Caution to the wind
I turned my attention back to Ayame, watching as she knelt in front of me, her head bowed low and arms extended with palms upturned.
“I, Ayame of no house,” she said clearly, her voice cutting through the hush like silk drawn across steel,
“Do hereby vow my allegiance, loyalty, and life to Artemis White - Princess of Europe, Heir of the White legacy, and sovereign of my soul’s direction.” She lifted her head, her apple green eyes piercing the very depths of my soul, her mouth opening once again.
“By my blade and by my silence, I will guard her life above my own. By my will and my wrath, I will strike what threatens her name. By my blood and my bond, I tether myself to her command until death
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