Tower Escape

Mitsuku Rinidae’s POV

What had I done to end up here? There were two bright spots in my life. The day I’d been accepted into ASTAR’s Magical Genealogy Research and Development Programme and the day I met my wife. In both of these things, Duke Kellen had been present. His lordship had facilitated both events and I was undoubtedly indebted to him.

But his machinations were also the reason that both of us were locked away in this cell. He was indirectly responsible for my permanent disfigurement. The feelings of gratitude warred very strongly against resentment and they were followed by the guilt of not being thankful enough for what good he had given me.

Lord Kellen had tried to speak to me when we were first thrown into the Tower, but I stayed in my corner. I was unable to respond, too overwhelmed with my thoughts and guilt for resenting him and for everything I had done to the Princes of Nasales. Prince Consort Cassidy’s body had been altered drastically and it was at my hand.