[Bonus chapter]

His magnetic voice calms her nerves. For a second when he was attacked, she had lost her composure. 

She had never thought that he could be attacked, since he always stood tall and regal like a mountain. Just like her father, she had never thought her family would fall apart.

The scene brought old memories forward. She was busy saving Ophelia that time but now… she closed her eyes. She did not want to think about it but the flashes of the past never stopped haunting her.

"I…"

"The man is not worth your energy. If you want to spar, you should choose me! At least, you will learn a few tricks after getting beaten." His warm hands rubbed her back lightly and his magnetic voice kept feeling in her eyes that she started to get away from those nightmares that come even when she was awake.

She leaned on his shoulders, inhaling the scent of tobacco and surprisingly her own smell that brought an unconscious smile on her face.