Chapter 15
Cuvera was super upset that Kiara108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ087P6qtMv6
had told him to stay behind while Vander escorted her around the castle. He had108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoN08WQrIWc
missed his chance to spend time with her because he was out with Vander, so she108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJg5sLq2HM
wanted to see what all the fuss was about. It felt uncomfortable being between108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmQYjkrUQS
the two of them, but he felt like he had less of a choice than the prince did,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kMs35MC0x
so he did as she had asked. Eliza had opted to stay in as well, mostly to keep108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHQBWiXskm
an eye on Cuvera, but also so Vander and the princess could be given privacy. Whatever108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSNEMELZo1
for, he didn’t know, but he expected it would become clear to him soon.
He took all around the castle,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSPX9RbsuI
introduced her to as many servants as possible then she took the time to chat108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xGp5ovH67
with them for a couple of minutes to get to know their names as well as what108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRLPWYgF9H
they did around the estate. As the future queen, he thought it was a good idea108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IHPNDppNw
for her to get close to those who served her because, as recent events could108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqbqyhfxqW
attest, you never knew who might try to kill you. The tour of the castle ended108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaGsRtZUwd
in the middle of the night and in the central garden where only a few were108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZd5P1XSVhp
allowed to enter.
“We can go no further.” Vander108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnYnXzpiRR
said, stopping just on the outside edge of the garden. “This is for the King108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUER7V682p
and Prince only. Not even the servants are allowed to tidy up in here.”
“Must be a special place.” Kiara108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE66yWtuqnS
beamed. Looking up into the sky, the moon could be seen shining just above the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4ZVTHYEaF
garden giving it a blue-ish hue.
“This was the Queen’s project108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkeooXbzAN
before she died.” Vander explained. “It’s the last thing they have from her so108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08vMrFb1Qi
the two of them keep it close.”
“What was she like?” she turned to108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYCv7ud9zN
look at Vander. “The Queen I mean.”
“I don’t remember much about her.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVGZnxW2RC
He admitted. “She died more than a decade ago, I was still young and didn’t get108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBBUsRAIF3
to spend a lot of time with her.” He frowned, trying to remember the last time108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqaglI7OMK
he had seen her. Kiara didn’t pressure. Instead, she just looked out into the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5M7MHV5WB
garden with a slight smile on her face. “All I can remember from her is her108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4GPVtMxQ7
smile. It was warm and inviting, it was as if nothing else mattered in that108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEG7MjsScw
moment other than her smile.”
“She must have been special.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv7pP0bXbQ
Kiara sighed. “I wish I could have met her.”
“She probably would have liked108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGVL0jULkg
you.” Vander laughed. “She liked everyone.”
“Guess so.” The two of them sat in108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSUJ84X7wU
awkward silence for a few minutes. He didn’t want to break it mostly because he108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaygQ0HN58l
didn’t know what else to say to her. Anyone could have taken her around the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyiFLQQd9W
castle, including the prince, so why did she want his company? He got his108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FsGr68Bzw
answer a few moments later when she asked:
“How long have you been the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlPfnDB5Bh
Ma’akti Unnatun?” he must have had a confused expression on her face prompting108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmESUyV1lCz
her to laugh. “You don’t try to keep it a secret. I’m surprised more people108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0xQAEl4Jl
don’t know.”
“It’s a closely guarded secret.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk4Gf09Dr7
He didn’t want to tell her about Veyar’s warnings. It might freak her out, but108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOn25VlutQ6
since she knew who he was, it made no sense to lie to her. “I’ve been with her108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAFmmyN3Et4
for about ten years at this point.” He suddenly wished he had Shea with him.
“I’ve heard the rumors.” She108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvILCQeXbC9
explained. “I wanted to meet the man behind the myth and see if it was true or108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7HtIV4eWQ
not. I had my doubts, but after meeting you in person I can feel her power108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUArYOsqAeM
radiating from inside of you.” he froze.
“Can anyone else?” he asked.
“What do you know of the Bricenian108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAjBYixroI
royal family, Vander?” she asked, changing the subject.
“Not much.” He admitted.
“Our line has long held the power108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarOohP4BmR
of sensing the power of the deities.” She explained. “Think of it like a second108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SNkAJaq7S
sense. However, mine are heightened even further.” She held out her hand and a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfJUy3l83i
small little flame appeared. She quickly snuffed it out before anyone else108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQ4miuV0Vp
could notice.
“You have the blessing of Azta?”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggYfhm47K6
he asked.
