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"Yaz,"

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he finally managed to utter when he found his voice..

His trusted soldier emerged from the corner. "Yes, Your Highnes

"Did all the guards on duty leave when you gave the command for them to vacate the premises?" "Yes, my lord, I was the last to leage."

Vladya's gaze wandered, taking in other details. The surroundings appeared cleaner. The paintings seemed freshly acquired. The walls gleamed as if they were new, and even the sculpted lion head sparkled, "They assigned a slave to work here."

"Seems like it," Yaz confirmed. "This place looks astonishing. Almost like the old days..." He trailed off abruptly, no doubt realizing the inadvisability of his words. No one with wisdom would dare speak of the old days, especially not to Grand Lord Vladya. "I beg your forgiveness for my wayward tongue, my lord

Lord Vladya waved him off, his mind preoccupied. He had personally dismissed all the slaves who used to tend to the Abyss land, not because he enjoyed the accumulation of dust, but because, for some inexplicable reason, Daemonikai's beast would grow highly agitated in their presence.

The feral creature had broken free on numerous occasions, tearing several slaves apart. Since then, he had decided it was best to cease any work in this area. Though it had been several years-three or four, he had lost track

Someone had labored here for hours, thoroughly cleaning, and had managed to avoid being torn apart by the beast. And the creature had accepted food from this

this slave and

of astonishment and relief, Vladya departed, his

woods, his back pressed against

river allocated for their ablutions, there was always a slave or two present at any given time of the day. Leading most slaves to pay little heed to privacy, joining others in the river, attending to their own needs. Usually, Emeriel waited until nighttime or

a beat at the reminder. Emeriel had yet to recover from hearing the announcement the day before. Observing the excited commotion of the bathing slaves, he

the slaves he worked alongside

his

not know? He could make you personal slave. No more arduous labor, no more harsh beatings. You would be elegantly dressed like a mistress

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so terrible if a lord

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scoffed at the thought. If the lord happened to be interested in men-which Emeriel was not he would be so disappointed afterward that he might order Emeriel's execution

could not bear the notion of his life revolving around spreading his legs, being used for carnal pleasure

ground alerted him to someone's presence nearby. Looking up, he relaxed upon seeing

reciprocated, concealing his worries behind the smile

river is gradually emptying." Aekeira remarked,

Urekai soldier might chance upon them and reprimand Aekeira for straying

Madam Livia granted me permission. I wish to bathe

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