Book 3: Intermission 6


    <strong>The Blood Cmitys Throne Room</strong>


    Let me get this straight, Leonidas states, his voice slowly echoing through the grand hall and out the open balconies of the room. Scarlet went out to hunt but not only did she only hunt things that were already above her magic level, but she hunted the damned things near extinction on that ind in a single night. She also forced you into going along with her level cap on what demons she could fight, and you didnt even think to get into contact with me about this before her hunt continued?


    The two royal guards kneeling in front of him shiver under his gaze. A gaze that is gradually growing darker and darker by the second.


    Leonidas stands up from his throne and walks down the raised dais before stopping in front of the guards and quietly speaking, Scarlet still doesnt fully understand the differences between our culture and her own, where the humans dont allow <em>their own people </em>to learn of their levels. Meaning she most likely still assumes that letting others know of her exact level is a bad thing that couldpromise her safety, when in reality its just bound to happen. He raises his voice a little bit as he continues, Now, I understand that no one expected her to be this reckless, and Im not even sure if she herself realized that you knew her level, her desire to hunt having gotten to her head, but youre supposed to be her guards. So please act like it.


    The Blood Cmity sighs and turns around before sitting back on his throne again.


    Remember that shes still just a child, Leonidas points out, making the two guards eyes widen in surprise, apparently not having remembered that fact themselves. And until the day she turns thirty, that will still remain true, regardless of her human genes.


    Understood, Your Highness! both guards shout in sync. Then the female guard  Seraphina, if Leonidas remembers correctly  raises her head further and asks, For rification, Your Highness, does this mean we should limit Her Highness to only fighting demons up to seventy levels above her own?


    Leonidas shakes his head while tapping the armrest, No, theres no point coddling her now that shes already shown herself to be able to take on demons up to a hundred levels above her. Just dont take everything she says asw. Shes still just a child after all. So you need to be more firm with her. He then waves his hands their way and says, Now return to her side.


    Understood, Your Highness! the two guards repeat before vanishing into their blood realm to return to his daughter.


    And immediately after they leave, Leonidas puts his face in his hands and groans. With his blood domain up around him to block others from hearing, of course.


    <em>Her first night out of the pce and she spends the entire night hunting without even stopping to eat. Thats more than just a blood lycans desire to hunt. Thats extreme dedication.</em>


    Leonidas leans back in his throne again with a sigh as he rubs his temples slightly.


    <em>Then again, it was part of what the prophecy foretold was necessary so I cantin about her dedication. No,ining about it would be hypocritical since I had a hand in making her how she is today</em>


    <strong>Yes, that it would be, </strong>raments, the wolf appearing in the air next to him before floating down andnding on hisp. <strong>But I get the feeling trying to control her hunts now would only increase her desire to give those bodyguards your father assigned to her the slip.</strong>


    Yeah, Leonidas mutters, agreeing with his contracted partner. You have a point. But what could I do? Shell just continuously try to find tougher and tougher demons if I dont. And at this point shes trying to hunt more and stronger enemies than even I did when I was growing up


    <strong>Didnt your father call you reckless for that? </strong>raments, sounding vaguely amused as Leonidass eyes shoot down to her and he quickly asks, Did he really tell you about that?! Or did you make it back from the Summit without telling me?!


    <strong>Who knows? </strong>ra says, a wolfish smile appearing on her face. <strong>Although I cant see the Demon King taking this news all that well. Because if he thought you were reckless and tried to make you take breaks every now and then</strong>


    Then hell be even more of a killjoy for her, Leonidas agrees with a nod, still narrowing his eyes in suspicion towards the fae on hisp. And if she is actually able to get away from her bodyguards, then that means she deserves the freedom shell get from it.


    ra nces up, <strong>Like a challenge? A test?</strong>


    Leonidas nods as he begins petting the wolf and leaning back in the throne. If she can get away from five Nobles in the 1700s level-wise, then she can get away from most of the things thatll actually be trying to hurt her even with her crest showing.


    <strong>True, </strong>the wolf agrees, resting her head back down on hisp again.


    Silence fills the throne room for several minutes. Then, out of nowhere, a wave of blood passes through the room like a shockwave.


    Looks like they told him, Leonidas mutters, smirking slightly as he wonders how his father will react. Since its already not looking good for his reckless young daughter.


    <strong>Youre enjoying this, arent you? </strong>ra says, sounding amused herself.


    Leonidas pats her on the head without looking down as he says, Im just happy to have her here. Even if she doesnt really consider me her father, shell always be my daughter.


    <strong>Im d youre happy again, </strong>ra states, not raising her head. <strong>Youve been rather depressed since Amy left.</strong>


    Leonidas stiffens up slightly at that, only to rx and nod his head, saying, Yeah. Dispute or no dispute, I still miss her.