“That’s something that only Eliza,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyocVvxvsn
my mother, and I know about.” She smiled sadly. “Not even the man who sired me108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT8LI5MpXI
knows this secret.”
“Sired huh?” He leaned back on the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDObFr79xYC
bench. “I guess you have no lost love for your family either huh?” She looked108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepHYQ9z8NI
surprised by this admission.
“You and your grandfather seem108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGauURyBXWu
close.” She said. “You don’t like him?”
“I wasn’t talking about him.” He108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd9zckGl6Xm
clenched his hands. “My father left me when I was born, after my mother died108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFNhBV0qLQ
giving birth to me. My grandfather took me in and raised me here in the palace,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxy0mb6LPb
but I never got to spend time enjoying myself. I was being molded to take his108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVxfZbaFww8
place, just like Cuvera becoming King at some point.”
“That’s terrible.” She sighed. “At108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEISiDW3faU
least the commander was there for you. And now you have Shea. How did you two108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt2w4xZ5AP
meet anyway?”
“That story and the story with108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4t7SGGz1a
Unna are the one and the same.” He said. “Since you already know my secret, I108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JukAJINRO
might as well tell you. It started ten years ago…”
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“Come on, move108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEffK9PxMRQ
faster!” The Blade training captain, Jeremiah, shouted. He was running ahead of108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE16GQFeGVz
the small group of recruits. Vander was ahead of the group, but his lungs were108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjhML1sbii
beginning to burn with exertion. They had been on this run through the woods108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAoJEzoEWk
for an hour now with no sign of slowing down. Some of the recruits had stopped108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDWPkdCAef
to rest, only to be left behind. If they stuck to the path, they would be fine,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv4fH53TZz
but you shouldn’t be out after dark. It was dangerous. Jeremiah had stopped at108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop7E0eHDM4
the top of the hill then turned around to watch the struggling recruits.
“Take a break once you get up108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMwMmnGOcA
here.” He commanded. “We will wait for the others to catch up.”
“Yes sir!” Those who could shouted108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9e51WpVZs
at him. The rest just wheezed and waved their hands.
Vander was the second one up the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pmRuGW1Du
hill. Bree was first and was already drinking heavily from her canteen. She108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfQuGiBZC3
looked over at him, smiled, then offered him the canteen. Vander wiped his108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFbkaDWsw2
sweaty black hair off his face and fixed her with a small smile. They passed108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvduhSdWxBO
the canteen back and forth while they waited.
Muun was the third one up the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0FgP0PlEE
hill. He had removed his coat, wrapping it around his waist, showing off his108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QKJrH6KaJ
muscular arms. He was the son of a blacksmith and had been working in the forge108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9h0EOG5Wg
from the time he was old enough to hold a hammer. He joined the Blades, but he108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8o1uJ3dVv
and Vander had become quick friends, and so Muun had told him that he really108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gLarzYfMK
wanted to have a farm out in the countryside. He just didn’t want to disappoint108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNuZwc9eb9
his father.
The fourth one on the hill was108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyYqg8rLUd
Leon. He looked over at Vander and Bree. A deep scowl traveled across his face108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypzwJB70wr
as he stood as far away from the others as possible sipping his water. Vander108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVYrGYQmBp
had no idea why Leon hated him so much and when he had tried to talk to him108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnu2e6k2Ke
about it, he just scoffed and walked away. If he had to guess it was because he108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFOC0EzqYf
was the grandson of the current Blade Commander. Not that it mattered, he108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjtyaZWben
didn’t get any sort of special treatment. If anything, the instructors were108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuV7Pc3WvbA
harder on him.
After about thirty minutes of108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtp1apG9oR
resting, all but five of the recruits had made it up the hill and Jeremiah was108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ0hu3V9QO
getting nervous. He kept looking up at the sky as Humjir started to dip below108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfvk6F8OJ4
midday. They had to make it back to camp before dark or they would be in108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdgdZTkiir
danger. Jeremiah opened his mouth to give them orders when they heard a loud108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtITxsPY1Z
scream coming from the trail behind them.
“Stay here.” Jeremiah shouted. He108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8wTyPXFli
gripped his sword before running back down the hill at full speed. Bree, Muun108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudPkjFLGYh
and Vander shared a nervous look. All of the other recruits were muttering to108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9338F5yXn
each other with fear prevalent in their voices. Vander got up from the ground108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytSZGX4iHO
to stand next to his friend.
