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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?"

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

Le has it

visited the beast for centuries, and

even prior to going feral, Daemonikai had never fixated

bloodhost to the grand king, she was one of the

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

It is simply too strange.

relinquished his grip on the door handle and turned to face her, his brows knitted 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 not entirely lost? Or maybe his sanity is resurfacing. He might become

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

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

and gracefully walked away, her smile widening as her gown elegantly swept

gently, his eyes

Yaz nodded. He exited through the sturdy metal gates; securing the locks

days when exhaustion overwhelmed him. When he felt far

was one of those

favored spot, prowling closer to him. Vladya remained motionless as the beast circled him, growling and hissing. Suppressing his own beast, he bowed his head and

ceased. It dug its claws into Vladya's side, drawing

as the beast pressed

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

revealing a magnificent beast.

before the barricade, it

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