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.”

here otherwise.”

“What are they?”

not hide. I dress as

Ottai agreed. “You are not slaves of Urai anymore, Emeriel. You are guests. I’ve

this is over, I want you to bring me back here,” she didn’t miss a beat. “When

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lord studied her, searching

becomes too much, you need only say the word, and I will take you away from

Aekeira knew they weren’t far behind. As the horses came to a stop, she stepped out into the cool evening air, taking in

much in the

back. The endless errands, the constant toil to avoid the slavemasters’ whips, the ceaseless fear and pressure,

But it had.

slave in uniform but as a princess. Beside her, Emeriel, dressed in even more extravagant royal attire, stood

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