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So Emeriel conversed with Ackeira from where he sat, often needing to convince his sister that he was fine. Aekeira was a worrywari, not that Emeriel could blame her.

During one of Ackeira's secret visits, she brought several books she had "borrowed" from the library to help him fight the boredom.

Feasts, plentiful feasts, arrived as Grand Lord Vladya ordered the soldiers to bring meals to the forbidden chambers on a more regular basis. Once the soldiers dropped off the food by the metal gate, Emeriel would retrieve it and bring it inside. The beast would growl, its eyes tracking his movements. But when it realized Emeriel had no intention of leaving, it would

calm down.

Emeriel would consume a small portion of the food before offering the rest to the beast, which it always accepted.

Ironically. Emeriel had eaten better in the past few days than he had in ages.

Had the beast truly heard that strange call?

The question bothered Emeriel, weighing on his mind more than he cared to admit. He had no idea what had compelled him to utter those words, but it was an urge that couldn't be resisted. What was even stranger was that Emeriel understood he was now practically Emeriel felt... safe.

e beast's captive. At its mercy. And yet,

A mindless feral-the most formidable predator in Urai-had him confined and under constant watch, but all he felt was protected.

It was a bizarre feeling, bordering on madness really, but it was undeniably true.

For the first time in Urai, Emeriel felt genuinely safe. As if nothing could harm him within those walls.

outside those walls, but he had been left

no slave masters tormenting him with lustful gazes, and no

this place, Emeriel

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the fields as soon as she heard the sound of approaching horses, arriving just in ime to see them

Lord Vladya, Zaiper, and several other lords had returned from their hunt. The soldiers accompanying them carried an abundance of game,

grand lords dismounted their horses, the soldiers took charge of them and hunting equipment, Sinai eagerly awaited Lord Vladya's approach, practically bouncing on

Zaiper drawled, smirking and giving them a meaningful look. "Is there something going

few moment?"

him for a

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being borrowed, that is, Zaper replied with a

bid farewell to Zaiper before quickly matching her steps

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about that boy, Lord Vladya! It's been three days, and he's still there," she stated once they

Lord Vladya maintained a steady pace. The wind gently tousled his

of taking any action, Sinai, he told her in a calm, composed

couldn't believe what she was hearing. "But why? That filthy little human is intruding upon my Daemon's territory, and you're doing nothing about it? He is trespassing upon the king's privacy! He has no right to be there!" "Except the king himself brought the boy there willingly. The boy did not ask for

incredulously. "Why are you defending him? I can't believe this! I thought you, of all people, would support me

and fixed his gaze upon her. "I understand your perspective,

mindless, animalistic side." He took a deep breath. "Although I cannot make out the exact reason, I have chosen not to dwell on it. If that boy being close to Daemon's beast contributes to improvement of Daemonikai's

gaped at him,

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