That Prince Is A Girl The Vicious King's Captive Slave Mate by Kiss Leilani

Chapter 323

Chapter 323

Chapter 323

HIGH LORD HERODIS

He had spent the entire day catching up with his dear friend.

He told Emeriel about his agricultural ventures, the farmlands he managed across the kingdom, and the quiet life he had built for himself in the years since she left.

In turn, Emeriel confided in him-about everything that had happened both in the human world and since her return.

But what floored him most? Hearing her confirm the rumors about the Grand King's mind failing again, were true.

The pain in her voice when she spoke of it touched him deeply. And the fact that she trusted him enough to speak so openly about it? That humbled him more than anything.

Now, they walked through the courtyard, heading toward the gardens. The afternoon sun was slipping away, making way for the soft hues of evening dusk.

Herod had been pondering her words all day, and no matter how he turned them over in his mind, something did not make

sense.

"May I ask you something?"

Emeriel glanced at him, then nodded. "Of course. Go ahead."

"What does the Oracle say about his feral tendencies?"

Emeriel's gaze drifted over the landscape, the setting sun casting soft shadows across her face. "She remains silent.

expecting that, still he did not

because she does not see that side of things... or she does

seems strange. Feral sickness is the most deadly affliction of our kind, but it does not appear without reason." Herod mused. "Our grand king's

the library, going through every book I could find, yet none answers my questions or

am truly sorry you are

softened into a smile. “It is alright.

studied her carefully. She

the Emeriel standing before him now was not the same young woman who

the past, she had no faith in her bond

bond at all, yet she stood firm. Fighting for what they had, speaking with certainty. Stronger, yet softer. Braver, yet

Grand Queen, indeed. Herod smiled,

looking at me like that?"

shaking off his thoughts.

before hurrying off. "My workers are intrigued. They find it difficult to believe the Galilea they once

see the way they look at me. And then there is your son." She looked over her shoulder. "He seems determined

knowing what he would see, breathed deeply before he

his boot. When their gazes met, his son immediately feigned deep interest in the sky,

the bridge of his nose. "Ignore

"He looks out for you. He is a good male." Then, teasingly, she added, "How do I convince him

with his ruler's female?"

his head. "Dale was born when the grand king was still feral, so he grew

face as she looked again. "I can only imagine what's going through his mind right now." They

staring at the rows of roses and

flower bed to another. Grazing the

me, my lord," the words suddenly, her tone light as she spared him a glance.

Herod arched a brow.

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