Chapter 6
Vander vaguely remembered the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvF97CzuFZQ
feeling of being dragged up many stairs, carried down a hallway, and the warm93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpfsxHfVD1
covers of his bed. His memory of Julianna standing over him in the candlelight93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBpnI9DVaV
as she pieced together the pieces of his skin using thread, a needle, and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVD5TGskjYx
plenty of booze to disinfect everything. Shea guarded the door to keep anyone93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKj8TuIeYB
who she didn’t trust from entering, while letting out low whimpers as she93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys6Eb8ly55
worried for her master. He dropped into an uneasy slumber, immune to the pain93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEL64V3x1oP
that traveled through his body. The only solace he found was in dreams.
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A drop of water fell on93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbET23K2xI1
Vander’s forehead. His eyes remained closed, but the weather was determined to93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMHHkoTTON
wake him. Several more fell on his face hitting his eyes, forehead, and mouth.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN9zKhNZZj
His eyes scrunched together before he slowly opened them. He was confused93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicWHvEpE0O
because he expected to wake up in his bed with the roof of the inn above his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1HaDsnSvF
head. But instead, he saw the cloudy morning sky surrounded by tall maple and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiP2GQBXHDQ
pine trees. He was dressed in ill-fitting rags. The pants went as far down as93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgNwRYgsAi
his shins while his shirt was in tatters. He slowly rose to his feet, his stiff93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrziGxGvzqw
muscles protesting from the sudden movement. It hadn’t been long since his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpmUQFDWT0
injuries, but time moved differently here, as it did in all the realms of the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOPruuUWfio
Deities.
He could smell blood and sweat,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrG2CUi3YX
the trademark sign of his patron goddess, Unna, Lord of the Beasts and Madness.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkMqQlEIzY
There were hundreds of beasts waiting in the woods, their red eyes focused93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DXQBZX5Vm
solely on him. Any wrong move would send them into a frenzy and would tear him93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvQhz5YK9T
apart. It was the rule of the jungle here, you couldn’t show fear. The first93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSiTVAkdJ1
time he had come here all those years ago was almost his last, but he had93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvN2flr17s
adapted quickly killing a creature that had mistaken him for easy prey. The93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpyK4Kzfau
rest fell in line, but sometimes a creature gets a little too full of93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0d2i4qYJo
themselves and must be put in their place. However, the fact that he had woken93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC4l8sD3YY
up here meant the ruler of the forest had grabbed him, no one them would go93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmXXG6FKe3
against her orders.
He got to his feet then started93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvHUggEuTb
to walk along the path laid out for him. He ignored the biting pain in his feet93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmG0TbDnrv
from sticks, stones, and dead leaves scattered around. His blood scented the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfXtnoI1Mu
ground marking him as the forests now. He knew that when he died he would wind93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQvQKTQy46
up here, the same as all the other beasts. This was the forest laying claim to93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5raZ9h1LwH
him for its mistress.
He walked for what seemed like93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PuWq3RydN
hours, but he didn’t get tired, hungry, or thirsty. He just put one step in93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpHdYilCTw
front of the other. It had started to rain, but he kept it going until the sun93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy3SzjFnV2
had set in this domain and the creatures around him grew quiet. The woods93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBK37gX7sM
became thicker, and the normal brown trees turned blood red. The sky darkened93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYbqEkxJ7s
then the moon appeared illuminating the woods in a blueish glow. He heard93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4hZQWGN6S
running water coming from his left. He turned to walk into the woods towards93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2qsW6DWBe
the waterfall where he knew Unna would be. He saw a large white wolf walking in93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4RoFL5TR4
step with him. The creature was twice the size of Vander with white-blue fur93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpoYGy623t
and deep red eyes.
Ritoru, if legends were to be93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIbmvREisJ
believed, was the first human to accept Unna’s blessing. He had lived as a93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF9faPfbby
tyrant, slaying anyone who crossed his path and offered his victims life for93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kIqnD2ujA
the deity. In exchange for his loyalty, she made him into this creature forever93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxljQX7KDs
to serve her and kill those unworthy. The truth was, she had prayed for his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNyA6sLFOo
weakness and need to be stronger. Promising power beyond his wildest dreams, he93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoM2aeKuPjT
accepted it without understanding the consequences. Now he was a prisoner of93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1v4vgEKsj
his own making waiting for the day he gets released from his own personal hell.
