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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?"

deep frown marred 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 him has spread throughout the fortress. Is

Le has it

I have visited the beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition, let

to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated

grand king, she was one of the most powerful and

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

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

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. He might become the first Urekai

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 lost forever, and in its stead remains a mere husk. A shell. A ghost

you to know that it is implausible for the beast to desire the boy as an individual. It

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

and gracefully walked away,

certain Vaz asked gently, his

am certain." Lord Vladya replied, and Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates;

place on days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt

was one

circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his

his willing submission, the feral's growling ceased. It dug its claws

beast pressed its claws deeper, pain

and retreated behind the floor-to-ceiling barricade. Only then did Vladya allow Iris own beast to rise to the

magnificent beast.

position before the barricade, it settled

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