In the royal study, which is the personal office of Eros, the priest named Emanuel is waiting patiently for his king's arrival. Emanuel is in his late seventies and has been employed as the royal priest of the Were kingdom for fifty years now. Eros's grandfather, ADALWOLF offered him the position when he saw how knowledgeable Emanuel is about everything that is to know about the Were kingdom and other races living in other worlds. Adalwolf was very fond of Emanuel and so did his son the late king Johnathan. Eros respects Emanuel for his immense knowledge and always used to show interest in learning about new things. His thirst for knowledge led Emanuel to travel and investigate unknown and mysterious things. He was investigating the Nephilim when he received a message from the king that he is in urgent need of Emanuel's help. "His highness the mighty king of the Were kingdom is gracing us with his presence" one of the guards announced the arrival of the king. Emanuel slowly stood
Eros is confused when all of a sudden Emanuel froze in his spot. He is looking at Iris, but he is not really looking at her. Iris is confused as well. The royal priest is looking at her as if he knows who she is. But this is the first time she is looking at him. She turned her gaze towards Eros who is equally confused as she is."Priest Emanuel" Eros addressed the dazed-looking priest loudly so that Emanuel could pull himself out of wherever he got stuck in. Emanuel is jolted out of the past by the commanding voice of his king. He turned away from the princess and gave his full attention to his king. "Apologies my king. Lady Iris reminded me of an old friend of mine" he told the truth.Both Iris and Eros looked at each other with matching frowns."You mean to say that you know Iris?" Eros inquired.Emanuel shook his head. He saw the little princess when she was barely five. He recognized her with the help of the mark on her neck. It is a claw mark which she received when she was t
"Iris, this is not you. You are hurting yourself. Think with a cool head" Eros urged her.Iris is not in the state of mind to listen to him. She is feeling like she is drowning in chaos and running away from this palace is the only thing she wanted to do right now. Since the moment she came here, her life slipped out of her control. She is being pushed by the new circumstances and hidden revelations. She is not sure what and whom to believe anymore."I don't want to listen to your nonsense. Tell them to open this door or I will slit my throat" she threatened. Eros decided to let her go. That is the only right thing he could do right now. She is not in the right frame of mind to understand anything right now. Once she cools down considerably, she will be open to listening to him."Guards" he called his guards, who opened the doors immediately. Iris moved backwards, keeping her eyes on Eros. She knows he would try to stop her. So she didn't move her gaze away from him. She is so focus
Iris laid down beside Eros, who is yet to open his eyes. She kept thinking about what Ojas said a few hours ago.'He loves you more than himself. You are his strength and he will not be the same without you. Leave him if you don't love him' It is a sleepless night for her like the last couple of nights. But she is not tired. She is restless and couldn't make her mind settled. She wanted to know about her past. 'The human world was never yours. You are not born there 'She began to come to terms with what the priest said. She has a hazy memory of being called a red-eyed girl during her young years by her classmates. She remembered how her grandfather relocated them to a new place and taught her to control her emotions.When she innocently asked him why her classmates became scared of her in her previous school, he lied to her.'They were kids just like you dear. Just like how you get scared often by things which I am not scared of, they must have seen something and must have assumed
"Adalwolf was a great king of the Were kingdom. He was powerful, kind and selfless. Johnathan was his son, who is the late king of the Were kingdom before his highness, Eros took over the Throne. Adalwolf is also my best friend. When Eros was still a young boy, he insisted that he wanted to go hunting in the forest. Eros likes to hunt wild beasts much more faster than him. He loves to fight with them in his wolf form. That was one thing that never changed since his childhood. Adalwolf adores his grandson and was very proud of him. Eros always used to convince his grandfather to join him on a trip into the wilderness" Emanual paused. He looked at the young woman, closely observing her reaction. "During one such trip, when everyone was asleep, we ventured deeper into the forest just for a stroll. What we never imagined was to stumble upon a family being hunted and slaughtered by the Nephilim. When Adalwolf saw a father urging his little girl to run and save her life, he decided to prote
In the imperial palace, slowly Eros began to gain a conscience. The first thing he noticed is the silence around him. The second thing he noticed was the faint scent of Iris greeting him. Just by the intensity of her scent, he can tell she is not here. She was not in their bed chamber for a while now, which resulted in fading away of her scent. Eros understood that. He opened his eyes and blinked several times to adjust his blurry eyes to his surroundings. He tried to sit upright, but every fiber in his body protested at a slight moment. As the silver is still present in his system and it will take a few more days for his body to flush it out, he is still in pain. He gritted his teeth and sat upright with difficulty. By the time he managed to sit, he is breathing heavily with exertion. Slowly his mind began to catch up with the events before he was injured. He began to panic thinking that Iris must have left the palace. She was demanding to let her go when everything happened un
"Thomas, what's the matter?" Emanual asked. Iris began to get worried. She knows only one thing can make Thomas this worked up, and it is Eros. "Is it Eros? What happened to him? Is he alright?" she asked with concern. Thomas took a deep breath before sharing what he came for. "Lady Iris, his highness is awake. But he is angry. He asked about you. General Maxim said that you went out with some work and would be back soon. But that angered his highness greatly. He is trying to kill Maxim" Thomas said hastily. Iris gasped with shock. "Oh dear god. He must be thinking that i left the palace. Let's go" she muttered and rushed towards the Imperial palace, leaving Emanual behind. "Well done old friend. His highness loves Iris deeply. He would never let her go or let any harm touch her either. Now i should find out where you are" Emanual thought. When Iris reached the Imperial palace, she saw Mina and the other concubines from the harem waiting outside while anxiously looking inside
"She should be punished". "She should be thrown out of the harem". "Prison is the right place for her". "She intentionally injured his highness". All the concubines began to trash talk about Iris right in front of Eros. They are under the belief that Eros must be angry with Iris for injuring him like that. Eros has his eyes fixed on Iris, who is lying on the ground while trying to support her upper body with the help of her arms. His face is a blank mask. He is unable to understand where they both stand after what happened between them. He is not angry about what happened, but he remembered that she was angry with him. He wanted to hug her with relief and tell her how happy he is with her decision to stay back. 'But for how long? How long are you going to stay here? Until i open my eyes? If that is the case, then will you leave now? Look at how my other concubines are treating you. I would want to leave too if i were you. But Iris, you will not be able to face those Nephilim o