Chapter 464:

The heaviest longing Emeriel had ever known sprang within her. It was so intense that tears stung her eyes once more.

“No, you will not do this to yourself again, Emeriel,” she chided aloud. “You must not let your guard down. If you do, just like two years ago, you will be defenseless against the pain. You cannot fall into that hole again.”

Her tears dried without falling.

Oh, Emeriel… her inner voice mourned. Give yourself a break.

Emeriel rolled onto her side, curling into a fetal position. The grand king was recovering well. Although the bond remained dormant, his soul was beginning to heal.

Perhaps it was time she started preparing to return home.

Two days later.

should have been a good thing, right? She craved solitude. To be left alone. Uninterrupted. Undisturbed. So, why did she keep glancing over her shoulder, half-expecting

smile touch her lips every time

and

matters of state. Especially the long-awaited rain the day before—the first in two years. The entire city had erupted in a festive uproar, alive with celebration. Laughter echoed through the streets, chants and songs filled the air. Urekai of all ages

down

she had seen a new side of the Urekai. In the past, there

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how they were before that disastrous night? Before the massacre that had swept away their loved ones and plunged them

was sad. Almost

themselves—peaceful and kind, granting passage to travelers and aiding any species that didn’t make

dominate others, seize lands, or conquer kingdoms. No, that was

gracious and evil, would their ancestor, King Memphis, think it was a good idea to betray and attack the Urekai? Emeriel found that

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