No no no no no!
Joshua realized Sylus's path, and despair inevitably appeared in his eyes.
Impossible, Sylus couldn't possibly do this. Sylus was nothing more than a servant of the Aurellan family, a pawn Athena could arrange however she pleased—how could he dare treat him like this?!
Sister Athena, Sister Athena! Where are you? You should come back and punish Sylus. Sister Athena, save me, save me!
Joshua was screaming frantically in his heart, but on the surface, only a few desperate, powerless sounds came out.
At that moment, Sylus dragged Joshua in front of Leo's cage.
More than a meter tall and over two meters long, the lion was pacing furiously inside, occasionally slamming its massive claws against the iron bars.
Its lower body was exposed—it was in heat. Yet its master enjoyed nothing more than watching it suffer, only occasionally throwing in enslaved people who had displeased him.
But without a lioness, enduring the heat was truly tormenting.
