halvir.

Halvir was very calm, he focused on hearing Hans' explanation. Slowly, Hans revealed everything he had kept in his mind.

''You mean...'' said Halvir in response to Hans, ''The hyena had entered the village and then killed the guard... Since there were no guards, Anindira unknowingly crossed the border...'' Halvir continued his hypothesis, ''The cycle *Anindira's fertile period, luring the Hyenas who have entered the village, to return out of the village and enter the Blue Forest following the scent of the cycle *Anindira's fertile period. Because Kaj already has a mate, he doesn't notice the smell of Anindira's *fertile cycle, and...'' Halvir suddenly became silent, he didn't continue his words.

''And...'' Hans then replied when he saw Halvir silent, ''Gavriel who lost control because he couldn't control his sanity.''

Hans pressed for an explanation that Halvir was unable to come up with.

''Gavriel lost his objectivity because he was intoxicated by Anindira's *fertile cycle, then...'' Hans deliberately stopped his words while looking at Halvir.

''Okay!'' Halvir replied immediately, ''I know... I know next.''

Halvir rubbed his face roughly, and combed his hair, holding his head because he felt depressed.

"Halvir, regarding Gavriel... he's quite lucky, and so is Anindira. If it wasn't for him experiencing a spike while forcing himself into a battle beyond his limits, he definitely would have died, and it was possible that Anindira would have been kidnapped by a Hyena. And, we all know, when we do, there's less chance of us ever finding it. We could look for her, but you also know there's a chance that Anindira will die before we can find her. Back then, Gavriel's opponents were *Emerald and three *Diamond Hyenas... You also know that kid has just entered *Diamond rank, it hasn't even been a year since he entered it. His mental toughness and tenacity are far better than most youths. He has enormous potential... He may only be eighteen years old, but, if you guide him, he may surpass you in the future... He managed to save Anindira from the Hyenas, even if it resulted in disastrous results, but it's all out of his control... give him a chance, that's my opinion.''

Finally, Hans expressed all his thoughts and gave Halvir his opinion. Hans had clearly given his voice to Gavriel.

Even though Halvir didn't respond to his explanation, Hans, who had known him for a long time, knew that his best friend would not take stupid actions just because of his selfishness. Halvir was furious right now, but he was someone who would be able to control himself, instead of following his momentary emotions.

''Halvir!'' called Hans, ''Even though Gavriel is Anindira's partner now, do you know what will happen to Anindira if something happens to her?!''

Hans continued his sentence while patting Halvir's shoulder.

''Whether Anindira wants him as a spouse or not, if something bad happens to Gavriel, it will affect Anindira mentally in the future. You also know, during your absence, Anindira was quite close to Gavriel all this time... like it or not, the four of us have been dragged along, and none of us can easily accept it. Whatever it is, we can only deal with it now.”

After finishing all his discussions with Halvir, Hans then went outside, leaving him alone so he could analyze things better.

Hans could understand what Halvir was feeling, at one time he had to let go of a woman he hadn't even touched to have two other men, under very bad circumstances. His ego as a rebellious Sapphire, Halvir, had to suppress his ego to truly accept the fact that Gavriel, the inexperienced child who became the head of the household, stepped over him.

What had happened was inevitable, nor was he the heartless person who would blame Gavriel for it.

''I was stupid for leaving you,'' said Halvir, looking at Anindira who lay weak and helpless on the bed.

''Hans was right, we were all dragged in without being able to complain... leaving you at that time was the first decision I regretted in my entire life,'' Halvir said again with a sad and regretful look.