Ice melting

"If we find them, we can use their jewels. it's a sacrifice for the sake of continuity. they won't oppose you."

The man's voice sounded wise and serious, as if what he was saying was inevitable. The words made my body numb and my body's blood dried up.

Hello, you are there talking about the death of people, why is it so quiet!.

I swallowed and didn't dare make a sound as I put all my focus on their conversation.

"We haven't seen anyone from this clan for two hundred years already."

"It will be difficult to find them. they are hiding well."

"Yes, but his majesty can find them if he wants to."

There seemed to be a dialogue between the new people but I never heard any voice from William or Andreas. He was silent and did not comment on the topic.

Is it possible that he is thinking of using Piura stones for their purpose really.

I bit my lower lip and squatted on the stairs, my heart was beating with an ominous feeling.

William knows that Elizabeth and I from Piura, he can tell Andreas and we're done.

Oh, my god, what am I doing. I don't know what's wrong, but don't agree.

The Piura clan has always lived in fear and anxiety. They are wary of being discovered and afraid that monsters will find them and uproot their stones.

Otherwise they are constantly thinking about the time of their death and counting the seconds that pass.

Andreas is a king, and if he wants, he will actually find our species, and no one knows how many stones he needs.... Are we going extinct

In the midst of these thoughts, I did not hear any sound of their conversation more and suddenly my body rose from the ground, which made me scream in surprise.

"huuh, wha...?? "

I hugged my feet quickly and felt like I was going to spit my heart out. I was floating asymmetrically as if the wind was carrying me and swaying.

I was dragged to where Andreas sat on the Pixel couch and propped his head on his fingertips.

The ice had already swept over the sofa and began to spread on the floor.

His silver eyes choked my eyes and his eyelashes bent, covering half of them. It gives the impression that the subject they are presenting to him is nothing like murder.

Four men stood in front of him and had big tails moving up and down.

It was white with beautiful black stripes. I've heard that they don't resist their instinct to hold their tails in their mouths.

But they try as much as possible to restrain their desires in front of Andreas.

I looked at their expressions and they looked a little confused. I pursed my lips and finally floated in front of Andreas.

I blinked several times at his expressionless features but his eyes never blinked.

There came a terrible silence that made me sweat and confused, why is this calm

Since he gave no sign of starting a conversation, I parted my lips and justified my position.

"The rules didn't say anything about not eavesdropping."

"...."

I smiled nervously at the end of my speech and turned my eyes to the corner. He also thinks I'm human until this moment, so I'm not a danger to him even if I listen to what's happening.

As his ambiguity bothers me, I have a lot of questions that I want answered.

Andreas raised his eyebrows slightly and gave a sideways smile before lifting me to float behind him next to William.

The latter did not move a muscle and never blinked his eyes. He continued to stand with a straight back and stared at the four tigers in front.

"Just a woman makes me hot"

"..."

His tone is low and indifferent. I blinked and stared at him in amazement... Did he just give an explanation to the curious men in front of him.

If that's the case, then why can't he satisfy my curiosity too?' I frowned resentfully and bit my lower lip.

This is racist, is it because they are monsters like you!

The four blinked with blank minds and suddenly their faces blushed and their tails shook wildly.

It drew my attention that they have round black ears. I couldn't see her before because of her small size and mixing with their dark hair color.

One of them took a step forward and seemed to hesitate for a while, but eventually he twisted his tail into a ring and spoke seriously while looking at me.

"But the temple does not...."

Suddenly the surroundings of Andreas became gloomy, as if the air was eroding and the ice was condensing more than usual.

He lowered his head slightly and stared with threatening and aggressive silver eyes.

It seemed that Andreas did not like the mention of the temple, the snow leopards ' expressions twitched and they quickly lowered their heads. The skin that looked healthy turned very pale as if all the blood of their body had dried up.

"I have sinned, Your Majesty, forgive me."

His body shook violently and the ice began to rise with his shoes. There was a strong sense of oppression and possession.

