Chapter 49: Over the following hours, they painstakingly tended to Em's wounds, cleaning her and applying potions to her injuries. Aekeira eventually stopped crying, wiping her tears. She had let down her little sister. Why did the beast target Em specifically? She couldn't understand why it broke free to harm her sister. "Where is the beast now?" Aekeira asked as Madam Livia tended to Em's intimate areas, relieved to discover no injuries or serious wounds, only a few bruises in that area. "It returned to its confinement in the early hours of the morning. Lord Vladya had the locks changed and reinforced," Madam Livia replied. "Lord Vladya? Does he know about Em's secret?" Aekeira's heart raced as she began to panic. "No. The beast left on its own, so the grand Lord had no reason to come here," Madam Livia explained. "Wait. If the beast could escape the forbidden chambers so easily, shouldn't they find a more secure confinement?" Madam Livia snorted as she gently cleaned and applied ointment to Em's wounds. "The forbidden chambers are the most secure confinement you will find in Urai. It is well fortified, with impenetrable metal gates and chains." "But that beast-" "That beast, my dear, is one of the strongest Urekai beings to have ever existed. One of the oldest. The grand king himself. That beast has fought and conquered numerous kingdoms and forces throughout the world. One of the few males in existence who could resist the pull of the eclipse moon." Madam Livia shook her head. "No one familiar with Grand King Daemonikai would be surprised to discover that the great forbidden chambers of the Abyss land in Ravenshadow Citadel fortress cannot contain him. A place renowned for confining the mightiest of males-Urekai, werewolves, faes, elves, vampires, and orcs." Your favorite stories are on gⱯlnσνe????s․cøm Aekeira was… astounded. Speechless. The name Daemonikai had been linked with countless legends concerning the Urekai, and now it seemed those legends were true. His strength, power, and ferocity were legendary. It was unfathomable that the beast she had met was none other than the grand king himself. Who had lived for five thousand years. It was beyond surreal. Aekeira had countless questions. But the most pressing one… the one that consumed her thoughts, was why a male of such caliber-a beast like that-would take an interest in her twenty-one-year-old sister. Why Emeriel? LORD VLADYA "Where is he?" Lord Vladya asked, quickening his pace as he descended the stairs. "He is at the sixth square, Your Highness," replied Yaz, his head soldier, keeping stride. "The people have gathered there. It is quite a crowd." Lord Vladya clenched his teeth, striding forward with purpose. Servants and maids scrambled out of his way as soon as they saw him. Turning a corner, his sharp eyes caught sight of Lord Ottai approaching from the opposite direction with his own group of soldiers. The grim expression on Ottai's face mirrored Vladya's. "Zaiper has gathered the people at the square," Ottai announced as they drew closer, his tone edged with frustration. "He is informing them about the beast's escape last night." Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!