Chapter 26. Hiding Truth

I cannot fail, not after decades of concealing my true self.

Basilea will meet her demise, her demon line must perish with the incubus. She was the last for the throne.

I have made my vow.

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When she was sent to Armand's kingdom I almost lost it. Decades we've spent watching her, adapting to the situation waiting for our king to give the order only to let her go was a giant step back for me and Cato.

Between the elven kingdoms that spread throughout realms, our king had a long history with her royal family. Her sire had made sure we were hunted and made to become their slaves for hundreds of years. Basilea was still young, she was kept in her golden cage at that time, high up in her tower with her pet dragon to keep her company. She didn't know me and Cato, but then she got to know us when we followed and joined her under the protection of king Eustace until the kingdom came under King Ranulf's reign. I managed to