Kira PoV
Hyona's laughter filled the air, a sharp sound against the backdrop of the quiet desert night. "Protect? Says the girl who killed her mother with her ice powers and failed to save her father. Not to mention, you also abandoned your new found family."
My scythe shook in my hands. But the scoff of Sir Eizan snapped me out of it. My husband thrust his spear at her.
"Since when were you ilk her family? You were merely raised to be puppets for Setsugen, no?"
I frowned. It wasn't always like that... well, we were raised to serve our liege from the start, but we did find console in one another...
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[Years ago]
"Hey, snow ghost! Hey!" a girl with gray pigtails said as she poked me on the side. I turned to see her mischievous grin, barely suppressing a giggle.
