ste
f the Great Hall. Elder Arthur stared at me wit
er hands together in glee, h
free will! As the legitimate eldest daughter, mar
nded from behind the carved wooden screen at the back of the hall. Supported by two
harp, aged eyes on me an
Do you have any idea what stepping
ared for my late mother's bloodline. Letting my shoulders
o Master Darrin. If I refuse the Duke's steward as well, ho
yes shut, her dry lips trembling as the reality hit her
a with cold indifference, rais
e its choice, let us sign the b
forward and unrolled the dark red parchment scroll across the
hat had sealed her doom in our last life. The corners
he oak table and picked up the silver blade.Every werewolf is born with a fatal weakness to silver, which burns our flesh and suppresses o
pen. A bead of bright red blood welled up and dropped onto the rune circle at the bottom
er without flinching, a rare trace of
courage is worthy of
turned to Elder Arthur and
will arrive at dawn. See to it that you pr
ched out of the hall with his knights, their
Carlie let out a long breath, jumped out of
e whispered in a venomous voic
le life rotting in the Duke's cold tower
er face twisted by greed and triumph, a
y you and Master Darrin stay
rin's hand, and marched out of the hall with her chin held high, f
ll. The old woman slumped back against a stone pillar, looki
y took her ice-cold, wr
randmother. This is my own cho
on my wrist, her cloudy eyes gli
ten times the spine of
herself upright with her cane, her
rden for the pack, I will not le
a narrow, winding staircase that led deep beneath the castle foundati
ass key on a cord, and pushed it into the lock with trembling ha
out to meet us. Even with the memories of two life
pen chests overflowing with gold coins, glowing mana
he vault, where ten massive black-wood chests sat, each carved with the
ehind by your grandmother, combined with y
head to look me
s belongs to you. I will not let that greedy conc
ld buy half the royal capital, I let a gen
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