Erlos looked at Ember and then towards the window. "The sun will be setting soon. I wonder if he'll be back within the night."
As a loyal and responsible servant, Erlos took care of everything even without his master's presence. After the sun had set, he lit the lamps inside the chamber and would check on the human once in a while, observing for any changes on her from a distance. She was the King's mate, and he didn't want to risk his life by going close to that bed. Though he was young, he wasn't naive—he had heard things about how 'marking a mate' could turn even the gentlest people unreasonable.
The King was a dragon, and one could easily guess how this temperamental beast would overreact, with him possibly being the most dangerous and possessive creature towards his mate.
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It was already deep in the middle of the night when Draven returned to the palace. He appeared outside his chamber and found Erlos almost dozing off while standing outside the door.
