The coronation of the new Duke and Duchess took place that night, on a full moon night in the middle of summer. The cloudless sky was dotted with stars and a giant moon in the center of the sky was a brilliant cold blue.
The Duke and Duchess Coronation Party was usually a once-in-a-lifetime event. Alpha had a long lifespan, so the coronation of a new Duke and Duchess could only happen once every 100 years, or even more.
Zaha Serpentes stood on the side of the road filled with visitors from all over the Northern lands. He was wearing a simple robe and northern clothes that were neat and of fairly good quality, like the ones he had worn when he met Harriet and Arai a few days ago.
Behind his right and left, Yesha and Yelan stood guarding him, making sure no one dared to pickpocket or do anything to Zaha in this crowd.
Zaha had a fairly tall body, but when compared to the Northerners, his height
In Zaha's dreams… everything looked red. The sun stopped in the west, fixed, and would not set as long as he was trapped in the dream. The ground was red with bloodstains, and the smell of burning flesh wafted through the air. Fire. It burned everything, and the cries of women and children could be heard in all directions. It was then that Zaha refocused on what was happening in front of him. The giant White Wolf had passed far away, walking steadily towards the square. And that was when Zaha saw Arai across the street, watching the procession in awe while smiling widely with happiness and pride at her best friend. In his dream, Arai stood before him, protecting him in the midst of chaos. Zaha looked sadly at the woman. This time, it was he who would protect her. Liam and Harriet arrived at the city roundabout, where the Old Duke was already standing, waiting for them.
Two days later, Abby saw that the big house across the street had finally been done renovating. And in the afternoon, a simple horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of the house. Abby sighed. She glanced at Molly who was still feverish and shivering on the couch. Why is she so unlucky? If people found out Molly had measles, everyone would start quarantining her house and she wouldn't be able to go to work. She didn't want to call a doctor, it would be very expensive. So she started to make a decision. She went over to Molly and was grateful that she herself had had a measles-preventing potion before, so she wouldn't catch it easily. Measles was now less dangerous than it was a hundred years ago, when no proper medicine was found to prevent it, and because now human immunity to measles was already quite high. It was also thanks to the doctors who cooperated with the Alch
CRASH!Yesha blinked in surprise.He heard an incoherent scream from inside the house moments after he knocked on their new neighbor's door. He furrowed his brows for a moment, unsure of what to do.He had only been asked to deliver cakes for their new neighbors after he, Yelan, Prince Zaha Serpentes, and the Ducal Couple of Almandine moved across the street."Hello?! Are you okay inside?" Yesha tried to knock on the door one more time, and he put the cake plate on the floor as he started trying to break in.Yesha had received training from Zaha to be alert in emergencies as a medical practitioner. What he heard inside sounded like an emergency, so he felt he had to barge inside."Excuse me! I'll break in, okay?!" Yesha began to push the locked door and broke in.THUD! THUD! THUD! CRASH!COUGH! COUGH-COUGH!&nb
Two weeks passed.Slowly, Molly's body became healthier every day. And somehow Molly felt she had never been this healthy before.Maybe because every day she ate delicious food from the neighbor across the street? Or… because she now slept eight hours a day? She didn't know.However, sadness still lingered in her heart when she realized that no matter how long she waited, Abby never came back. It was the only thing that made her feel like she didn't want to move on.Now she was alone and abandoned. In this world, there was nothing else she had. How would she live?TAP!Someone suddenly put a medicine bottle on the bedside table. When Molly looked up she saw Yesha turning away.That young boy was the boy who found her two weeks ago. She just found out… that his name was Yesha.He was quiet, often sighed t
“I… I can sell this house…” Molly said.Harriet raised her eyebrows. “Mm-hm, and what is the money for?” she asked."I want to open a business and ... raise a lot of money, Then ... I want to find my sister," Molly explained then.Harriet felt a sting in her chest. Molly only had her sister, and she didn't want to be abandoned by the only family she had, no matter how cruel that family had been to her. She felt she had something in common with Molly.She remembered her own mother, Helena.After all, that woman was the woman who raised her. Her little heart couldn't kill her and she still didn't want to be left behind by her."Okay. How about this," Harriet took Molly's hand and pulled it into her lap. "I'll buy this house and give you the money in cash."Molly blinked, her eyes sparkling with anticipa
Liam's body's biggest problem was that he had lost his heart, but that wasn't the only thing that made it impossible for him to recover.One of the problems was that he had been hit by Sorcery 70 years ago, and was added a few months ago. Even though it wasn't as big of a problem as Liam's missing heart, still, it was quite a troublesome matter.Liam also couldn't accept conventional treatments to nullify the long-term effects of Sorcery. The body of a Being of Darkness could not receive the purification and healing power of a Saintess.And the main problem was, that all healing methods would not be effective for Liam.Healing magic art with artificial spirit making and summoning would not be effective as it had as much Holy Power as the energy of a Saintess.Alchemy could only ward off Sorcery and could not purify it… And in the history of the world, no Lycan had ever bee
[Three weeks ago] After the procession of the coronation of the Duke and Duchess, Arai intended to return to the South. She had seen her best friend doing alright. Harriet had even received a new title as Duchess and had found ways to try to treat her husband's illness. They said they were going to go East to Obsidian Port City, disguised as a common couple. Arai felt that her presence here was no longer needed. She was about to turn her boots back into the castle to get her things when she saw Zaha standing across the street, in the crowd, looking straight at her. Why did he keep showing up? He had apologized many times and said he didn't mean to follow her… but considering how often they met, didn't he feel more like a stalker as of now? Arai secretly sighed. Did the man use his ability to read the future to 'accidentally' meet her? But why?
CREAK CREAK CREAK"Hnh! Hmph! Hng!”Liam bit Harriet's neck… sucking on her skin greedily. He tried to control himself because he knew the bed in this house wasn't as strong as the beds in the castle and here they shouldn't make too much noise.He also told himself not to push himself too deep into Harriet. Now, he wanted to be a little more gentle… because he got to practice restraint.But with their current position, he couldn't.He hugged Harriet tightly in his lap on the bed, and her legs wrapped around his waist. He had hoped that this restrictive position would prevent him from moving too much, gently grinding against Harriet's inner walls.But the movement of Harriet's body in his arms made it unbearable. Harriet's scent intoxicated him more quickly with this position, and her plump chest continued to clash against his broad chest.