They walked for a little while93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrgsI0F0zN
until the trees thinned out revealing a small pool that was being bathed in93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy5WH8oXnt
moonlight. There was a small rock formation above the moon with a light trickle93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3xL0Z9dvz
of water cascading down into the pool creating a ripple effect. The water was93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoa4TbXMrQ
crystal clear, and you could see little, tiny fishes swimming around in the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc90eY7I4a6
depths. No matter how much he wanted to go into the crystal blue water, he93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWtNR7DlTb
couldn’t. This was Unna’s pool and going in without her permission was93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqEaF5kcko
tantamount to suicide. So, he sat down and waited.
Within the middle of the pool93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUlKFZWlAn
large ripples began to emerge. Moments later a pale woman burst out whipping93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeSQkPjQlM
her black hair over her shoulders tossing water behind her. Even though he93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMlmjXnzUg
couldn’t see her face, Unna’s nickname as a seductress wasn’t wrong. She had a93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OsYxl7WAG
thin body, that was surprisingly filled with muscle. She was graceful and curvy93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FGLJeUlcQ
but eyed you up in the way a hunter looks at prey. Even now, sitting on the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BfNbGKbXX
ground, Vander was aroused and based on the coy smile she tossed at him over93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW2yBSjdIJ
her shoulder, revealing long pointed canines, she noticed.
She took her time leaving the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiCkuoNvAj
pool, swaying side by side as she walked towards him. Her thighs rubbed93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFLs5qbfXR
together as her breasts moved slightly with the movement. As she stepped out93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFYaOAE2wM
from the pool, a sleeveless black dress with a low-cut neckline and a slit down93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5dmd8sRjZ
the left leg. Some how she looked even better with clothes on.
“You’re a naughty boy.” She93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgd4ucjJiy
smiled. “You are thinking all sorts of dangerous thoughts aren’t you?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKeK8D5XfT
He stood up as she walked over towards him. She looked at a finger under his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMAhVADG2M
chin and pulled him so close that their mouths were almost touching. “You93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLbPExdgPp
want to don’t you Vander? It’s alright, I’ll give you everything you could have93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBKRwDLTaw
ever wanted in a woman. So, how about it?” It would be easy for him to give93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpPRK1ocEcO
her all of him and many times he was tempted, but he knew what happened to93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQrdUSiSKY
those who couldn’t resist. He wouldn’t end up like them.
“Why have you brought me here?”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7Bj9lhCls
he asked. Sighing with frustration, Unna let him go. It was so sudden that he93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmLhhU24nk
fell back on the ground. She towered over him then placed a bare foot on his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatBnWCtkZx
chest. He could see her dress, so he quickly looked away.
“You’re annoying you know that.” She93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6aliCCis7
snorted. “At first the chase was fun, but now I’m growing bored of it.”
“It’s not my fault you chosen me93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIZpRKRGwW
to be your champion.” Vander snorted. She bent down over him and stuck her93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbxaH4YGHq
fingers to his side. He let out a hiss of pain as she dug her fingers into the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDyKnFbCwF
side where Leon had cut him. Her hand was covered in blood as she brought it up93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7klg7JhyV4
to her mouth then licked her fingers clean.
“I taste poison in your blood,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQPZftJuRX
Vander.” She grinned.
“Poison?” he asked. “What93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxljMA7oVm
kind of poison?”
“Do you know why you come here93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdh3sjpcnwu
Vander?” she asked. She stepped off him then walked behind him. He rolled93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNynaQb2aj5
over and got to his feet as her throne appeared out of thin air. The throne was93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcUs4wFKmr
made from pure white bone. They said it was the bones of all she killed in the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFJJQihc8C
war, but it was hard to tell. They had all fused together to create the throne93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9J9wbg49x
and it was difficult to pull out individual pieces.
