Eryn inwardly sighed as she watched the Duke amusingly order his servants around to prepare the courtyard for the wedding. There were only a few days left, and Eryn felt like she was getting nowhere. Since discovering the Duke’s secret, he made sure to lock his study with magical devices to ensure she couldn’t get
I patiently waited at the front of the gates leading to the Duke’s mansion, along with two new companions. My head was only just starting to get used to the slight numbness of the cold, which was a result of my face modification by Cornelius. Every so often, I couldn’t help but reach up and
After spending a few days getting healed up from my training exercise with Pietro, I began experimenting to understand my newfound skill. I found that activating it was rather easy, since I just had to mentally focus and will it to happen. The sight of purple lines where mana seeped out from them gave off
Though Eryn had been imprisoned in the Duke’s mansion, she was still able to move around the premises. However, that didn’t mean that she was free to do as she wished, as her presence was closely watched by the numerous maids and guards that worked throughout the area. While the Duke was busy making preparations
A lone girl sat on a bed, staring out the window at the tranquil, night sky. Her platinum white hair fell upon a fancy dress, beautifully arranged and specifically chosen to accent her finely developing body. However, the girl could care less about that, having been imprisoned in this room against her will. Eryn looked
My butt landed on the hard ground after Cornelius threw me outside. “What the hell! I’m not in any mood to deal with you!” At the moment, I preferred to be left wallowing in my own misery. I did not need another person scolding me of my own inadequacies. “So that’s it? All that time
Endless thoughts raced through my mind throughout my trip back. The last thing I wanted to do was stay at the home of the girl that just rejected me, but I had nowhere else to call home in this world. At the very least, I had a place to gather my thoughts and decide what
On the return trip to the capital, we had taken a great interest in our new companion and now retainer of the Faulkner family. At the moment, we were contemplating just what Ludmila could do to earn her keep. “Maybe something that takes advantage of her speed?” I thought. Given that she was only 11,
A man in his late thirties scoured the papers on his desk as he would normally be seen doing most of his day. As a Duke, Casper Charlemagne was in charge of much of the kingdom’s affairs. His name was a subject that brought fear to many of the people that encountered him, but not
Before I knew it, I had gained a follower. Even after we had returned back to the village, Luda insisted that I was her new ‘master’. I wasn’t sure what I did to make her think that, but it no longer mattered. Since we couldn’t enter the village with a naked young girl clinging to