The Frozen Throne

corated with thousands of stars. The cold breeze brushing on her skin made her feel a bit shivery and prompted her

up in the middle of the woods? She pans her gaze in her surroundi

Iafleur proceeded to lift her fingers amd grazed them on her lips, only to find herself in a shocking confrontat

r voice trailed, her fingers tremor

s away the stain on her mouth using the sleeves of her shirt. Her mind only draws to a roug

nd t-then she rolled down--- sh-she rolled down the

and that was the end of it. She can n

y as fast as she possibly could. She needs to find

httime often makes everything appear so different compared to daylight, Iafleur finds the new environment unfamiliar.

hone inside her pocket startled

shakily uttered

safe!" - exclaimed Drac

oor young lady shed a tear. Her emotions are a mix of

ou?" - he imme

. "I-I don't know. I think I

ht? I'm coming to get you. Sta

e ended call sound when Dracyan broke his line. Iafleur hopelessly s

kes a drop, and then another, followed by another. Her tears came one after another, sorrowfully sending her down to bend

odd. Iafleur may often appear innocent and fragile but she was never that a crybaby before. She nev

since it rendered her unaware of the minutes passing by. But Iafleur remembered

eyes and a fine bloke with a wide-spread smile that even his eyes looked genuinely happy greeted her. Dracyan stretc

reaching their motel room, Iafleur couldn't forg

racyan softly inquires as he

ou." Yet her smile faded almost instantly as she tries

pressed his lips, reluctant as he is to divulge her. Iafleur sighed. She could unde

ut while we were stuck in traffic because of a road accident.

e sighed. "I am not quite surprised to know that your impression was having a

riously. "If that was the case then

u suddenly began acting strange. It seemed like you were a different person. And without saying a word you abruptly open the door and begin runnin

indicated her utmost confusion. "What are you tal

ly ran outside. Even the police officer who tried to stop you couldn'

the

s only nearby when you f

ke up earlier. But Dracyan's information lacked a most important detail that might be the missing puzzle to her cause of running a

e is now. At least you're back safe and

head, still wonder

He unzips it and bares out two weapons, one of which is Iafleur's expertise. "I gave him a call beforehand to forge us weapons that could allow us to withstand a vampire for long. You kn

is katana is min

as an expert swordswoman." Dracya

y care about me that much, huh.' He even remembered tiny details about her. Iafleur proceeds to unsheathe the sword,

iddle part of the blade had a glass embedded within that contains a white liquid. The small blades that ar

atana forged specifically to fight against a vampire, you can't only wound them but also kill them with it. The white liquid as you might

on her face. The blade's design was pleasing to her ey

ove it. Thank you so m

u will," s

all entirely made of wood. Of course, Iafleur also remember

an were instructed by a soldier who met them at the entrance of the town. The key that would open the

you both in this inn. You can spen

an wait for it until it arrives and p

disappointed her. "The key is still

side the inn to check their room. But to Iafleur's surp

. Shouldn't there be two keys

you is a single one. Apparently, it

ur exclaimed, catching a little atte

yan still managed to smile. "T

ll. He was a bit hurt that how Iafleur reacted upon knowing that the

, her face still wore the uneasy countenance, the same expression she had each time Dracyan gets half-naked bef

with him?" she mu

rried about their mission. "Something bothering yo

afleur raised another question, "What

g meeting her eyes. "I just do

. "What are you talking about? If you wa

last night, you didn't make such a fuss. But now that we get to share a s

nt to think of it as the same situation but to me, it is not. In your flat, you had an extra bedroom where I could sleep alone, however, the difference with this one is th

ardon, mate? Since when have you ever seen me naked? But

on of disgust, I wa

g," he further argued. "This isn't

her words. Apparently, her blushing expression amused Dra

the right words to win

g the words "Slept together" make her feel so embarrassed? Nothing of the sort happened between

r back. She glared at him. "We've never slept together.

d nonchalantly. "It's not like we c

ntered the bathroom with a triumphant grin. She '

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the Southern parts of the Sacred Woods, the soldiers are still unable to meet the success of their mission. They still haven't found any sign of the princess. They've been inside and ou

ain't it?" commented one elite sol

g about how a country can fit in t

kill all these monsters we could make this p

t's tha

ing like we're in some park. We're still inside the enemy's territory. Be aler

ow you're thirsty and tired. You can rest a m

me and everyone was busy, General Pendrius excuses himself and detaches from the rest of the gr

a cloaked man held by anothe

and sarcastically comments, "A

re we

ound the lost Vampire Kingdom. And if weren't for the Council's purpose to infiltrate the

nd to be a double agen