The War Begins (Part 2)

"Laugh all you want, you bitch." Orpal stood up unscathed but furious.

He had been once again rejected by a woman beautiful enough to be worthy of his attention and bullied by a scaly monster like his brother. Yet what angered him the most was Valeron's giggle that reminded him of Lith's as a baby.

"It will only make it more fun when I watch you drown in your own blood, just like Manohar."

***

City of Belius, the following morning.

Upon waking up, Lith had the worst morning of his three lives.

He immediately recognized his bedroom, but it looked like a battlefield. His claws were still out and not seeing Kamila, he feared to have injured her badly. Lith sniffed and searched for blood to understand what had happened and only once he found none did he calm down.

Then, he remembered the events of the last night.