“What do you think is happening?”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIf0gJC10zJ
Muun whispered, his blue eyes alite with concern. Vander knew that only two108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZYGy25cH7
things would make someone scream like that in the wood: either bandits or a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CmMjwvl3l
shadow beast. They heard another scream, this time a man’s voice, then the iron108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2taNaYUFm9
tang of blood filled the air. Vander recoiled, but the others didn’t notice it.
“I’m going,” Vander said, gripping108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMBVGF8a7P
the metal sword hidden in his scabbard.
“Don’t be an idiot.” Leon snapped.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21QoND6TY8
“Captain Jeremiah went to deal with it, you’ll do nothing, but get in the way.”
“As opposed to just sitting here108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MARIDm6Ge
even when our companions are being hurt?” Muun shook his head, glaring at their108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTVs2EXij8
classmate. “I knew you were spineless Leon, but I didn’t think you were a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWlcEwtoT8
coward.”
“What did you say?” Leon snarled.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sPNS7BLPU
He drew back his arm to throw a punch, but Bree stepped in.
“Enough.” She spoke. “Leon, look108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XiRywu8L7
after the others up here, the three of us will go down after the captain and108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAonMXwCK0i
see if we could be of some help.”
“Fine,” Leon lowered his hand.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSle5pIrOrO
“But if you die don’t come complaining to me.” Vander didn’t wait for the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlmiTCvnN1
others. He just ran down the hill as fast as he could with the other two108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqs9vuteAyz
following behind. The shouts and screams of fear had quieted down, but there108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWksXJh0Kr3
was still the unmistakable smell of blood lingering in the air. Bree and Leon108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoKvLrub6D
must have noticed it because their faces became pale, but they stayed the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwAcWLJnUN
course.
Vander followed the smell until he108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw4dme9pVt
noticed that the foliage around them was becoming darker despite the light108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThabxvoyjJ
shining through the canopy. Sounds of battle was coming from straight ahead,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0MogFvcHI
but the dark gripped everything around them.
“The Dark Forest.” Muun wheezed.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALLIZSXGNj
He placed his hand on his knees gasping for breath. “How did any of us get lost108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgniOqD8rrR
in there?”
“It’s easy to get lost in here.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyi7k5kySu
Bree said. “They probably got off trail and got lost. We should-“ There was108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM44nBJFTv
another scream coming from up ahead. However, this time it sounded like108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7IlEpXHr9
Jeremiah. Vander didn’t wait, he just dove through the bushes and into the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09UJiyb8Iu
clearing. What he saw shocked him.
In the clearing was a giant Shadow108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuUdskxJLX5
Beast. Its inky black fur rippled in the setting sunlight as its teeth dripped108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Eovu336aY
with saliva. Blood soaked the ground around it its paws covered in red. The108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCy4NCyphK
shadow beast was the most dangerous creature in the woods, but they didn’t108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fNxcxHebv
leave the inner circle of the forest which was why they were normally safe.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TRYXLYjVk
They were the creatures of the dark, created by the Goddess Unna to kill108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUcnHLTUyL
humanity. And they did a very good job of it.
“Why are you here?” they heard a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngrSkyHZfO
man groaning from a tree next to him. Vander turned to see Jeremiah sitting on108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpDwJkLYim
the ground holding his hand to his stomach. Blood dripped between his fingers108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdANGTe1q5K
and his face had gone deathly pale. He didn’t have long to live.
“We didn’t want to stay behind108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoerkzGMWaC
while you were saving the others.” Muun explained.
“There are no more others.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHwRuOG4Wr
Jeremiah leaned his head back against the tree. His body shook as he coughed,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyiI7De8P9
blood dribbled down his chin. “The beast got us all and now that it has your108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CvnoCNUz2
scent, you’re dead as well.”
“We will have to see about that.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUPLDbhz73f
Vander gripped his iron lump of a sword. He placed it on the ground before108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz1W7Da1MH
bending down in front of Jeremiah. “I’m going to borrow your sword, Captain.”
“I can’t let you fight that thing,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZxxRGkkYd
Vander.” Jeremiah’s body trembled. “Your grandfather wouldn’t approve.”
“I can’t hide behind him forever108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerTTyMqnf4
if I’m going to be a Blade.” Vander said. “If we are going to die, I’d rather108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nJ85vVr46
do it facing the enemy and not running away.” Jeremiah thought for a moment108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3fUU1mC6g
before nodding his head. He gripped his sword and held it out towards him.
