Chapter 143. Witchcraft at Play

Still Prince Harad’s POV

My eyes go wide as saucers when I hear the condition of the warlocks.

This is unacceptable!

Xanne, in exchange for assistance in retrieving the little Crown Prince, is a request that I absolutely cannot fulfill.

Whatever happens, I must bring Xanne back to the Palace alive, otherwise I will have to face the consequences. And believe me, I have no ambition to become mateless!

‘I could tell you in advance that those warlocks would be nothing but trouble, human!’ Xan growled in my mind now. ‘I'm ready to do this job all by myself, we don't need the warlocks. Waiting for them is just a delay, and who knows what the little one is going through? Herod already said that it seems like they are short of food. They're probably starving him!'

‘Xan, please. I wish you could just think for a moment,’ I begged him. ‘If we give Xanne to the warlocks and arrive at the Palace without her, we'll have to answer Cissy's questions. She will