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ur arrival. They were terrified of seeing me come in with my best confidants

ould have pretended to mourn her because the Queen Mother died on the same

ling this country with his daughter. My pack escaping the curse was my ultimate p

perimeter thoroughly

rea near our pack is also un

that when the gates opened, a dozen Rogues came out of the bushes and appro

ss Crystal. Let us take care of the

on Crystal's hand to follow me. "We need to get out o

arriors escort us on our journey." She refused to get behin

d at their hands. Do you think your martial art

as Gale and Harris came forward to face our attackers. Strange. They w

l with the troublemakers. There weren't many of them. So, I forb

d and approached me. Their attacks were fast, measured, and powerful. These were no

gh not as fast as I would have liked. Crystal was behind me, so I had to be caref

s to safety. We can han

o more enemies were coming, I complied. 'Leave one or

hat,' he

he door beside the driver and

he welcome I'd envisioned, but we were safe. That was the most important th

w rows of houses and buildings with many trees and plants for shade. People stood on th

My people cheered whe

safe during my a

fe and fine, Alph

people simultaneously bowed their bodies. "May the M

for welcoming me. My name is Crystal Dachbourn. We may have met, but

red at the town square. We'd be

y arm. We walked first, and my people followed us. The town square

e intently. It seemed she liked new information. She was very different f

e?" she asked worriedly. "Shouldn'

ss, thinking of lowly people like my people was rare. Was she for re

e frown on her forehead deepened. She turned her head t

re fine," I replied

ed in relief. "Then, let's

e food. I asked the host to make a short speech while waiting

and Harris looked at me in confusion, but I only nodded, telling them

appy faces. I took her hand and headed for the packhouse. My living quarters w

, and there were no strict guards. It also had rooms for the serva

e administrative offices for me and my colleagues. The second floor contained rooms fo

Crystal complimented. "I c

our own room?" I asked. We stop

ou at dinner." She glanced at the

I said re

for protecting me from those attackers." She entered

wasn't helping with his childish behavior. I could imag

e important things

Let Gale and Harris take care of the pack. We des

ree time is the price we must pay. Everyone

e Crystal with us

ter the wedding, she will give her time to

n. They had defeated all the attackers but left two alive fo

on?" I asked

ghed softly and glanced at the cell near us.