asked, protectiveness lacing his voi

He didn't giv

g a low murmur of dissatisfaction, "Th

ad some intriguing updates, but the young prince had to forgo tuning

've only been here for an hour, counting th

and six minutes. I still don't understand wh

-locations-due-to-the-scarcity-of-materials-and-

ings like..." His eyes wandered and settled on the perfect example. "...those trees. Look at them. We do

s – lou

"Weirder and weir

lowers don't make

rupted. The lycan duke turned to Ken and added, "Though

ade it," Reida gre

eg squeezed her in return, eyein

course their uncle did. But that was beside the point. "Nothing subscribes to common sense here. I mean, you

when his gaze went t

and Aunt Sush a picture a few weeks ago. You know, that t

ing the boy had grown sharp enough to read it from his face. "Your aunt tried to talk me out of calling it a bunny. But your sister and I..

e by your favorite niece," Ken ad

ed next to her favorite uncle, smirk tugging high and proud, eyeing her

not saying more when their

ueen and mother of the bickering

he sparks from the mate bond ebb away any desire to be uncivilized (or

d, "I did offer

And I offered to bury them and handl

ing experience and chimed in, "I've helped Mom in the greenh

ttered a firm, "No." Then the duchess of L'ouest. "No." And the

d not teach you gardening to bury politicians, Lewis. The only creatures you're allowed to bury are your sist

r daughter, Ianne, chuckled, thinking her father was

g this, cupcake. Come, let's go before your uncle, aunt, and cousin decide to start a murder expedition that'l

slender flowers attracted an array of birds with dual-colored eyes and butterfly wings. A red bird with purple wings dotted with black blo

's brows creased at the birds with

e usual butterflies we're used to seeing. Look – that one." She pointed at a pe

e," the voice she'd hear

ng men, one of a larger build in a gray shirt and jeans; the ot

d offered the queen the u

n taller again?" his

oubt it. You just

ike you've grown a

rown that much. Oh," Glancing at his purple-suit friend, he introduced, "Aunt Lucy, everyone, this is my postgra

had to in a long time, yet couldn't help his peripheral vision from catching the way her lilac eyes

her a slight bow – following his best friend's advice in offering her the highest form of respect

"We've heard so much about you that you're practically family. And Liam ment

ll, I do my best to support the c

torial look, everyone in the family being familiar with

shake, not knowing the wizard practised the gesture at least fifty times with Liam before this day as

t to help, Y

Xandar added, "As long as you know when to step

e overprotective father knew how one's title, wealth, and influence attracted flattery and interest

ht up to be quite skilled in achieving that particular

m's friend!' the queen admonished h

nd planting a kiss on her head, gazing into her disapproving glower with a compliant tip of his lip

imself. And unlike his cousin and cousin-in-law, Greg's eyes hadn't been resting, considering the number of "boys" of every age glancing or out

t's murderous wrath, so she and Lewis simply looked around the courtyard, judging either the odd-looking trees, flowers, b

ear from the sheet on her left headed "Students To Arrive" and appear on the sheet on her right headed "Students Who've Registered", then repeated the process with Ianne Blackfur. The green ink synchronized stu

riblet toward him, showing the emerging scribble of, "Someone, get my nephew to my offic

ir own handwriting with the attached pen (that had been enchanted to attach itself back even if the owner dropped it by accident). The sender's name appeared at the end, so when inexperienced beings signed off at the end of t

owing the message was appearing on every scriblet in every volunteer's hand since professors used this way of co

d and continue his scan. When Theo found nothing, he t

balls and tarot cards," Liam tried to make light of the situation, but Theo's

rrived, the wizard offered a curt bow. "Please excuse me, Your Majesties, Your Highnesses, and Your Gr

"Especially not in an informal setting like this." Pivoting to her hu

red more to her than to Th

he'd only ever heard about before today. He then took his leave. His smile faltered as soon as he turned a