Two days had passed since Ren saved James with a sword, something no servant should be able to wield.
The household had settled back to normal, the brief ruckus with Yuang had calmed down, although the culprit remained in the dungeon. He was sent food and water, barely enough to keep him alive.
Zayden hadn't made a decision about him yet. His subordinates suggested a few insane ideas. It only made him laugh—they thought like their kind would think, demons, vampires, witches. But they weren't real solutions.
If he proceeded with their suggestions, the tension between him and the Duke would only grow.
During his recent visit to the royal palace, the emperor—his father—suggested he keep a safe distance until the end of the year. They still needed his military force until they strengthened another duchy to overtake Duke Danman.
