sa

o push me away from Alex. Thankfully, none of her exploits had worked. And eventually, e

ack in the years that followed. And if she did,

with a smug grin plastered to her face. There was no reason why Estelle's presence should affect me the way it did. She was hardly a rival anymore. But ther

ved. Briefly moving down to the growing bump, a flash of something resembling sadness flashing over her features. The movement was slight, the

that person. And despite my feelings towards Estelle as a person, she was still one of my subjects. And as both a Luna and

matter-of-factly once I had come to stand beside him. His question was enoug

d replaced with something more reminiscent of fear, her tone shifting to

ion." Alex dismis

nds the shadows and whispers to the darkest thoughts in

nues, seemingly unaffected by Estelle's words. "Anything that would s

her seat, the chair scratchi

intend on learning about anything to do with him. Tenebris is a demon of the old world. Not the new. I do not bother myself with researching into such creatures. If you wish to unders

Alex stops her before she

h equate the same." This was all she says before leavin

I observe, when I w

d. His fingers crossed in front of h

itz not hiding things

tion. When have you ever seen her not offer terms? Yet this time she didn't even make a suggestion of payment.

t even recall the last time I saw her at court. Surel

se'er an extended visit at court." Alex's eyes never waivered from the shut wooden door that Estelle had lef

I try to

ead into the mystical world. If what your dreams are telling you are indeed about Tenebris, then we need to b

ive one of the children when he is chastising them. "She will be invited to say, an

was right. Estelle was our only lead at the moment. And even if she were the last person in the world that I would wish to

"I shall send the i

, a summons. There can be n