Melorin looked up. The moment she saw Drake, she threw her arms around his waist and burrowed into his embrace, her voice trembling with panic and fear.
"Something's happened! In the Underground Dark Prison… All the Evil Beasts are gone, and the guards are all unconscious! Quick, tell Father what happened! Get him to come back…"
At her words, Drake's expression changed drastically.
He gently patted Melorin's back and said, "You go upstairs. I'll go down and take a look."
"No! Whoever got into the Underground Dark Prison without anyone noticing is clearly no ordinary person. You can't go down there, it's too dangerous! Listen to me—tell Father and the Elders. Let them solve this…"
Melorin hugged Drake's waist tighter, refusing to let him go.
'To her, he was different.'
They had been childhood sweethearts. He'd followed her as a personal bodyguard since they were young, protecting her. Of all her Contractors, he had been by her side the longest and was the one she liked most.