“I assume you will tell me.” He93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡytnPaJIV6t
said.
“You come here when you need93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10A8sVFlXb
something from me.” She explained. “It doesn’t have to be a conscious93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCU85Y8WHB
need; it can be a subconscious need. Whether it be to get healed, needing some93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qWxgKbS3e
answers to a question, or getting your rocks off. It’s always something and I’m93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrolmPpfwW5
getting tired of it.”
“What is it I can do for you93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QSFbj0Zjl
then?”
“Give in to your demons.” She93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAqXTACS3pI
laughed. ”Give in just once and I will heal you.”
“If I give in, I’ll end up closer93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkDKLEVPkl
to becoming one of your slaves.” He growled. “I will not go down that93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG794wirKtq
path, no matter what.”
“You don’t have a choice, Vander.”93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrD1OOtSqP
She got up from her throne and grabbed him by the neck. She lifted him off93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7297vVy7q
the ground and brought him close to her. “Once you said yes to me, your93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrH3SCD9tb
future was already written. You are mine.” She dropped him gasping and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs05w0FJL25
wheezing to the ground. “However, you still have a role to play, one of93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbuJkBmxlm
which my grandmother has already told you about, so I cannot let you die here.”
She snapped93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uoEdTNy2X
her fingers and a searing pain erupted from his side. He thrashed and screamed93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgcgPOGS7l
as the flame coursed through him. His body began to twitch and squirm as his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQaEZvkAsH
blood began to boil. As quickly as it started, it ended. He lay on the ground93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrm2payTNG
breathing heavily as steam rose from him.
“Remember Vander,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyKnILqOca
you are promised to me and no other. Go. Fulfill your role, now begone.” She93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hv0IdUEaI
waved her hand. His body flew backwards, out of the woods, then slammed back93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxshVtPiIS
into his own body. “I will be waiting.” Her voice echoed in his head. He93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SwdfAdo5p
opened his eyes.
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There was a large93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDVuwxMZMt
weight pushing down into his chest. His vision was still foggy, likely from93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkNvgiXn94
both passing out and the poison that had infected him. There was a warm white93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuiWgWNk9Xo
presence there. He slowly reached out his hand to rub Shea’s head. She bolted93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekblGBqw2Q
straight up and began licking his face in earnest. She jumped up and down93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46kgpy1oVC
happily barely missing Vander’s body with each step.
“I’m so happy93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBIznnIZFb
you are awake.” she barked. “I was so worried about you.”
“What’s all that93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqnhmyCvhgj
racket?” Vander looked over to see Julianna staring groggily at the bed from93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2Hg6LHnk5
his desk chair. A blanket had been dragged out from the closet and placed over93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzw96TP1oO9
here. She stared at him for a moment, bewilderment on her face, before she93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDLitX8w3d
jumped up and ran towards him. He didn’t have time to admire her wearing the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡon2utZKNJl
sheer night gown before she launched herself at him.
“You’re awake,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLamHBlgyh
I’m so happy.” He felt tears splash on his face as she sobbed into him. He93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFCExOXW7B
placed his hand on the top of her head.
“It wasn’t that93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qoqNylOJE
bad of a wound.” He chuckled. “I’m not sure why you’re so worried about me.”
“You idiot.” She93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAt0IhEorNc
growled. “You have been out for about a day. For awhile you got very feverish,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDjFeCrR34
and your breathing became shallow. I would have brought a doctor in to take93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Rtuu4cVmF
care of you, but Shea stopped me.”
“I smelled93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejisdi44cC
poison in your blood.” Shea said. “If you’ll let me, I’ll rip that boy93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FLpjctVFg
apart for trying to kill you.”
“Leon seemed to93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJVOaA8koY
have poisoned his weapon sometime before running me through.” Vander explained.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBDd2aoIex
“If it was anyone else, they likely would have died.” Vander went to get up93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxu5J3Kn8W8
from the bed, but Julianna pushed him back down.
