Chapter 406:

Beside him, Wegai looked at her. “And you? How are you holding up?”

Aekeira shook her head. “Not well. I do not want to do this without Em. I can’t bear the thought of leaving her here, separated from her again—”

Her words faltered as she caught sight of Lord Ottai, his gaze fixed on the doorway behind her. Aekeira turned to see Emeriel step through the open door.

The two head soldiers straightened, while Lord Ottai moved forward to meet her. They stopped in the middle of the room, maintaining a respectful distance.

“Your people hate me,” Emeriel spoke in a low, resigned tone. “I won’t last two days back there.”

“We will protect you,” Wegai vowed, bowing deeply. Yaz nodded in agreement. “From now on, we will protect you both, as we do our masters.”

“You do not have to do this,” Lord Ottai said, surprising them all. “I realize now that we have no right to ask this of you. When Daemonikai set you both free, he wanted you to have the freedom of choice. We can’t force you, nor would we.”

shoulders. “I want to do this, Lord Ottai. I wouldn’t be here otherwise.” Her eyes were steady as they met the grand lord.

“What are they?”

not live in the shadows anymore. I will not hide. I dress as a woman,

agreed. “You are not slaves of Urai anymore, Emeriel. You are guests. I’ve already made arrangements to assign maidservants to both you and

bring me back here,” she didn’t

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grand lord studied her,

much, you need only say the word, and I will take you away from Urai.” Emeriel held his

first to arrive. The second carriage, carrying Lord Ottai, Yaz, and Wegai, was nowhere in sight yet, but Aekeira knew they weren’t far behind. As the horses came to a stop, she stepped out into the cool evening air, taking

hadn’t changed much in

the slavemasters’ whips, the ceaseless fear and pressure, the sleepless nights. For a moment, it was as though no time had

But it had.

princess. Beside her, Emeriel, dressed in

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