Ryuen sighed and placed himself on the second chair by the window.
"What did I say about staying out of sight, Yuki?"
Yuki pouted. "It's not fun, and besides, I wanted to see what my master can do."
"Yuki?" Haruka whispered, shifting her thoughts to how cold the touch had been. She put two and two together and gasped.
"Yuki Onna is real!"
"If I wasn't, would the stories be true, little one?" Yuki answered, whispering into Haruka's ear.
She then trailed her cold fingers up Haruka's shoulders, stopping at the spot where her neck met her jaw.
"This is what you call a pure human, Ryuen," she uttered and pointed at him.
"You're just an abnormal breed."
"This is why I told you to stay out of sight," he scolded, causing her to bite her lips and frown.
He then sighed and silently called her closer, which she obediently did.
"Make sure no one gets in or out of the palace, and see if you can find Yuta and Erina."