“You’re still93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1pNgNdpzi
wounded, you should rest and let me get the soldiers to bring Leon in.” Vander93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1cFgwQBmU
grabbed her hand causing her to flinch. Sighing, he lifted his shirt to show93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv726ncjMVJ
her that the stitches had disappeared, and the wound had closed. Shocked, she93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡykCIg3TDzZ
gingerly traced her fingers tips over the fresh scar, but he didn’t wince once93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpU7Fu4kWKF
from discomfort or pain. “How?” she whispered.
“Part of my93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg3gD64vhO
curse.” He picked her up quickly causing her to let out a small squeak of93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWSoOOhiJA
surprise. He flipped her around, so she was where he was just lying. They93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03Mcky6PV9
stared at each other for a second before Vander broke eye contact and got up93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFnV3bMOrq
from the bed.
“Curse?” she93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmga38uWvk
asked. “What curse?”
“There’s no way93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuKZWURPhP
you haven’t heard the rumors.” Vander chuckled to himself as he walked into the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1jQYZv5zO
bathroom.
“Of course I93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZSOqjNHNi
heard the rumors.” She said. He heard her feet hit the ground then followed him93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUyI0HyOrxl
into the bathroom. He let the water run for a while before removing his clothes93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUqtjzpX7W
and dropping them in a pile. “You have no shame huh?” He looked over his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkPs5GYEt4R
shoulder to see her eyeing him up and down with a mischievous gleam in her93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxebAzVt85
eyes.
“The rumors, for93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXRVidiDq0
the most part, are true, Julianna.” He said. “No good would come from getting93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqFULy6SU9
too involved with me.”
“I’m not looking93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHYCVecK8h
for anything serious.” She shrugged off her night gown. “I have an inn to run,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHP6J8csEkb
but I think some thanks is an order and besides,” she looked below his waist.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0UyEPOPAt
“I think you might like to blow off some steam as well.”
“Can’t really93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwxrMaEDsq
argue with that logic.” He shrugged. He stepped aside then held out his hand to93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ90EEpmlIaq
help her into the tub.
She embraced him,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPstDL0RBf
placing her arms around his neck and pulling him closer to her face. He wrapped93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PDf9ToUyJ
his arms around her waist and planted his lips onto hers. Their tongues flicked93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaS1QqJGSm4
against one another as she opened her mouth inviting him deeper inside. Suddenly93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVRhhaLoxH
the lust he felt while being near Unna surfaced and he allowed himself to give93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYx7S6i9gmL
into his base desires. At first Julianna was surprised, but after a moment she93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdQzfWj3BG
met him thrust for thrust. Their bodies mingled together as the haze overtook93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDCDm3BgqX
them, allowing their instincts to take over.
It was morning93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjujL7xaxw0
before Vander woke. Julianna had already gone, the spot on the bed still warm93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMtkTepoxv
from where she had fallen asleep next to him. His body ached and he spotted93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HAivjKpls
several new scratches that he would have to do his best to hide lest his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh59035P2Nb
grandfather see them. He quickly pulled on his shirt, pants, and boots. Before93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97mAp54c2s
he left he put on his jacket then grabbed his sword from the closet.
The bar had been93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15dAmcc0YG
tidied up since last night’s shit show. The tables were back to where they had93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKtl3DwyOe
been and there were no signs of the fight at all, not even the blood that fell93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LtZ8PNdrh
from Leon’s arm or Vander’s side. Julianna was behind the bar cleaning dishes. When93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5FU85kZSX
she heard him enter the bottom floor, she looked up, gave him a small smile,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJLbHAm0cB
then went back to her work. He debated about getting something to eat, but he93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9Afuk8Fu1
was already late to see his grandfather, so he decided to skip a warm meal and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoEwjzhJU5
settle for something on the way.
The streets of93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTbzoOzPcY
Eluvia were quiet this early in the morning. The sun hadn’t yet peaked over the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1KJ607R2t
horizon, so the streets were still dark, but gradually lightening. The furnace93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudS72zEnxn
was on at the bakery a couple of streets over, so he knocked on the window and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBwQKKgGqX
waved one of the workers over. A sweaty man unlocked the door then poked his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGISL3JaaC
head out.
