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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?"

have heard rumors that Daemon's beast had taken a keen interest in him. News of him has spread throughout the fortress. Is it

Le has it

beast for centuries, and never once shown any signs of recognition,

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

was one of the most powerful and respected

Sinai, Perhaps it may be the boy's smell. Maybe he emits a scent that entices the beast. A scent that makes him seek

Of course, I do. But this? It is simply too strange.

and nearly reaching 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

is no return, Once the mind is gone, it is lost forever, and in its stead remains a mere husk. A shell. A ghost of who he once

did add 'miraculously, 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

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

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

asked gently, his eyes brimming with barely

gates; securing the

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

was one of those

from its favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling

growling ceased. It dug its claws into

as the beast pressed its claws deeper,

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

beast.

barricade, it settled down, mirroring the feral's

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