Chapter 141

"You can go hunt to feed, Alanna. I trust you will not run away." king Lucien said with a sad smile. 

"Thank you, King Lucien. That is very kind of you." Alanna said, but before she reached for the doorknob, she turned her head to him, behind her shoulder, "And King Lucien? Why don't you yourself go out a little bit. Not today, maybe, but some other day? You may find the outside world quite surprising and enjoyable."

She didn't wait for any reply, she just opened the door and left. 

King Lucien stayed there, looking at the closed door. Alanna was, in many words, incredible. And now he knew that there was no way he could ever take her from Faolán. They had a powerful bond, a dark one as it seemed, but still, a bond that no one and nothing would be able to break. Not even time. 

With that in mind, he sat on his chair by the window and put his chin on his hand, supported by the elbow on the table.