CHAPTER 23 - RAIAH

RENDALL

"Whatever is the reason that you called us here, make sure that it's very important because if it isn't, I won't be able to forgive you for putting our lives at jeopardy. Especially the life of my sister," I told my father while he was busy making an ointment for her wounds. When I gently stroked my sister's fur, she let out a deep growl almost instantly. "Don't force yourself, Raiah. Everything will be okay."

"I didn't imagine that there would be quite so many of them in this area," he responded.

My lips broke into a mirthless smile. "Have you forgotten, father, who the original owner of this land was before we took it by force?" I gritted my teeth out of frustration. I was able to hear him sigh, but after that he decided to keep his mouth shut and not say anything else.

This was one of the Shadows' domains that fell to us after that bloody war, and it served as a testament to our victory against them. They were in a position where the only option available to them was to