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"Rest with you?" Gale raised his brow. “Is that an invitation?"

“Ah—N—no, I—I just thought that you need rest. Since you..... uhm... you just went to war..... or something, I don't know much..." Swan stammered as she lowered her head bashfully. She fiddled with her fingers, trying to tell Gale to rest. "Y-you might get sick if you are too tired."

"I'm not a weak human. I cannot get sick, nor can I physically tire myself," Gale said.

He wasn't lying. Truthfully, he didn't need sleep nor would he fall ill to any disease. It was just the psychological pressure and stress that made him long for a comfortable rest, just so he wouldn't snap at anyone on sight. "But I'll take your offer."

Gale sat on the bed and wrapped his arms around Swan's waist to pull her deeper into

his embrace.

Swan was so small compared to him, and it roused the protective feeling in his heart. He murmured, "I'm sorry, Swan."

“For what?” Swan asked in confusion. “You... you have been very good to me.”

"I failed to protect you today, and I still don't know what truly happened at the lake," Gale muttered. "I

should've killed Rock for attacking you, but you are unharmed, so I don't have the heart to kill him for a sin he had yet to commit."

"P-please don't hurt him."

"Why not? He almost hurt you."

"But he doesn't mean it," Swan replied. "I-I think he's not being himself at the lake. He was so kind to me before." (1

Gale's lips thinned. He wondered if Swan realized that Rock had been lusting over her the whole time, mostly because she wore a dress that exposed half of her breasts.

might find her body very enticing. Combined with how Jade poisoned his mind into thinking that he was in love

he was kind to you or not. I still have to keep him in prison for attempting to

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be allowed to leave?” Swan asked. “Uhm... he is a young man. I

for now, so he replied, "He should stay imprisoned. We, wolf beastmen, Have twice the lifespan of a human. You don't need to worry about

room in the Holy Achate

was a torture that she didn't want anyone se to suffer, especially when that person didn't hurt

started to get fed up. "I know you have a good opinion about him, but he deserves to

now."

M

idea that someone would suffer the same fate as her–being unjustly imprisoned, Swan was unwilling to back down now, and Gale saw

You know I'm just protecting

he is

after you were about to

"He didn't mean it."

he was doing at

he didn't. I—I can see it

"SWAN!"

stared at Gale with fear in her eyes, before lowering her head obediently, “I—I'm sorry. I just don't want him

"If you care about him that much, why don't you replace him? I will lock you in that dungeon so he can

without a sliver of hesitation

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