Dogs weren't supposed to smile. The corners of their lips weren't supposed to curl up nor their eyes to express savage joy and expectation like that. If it wasn't impossible, Kaz Retta would have sworn that the cruel smile of the dogs extended to their eyes.
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Then, the dogs had smiled.
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The mention of Zinya made Kaz swallow several lumps of saliva before he could calm down. Kamila was right and she was indeed his last-ditch attempt.
Fantasy · Legion20
"Or when I cried for not being forced to choose between an arranged marriage like Zin or be kicked out of the house. You were no brother to me. A brother is supposed to care for his siblings and help them. Not wash his hands of them whenever they are not useful to him."
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Before he reached the farm, the Crown knew everything about him and three snipers had his head and heart in their sights. Two of them were ready to blow him up with two long-range spells and a third sniper lay in ambush with a barrier-piercing explosive arrow already nocked.
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After preparing a second giant pot, it was just a matter of stirring the various dishes from time to time and waiting. Kamila could do everything from a distance, sitting outside the house to enjoy the breeze and checking the kitchen with Fire Vision.
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With Ryla, Garrik, and all the inhuman friends that now lived there, it would have been problematic if people from all over the Kingdom wanting an audience with Lith came to the Mansion.
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For the first time in his life, Lith didn't set conditions nor did he ask for rewards for his help. Orpal was a personal matter, and one he wanted dead, buried, and forgotten as soon as possible.
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She felt responsible for Orpal's crimes and his twisted mentality. She lived them as a consequence of her failure as a parent.
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"Yeah. Meln would never work hard when he could just take a shortcut. As long as he's not the one paying the price, everything goes." Lith noticed too late how those words hurt Elina.
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"I'm available right now, Your Majesty. Please, let her in." Lith said.
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'The Verhen Mansion is turning into a shelter, but I can't abandon Kelia.' Lith thought. 'She's Meln's victim as well and my best shot at luring him out in the open.'
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'Yet I can promise you this. If I'm right, nothing on Mogar but the damn Guardians will be able to stop us. Maybe not even them.'
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Especially after Elysia had shocked the Kingdom during her introduction Gala and Dhiral was showing more of his intelligence. Some even said that Manohar the Second wasn't just a second name, but a prophecy.
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A mirthless sound that laughed at Kaz, not with the children. At that point, he had panicked. Kaz had run away as fast as he could and every time he turned back, he could swear that the dogs were still following him with their eyes, laughing.
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