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hapter 27

GRAND LORD VLADYA

After two full days on the road, Grand Lord Vladya desired nothing more than to recline upon his comfortable bed and. doze for the remainder of the day.

It was precisely why he detested venturing to the outskirts of Ural. But the Elder had summoned him, giving him no choice

but to answer.

Weary to his very core, he trudged along the path leading to his quarters. The sight of Sinal standing by his door caused him

to halt.

By Ukrac, how had she known he was back?

Mistress Sinai greeted him with a smile. "You have returned?

"How did you come to know of my imminent arrival?" he asked cautiously.

"I encountered your butler downstairs, my Lord," she replied, walking toward him. "How was your journey?"

He took a deep breath. "Exhausting. I need to rest."

"I have heard about the boy. Emerald, is that his name?"

Emeriel," he corrected curtly. "Not that his name holds any significance to me. What is this about?"

her otherwise lovely face as she approached him, stopping directly in front of him. "I have heard rumors that Daemon's beast had taken a keen interest in him. News of

Le has it

have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let alone fixation. What in

Daemonikai had never fixated on

the grand king, she was one of the most

Perhaps it may be the boy's smell. Maybe he emits a scent that entices the

is simply too strange. I do not like the sound

his hairline. "You, above all others, should be clated if, by some miraculous occurrence, his beast has fixated. It could signify something positive. Perhaps his mind is not entirely lost? Or maybe his sanity is resurfacing.

mouth opened, closed, then opened again. "You, of all people, know it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is

did I not?" Grand Lord Vladya exhaled All the more reason for you to know that it is implausible for the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It was likely a one time incident."

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you are right it was probably a one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and the formed a

his cheek, bowed, and gracefully

his eyes

He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks behind him, leaving Lord Vladya alone in the

sought solace in this place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he

was one

motionless as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head and tilted

growling ceased. It dug its

beast pressed

floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the surface, enveloping him like

revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind the barricade, it stood

it settled down, mirroring the

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