“Sorry, we aren’t93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LKce3LCel
open yet.” He wiped his forehead.
“I just need a93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGytF21AXI0
small roll,” Vander reached into his pocket to remove a silver coin. “Would you93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCxBCHXZWG
mind?” The man looked from the coin to Vander then back to the coin.
“Sure, we can93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAzSI5EPLa
spare a roll for you.” He ducked back inside, making sure to lock the door just93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsU5NNGkvQd
in case Vander tried anything funny. He came a moment later with a hot roll93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8mTBrWcAA
wrapped up in paper. “Here you go.” He held out the roll and the two of them93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVvwV8mRVd
made the trade. It was hot to the touch, it must have just come from the oven,93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw3WiYXe3u
but Vander didn’t mind. He happily handed over the coin and went on his way.
The guards let93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWy11xkBYC
him pass without issues, though some of them gave him a pitying look which was93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSip0wrFg9K
a little confusing, but he paid no mind. Bernard was waiting for him at the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1A79YAIbB
bottom of the steps leading into the castle with his head bowed.
“Good to see you93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjSWVyUghd
Vander.” Bernard said.
“It hasn’t been93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTLTXoqHxz
long since I was here.” Vander said. “Why are you being so polite?” Bernard93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pQ4aGpSpk
straightened up making sure to fix his tie which had become crooked.
“When you didn’t93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXh4dMmx5G
show up yesterday we feared the worst.” Bernard explained. “Leon explained that93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCByH6MIz0j
you had attacked him and were wounded when he defended himself. Your93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPdQbrhc92
grandfather was besides himself and Leon’s father wanted to hunt you down and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4racOB0vU3
make you pay, but Peyton managed to calm him down.”
“Of course, that93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgx7qDaxrJ
little bastard would lie about something like that.” Vander clenched his hands.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzZahbRejq
“Where is my grandfather? Can I see him?”
“He’s up in his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnL8H4NJsn
office.” Bernard said. “I’m here to bring you to him, but I should warn you.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7n3L3fjuQ
Leon and his father are up there right now as well. Apparently they heard word93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBujsmz1hpr
you were coming and decided to wait. I am to take your sword please.” He held93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPJ2Fv7B6c
out his hand.
“Am I in trouble?” Vander unbuckled his sword and93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFCnkxIuAS
handed it over to the King’s servant.
“Possibly, it93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNwP061fdg
really just depends how convincing you are.” Bernard slung the sword over his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATPFkh0JRN
shoulder then escorted Vander inside.
Along the hall93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBpOoetUFv
leading towards his grandfather’s room, there were Blades lined up against one93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKa0Umx7ezZ
wall and soldiers against the other. The air was tense as the soldiers did93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeZMP2ySqX
their best to goad the Blades into attacking them, but it never worked. They93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2tAqP1s36
fell silent as the two of them walked past, but several soldiers reached for93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufzlyE41Dt
their weapons as some form of veiled threat against him. The door to his93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2nv8Nik1c
grandfather’s office was flanked by another Captain, Leyta, an older Blade93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLpyARkF9m
several classes ahead of Vander. Jefferey Jilena was standing next to her on93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPziGB8EQe
the other side of the door.
“Captain.” Leyta93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7MlgixJ8I
nodded. “He’s waiting for you inside.” She opened the door then stepped back.93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMf7Y7wLE8n
Vander’s heart hammered in his chest as he stepped through.
“You’re a dead93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmhljNKFDz
man Vander.” Leon said smugly. He was sitting in the chair across from Charles93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxJCiBCSIT
with the arm Shea had bitten in a sling. But Vander ignored him to stare at the93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloCIHr0X8x
man who was standing by the window with his arms crossed behind his back.
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“Before we start93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlD1lAJCmZh
your removal from the Blades, perhaps you can enlighten us as to why you had93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKPoPkAfE7
your bitch of a dog injure my son.” Viggo Visc, the third most powerful man in93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMWdhmrMyo
the country, turned around to face Vander. “Depending on your answer, her life93Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYsrkkD6PG
will be forfeit.”
and then Add to home screen.