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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

had labored here for hours, thoroughly cleaning, and had managed to avoid being torn apart by the beast. And the

know the identity of the slave who worked here. Gather all the necessary information on this slave

of astonishment and relief,

to the introduction, Emeriel having finished his work in the minefield waited in the shadows concealed from sight in the woods, his back pressed against a tree, casting his gaze upon the river. He longed to take

housed numerous slaves with only one 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 even midnight to secure the river for himself. Yet, tonight proved particularly challenging, for news

to recover from hearing the announcement the day before. Observing the excited commotion of the bathing slaves, he found, unlike him, most seemed elated about the

back on what Martha, one of the slaves he worked alongside in the

his

attention of a lord, he may issue a decree to purchase you, do you not know? He could make you personal slave. No more arduous labor, no more harsh beatings. You would be elegantly dressed like a mistress and solely serve a lord! Oh, how I yearn for a lord to choose me!" Emeriel pondered the idea, his eyes fixed upon the night sky. The stars clustered

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terrible

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in men-which Emeriel was not he would be so disappointed afterward that he might order Emeriel's

for carnal pleasure by a random Urekai day after day, His

rustle of leaves on the ground alerted him to someone's presence nearby. Looking up, he relaxed upon seeing Ackeira

he reciprocated, concealing his worries behind

river is gradually emptying." Aekeira remarked, closing the distance between

momentarily apprehensive that a Urekai soldier might chance upon them and reprimand

Madam Livia granted me permission. I wish to bathe with you tonight." Ackeira settled

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