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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?"

heard rumors that Daemon's beast had taken a keen interest in him. News of him has spread throughout the fortress. Is it true? Did the beast truly seek him Out?" Lord Vladya pondered for a moment, opting for honesty.

Le has it

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

going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated on her-he had barely tolerated her. However, it would be

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 beast.

course, I do. But this? It is simply too strange. I do not like the

be clated if, by some miraculous occurrence, his beast has

again. "You, of all people, know it does not work that way. There is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in

for the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It

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one-off. Unrepeatable. The lines of anger faded from her face, and the formed a slippery smile. I shall leave

kiss upon his cheek, bowed, and gracefully walked away,

asked gently, his eyes brimming with

sturdy metal gates; securing the locks

on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt far

was one

circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head

It dug its claws

even as the beast pressed

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

eye, his clothes tore apart, revealing a magnificent beast. Nearly identical to the beast behind

barricade, it settled down,

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