“I wish I could have lived long108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡna5IYUxwzK
enough to see what kind of Blade you would have become.” As soon as Vander took108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgXx9hEKqV
the sword, Jeremiah’s eyes dimmed as he died.
“Goodbye Captain,” Vander lowered108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa73SKzkJEe
the man’s eye lids then bowed his head. A moment later he stood up with the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLxQ0KMp3d
sword.
It was lighter than he expected,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuX3RXtX8zi
much lighter than their practice swords. There was an elegance to the sword, it108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOBoSJphsH
was a symbol of status within Eluvia, but above all it was a weapon for108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKu2yKd3aG5
killing. There was no other purpose.
“You can’t go out there.” Muun108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpQTHZUi0M
grabbed his friend’s arm.
“This is something I must do.”108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8kFTD3kA0
Vander gave him a grim smile. Bree just watched as Vander removed himself from108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGCw84I2Z1
his friend and stepped out to face the creature.
He felt light and ready to take on108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFFxDebiLo
the challenge. The beast was probably ten feet tall and covered with muscle. He108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivixujUvca
could feel the animosity the beast had for him, but the feeling wasn’t mutual.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kwhKje6IY
It was just bad luck that the two of them had to face each other like this when108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgboHUTfXS1
normally their paths wouldn’t cross at all. But blood had been spilt and his108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfHpaz9YBH
friends must be honored.
Vander moved first. He ran towards108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjjEEgju9B
the Shadow Beast with his sword ready to pierce the creature’s hide. It jumped108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2px7AnfvLu
aside at the last moment, slid on the ground, then lunged at Vander’s throat.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALGdT11kDu
He fell backward, bringing his foot up to catch the beast’s stomach then108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6gjrI1niZ
throwing it over him. It landed on its feet then lunged again forcing Vander to108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmbiamvy5w
roll to avoid the strike. He got to his feet before jumping backwards seconds108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcE5qoVptIC
before the Shadow Beast would have flattened him.
They circled each other warily,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwh6fuimDkX
both exhausted. For the first time since the fight began, Vander realized the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnsrP0Gfst
creature was also bleeding heavily from its side. That confused Vander because108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡknmMRTJgdb
when creatures are wounded, they tend to run away to tend to them, but108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcDTW2iIoX
something must be keeping it here, fighting. He didn’t have time to question it108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbveVGw8WMV
as it lunged at him with its mouths opened wide.
Vander shoved his sword up into108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvChPG8RPER
the creature’s path and there was nothing it could do as the point skewered108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWWtoQbMlb
through its throat out of the back of its head. The beast’s massive body108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgtox0CMsP
slammed into Vander knocking him to the ground. It struggled to right itself as108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN6f7bWDgu2
black blood poured from the wound all over Vander. In one last ditch attempt,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJJ2xhcmVX
the creature scratched Vander’s face. He screamed and kicked the beast off him.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo06sWcVWbd
Their blood mingled together then flashes of light shone in his eyes. He saw a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiK9VIpaI4D
small white cub curled under a tree with her eyes hidden under her paws. He108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oKeojIenj
felt the beast’s last wish:
“Keep my child safe.” Before108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTbZOTDSCV
it died. Holding his bleeding face, Vander limped to where the cub was hiding.108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aCZjXtfNX
He pushed back the bush protecting it from outside forces. Once the cub108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmOky4KXrv
realized he was there, she jumped up baring her tiny teeth. Unlike her mother,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1s5Svm514
the cub was pure white. Vander held out his hand. She eyed him suspiciously but108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQlPQW3aWa
sniffed it. Deciding that he meant her no harm, she walked up to him curling up108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo4A0UZJGS
on his lap.
After that, Vander passed out108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU4u8LwAdJ
holding the cub in his arms.
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“After that, Bree was removed from108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj1jtb3i56
the Blades.” Vander explained. “Leon held an inferiority complex due to the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiQRr8K63J
attention I received, while Alex stayed by my side.”
“And Muun?” A sad expression108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBVbHJkOlc
appeared on Vander’s face.
“He left three years ago after a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OyLAMidlC
mission that almost killed him.” Last I heard he’s living in the woods108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONIoGP4lcN
somewhere with his wife.”
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“At least some good came of a108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7SbZLLm8j
tragedy.” She sighed. She clapped her hands and stood up from the bench. “Come,108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CyKIh5qy9
let’s get back inside before Cuvera sends out the guards.” Vander stood up then108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5yUJ3hVgA
she wrapped her arms with his. “How do you feel about Eliza joining the108Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UL8hH0KRa
Blades?”
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