Andreas did not give him any response and I felt that the wind with which he carried me gradually subsided.

I instinctively extended my legs and then slowly lowered until my feet touched the ground and the wind completely disappeared.

"Leave."

It's just one word, but it looked as if she had rolled off the bottom of the abyss of hell. The snow leopards quickly raised their tails and bit her with their mouths before their backs bent ١٢٠ a notch and then disappeared.

"...."

They have such crazy speed that I didn't even see their shadow move, I bet it's because of fear.

After they left, the pressure of Andreas ' aura eased and the speed of ice agglomeration returned to normal.

I thought Andreas was following the deportee's orders.

But he doesn't seem to really like them.

"We're leaving alice"

His dry voice interrupted my thoughts and I looked at him automatically. He stopped scattering his ice everywhere and moved with big steps towards the door.

I followed him until he came out and looked at William standing like a robot out of the corner of my eye.

"Why didn't you tell him that Elizabeth and I are from Piura?""

I was curious, he doesn't look like a person with emotions, but maybe he's hiding the secret because I asked

He did not bother to look and opened his lips without expressions.

"The master did not ask about it, nor did he assign me a mission to find them."

"....."

What was I expecting, I pursed my lips and walked towards the door without saying anything. I hope that Andreas is not looking for Piura.

"Elizabeth is in your care"

I shouted that before I came out and saw that block of ice standing and staring quietly at the garden.

His eyelashes drooped casting a shadow over his eyelids and his silver eyes carried a very deep look.

Has he seen the garden until now

I don't think he's upset, but I have to justify, right?' Maybe he doesn't like to make any changes to his possessions.

When I stood next to him I pointed at the garden and looked at him calmly.

"abou that..."

"Hold on to me"

"..."

I was interrupted by an order and gave him a silent look for a while.

Conceited transcendentalist.

I raised my eyebrows and sighed unhappily, you won't die if you listen to what people have to say.

I went after him and climbed on his back like the last time. Why do I feel like it's getting a little bigger than before?' Even the buttons of his black shirt barely stick together.

She was kind of relaxed a week ago, ' did he do something like sports during this week?'

When I imagined it I felt ridiculous. He's a king and I don't think he's going to disappear for a week just to strengthen his body.

I hugged his neck tightly and buried my face with his shoulder before wrapping my legs tightly around his waist. Let's see where we go this time.

"Take a breath"

With these thoughts, his dry voice penetrated my ear and my mind did not process what he said, but I felt that we were suddenly diving under water and instinctively held my breath.

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William stood for a while behind the sofa, after which he calmly moved towards the garden. His steps were steady at one pace and the same distance he covered with each step.

Meticulous with every movement he makes like a programmed robot. Among the red flowers he saw that little body standing and staring carefully in front of him.

Her back is straight and meets William and the wind caressed her night violet locks of hair.

His eyes narrowed behind his rectangular glasses and slowly his nails stretched and became stiffer.

He walked slowly towards her without concealing a clear intention to kill.

Elizabeth watched the birds on the tree motionless and could not help but smile as she parted her lips and asked him in an innocent and pure voice.

"Will you kill me, William?""

"....."

He didn't give a response and stood behind her before extending his fingers towards her neck.

The moment his long fingernail came into contact with her skin, it eroded without warning and turned into ashes slowly washed away by the wind.

William's expression stagnated and he calmly held his hand away watching his fingernails corrode and stopped at his fingers at the end.

"It's just instinct."

"....."

Her dark purple eyelashes bent and the Amethyst eyes reflected an inconspicuous emotion.

Slowly she pressed her hand to the back of her neck and turned to William with a frown in her eyebrows, though she etched a small smile with her pink lips .

"It's out of my control but I'm not really hurting anyone, don't tell my sister... There's not much left for her."

"..."

The wind blew carrying the remains of William's fingernail ashes and gently caressed the ends of their hair. He said nothing and continued to observe her soft features.