Chapter 785:

Beliah wiped her face with both hands, choking back more tears. “A few hours ago, while we were out running errands, he sent two Urekai to come and get her.”

“Why did you keep this to yourself?” Emeriel demanded furiously. “Why tell no one?”

“She begged me not to. I’m sorry, Princess. I didn’t know what to do.”

Emeriel turned to her guards. “Who can take me to this slave master’s quarters?”

One stepped forward without hesitation and led her through the lower courtyards, down the narrow paths that wound toward the worker domains—the section of Ravenshadow Emeriel preferred to avoid.

The closer they got, the louder the sounds of barking orders and cracking whips became. It stirred old memories—unwanted ones. Memories of three years ago, when she too had walked these paths in bare feet, carrying buckets, shouted at by these same men.

her about now dropped their gazes

guards moved to knock, but Emeriel didn’t wait.

cramped sitting room. At the sound of the door slamming, they leapt to their feet, expressions turning to scowls—until they saw

chorused, heads

us, what brings

back room… a door behind them, barely

reading at

in her, Emeriel strode past them without a

the

Tears streamed from her

away in horror as

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