Aaron’s relaxed laughter made Delia, who was just waking up, grumble.
“Then give me a different horse.”
“If I had done so, you would not have been in this world long ago. I’ve saved you several times when you almost fell off the horse while dozing.”
“Thank you very much for saving my life.”
Delia, who was mumbling under her breath, lifted her head to take in the clear forest of Eorenty.
“I’ve never been on such a boring hunt. Shouldn’t we have weapons to catch something? At least give me a knife.”
“Why? Are you going to attempt another assassination?”
“Of course.”
At the prisoner’s unwavering response, Aaron burst out laughing.
“Then try to get a knife skillfully. Getting weapons is also an assassin’s ability.”
At Aaron’s words, not flinching at the assassination threat, Delia stuck her mouth out.
She was so mischievous.
“Why did you bring me if you won’t even give me a weapon for hunting? You should have left me in the barracks to sleep more.”
“To show you.”
At the unexpected response, Delia looked up at the commander, her eyes wide.
Delia, unable to contain her curiosity, asked the commander.
“What?”
“To show that you are in my hands. To your subordinates. If you keep stimulating them, some reaction will come in some direction.”
“You won’t gain anything by stimulating my subordinates like that.”
Commander, I knew he was a cunning guy, but he was even stingy.
Full of discontent, Delia filled her mouth with air and puffed her cheeks.
“You’re so curious about your identity. Wouldn’t another clue catch on if we look at the reaction of your subordinates?”
“It’s a waste of time.”
“Then stick together until the end of the war.”
Delia jerked away in surprise.
Even the little squirrel was surprised and quickly climbed up the tree.
Feeling the vivid reaction in his arms, Aaron hid a chuckle.
“By the way, what would be good? What should I feed you to gain some weight? Rabbit? Deer? Boar?”
With each question, the spreading ripples of air made Delia’s hair flutter.
Delia looked at a distant tree and grumbled.
“Will it be satisfactory to hunt rabbits while leading the elite soldiers of the Empire?”
“Then what should I catch to be satisfied?”
“You should catch a wolf.”
“Prisoner, do you want to eat a wolf? You don’t have to go far for a wolf. It’s right here.”
With a smirk, Aaron pulled Delia deeper into his arms.
“If the prisoner wants, I am willing to sacrifice this body.”
That cheeky guy.
Delia clicked her tongue and straightened her waist.
But the more she tried to forcibly get away from him, the deeper she was buried.
Eventually, Delia resigned and entrusted her unmanageable body to him.
“Commander, I have a highclass palate. I don’t eat anything indiscriminately.”
“If you knew me properly, you would never be able to refuse.”
Aaron Stilreich Bergen, the Grand Duke.
He was the first in line to the throne of the Stilreich Empire, famous for the silver wolf.
Recognized by the Pope, he was the only legitimate heir of the revived dynasty, and the head of a family with power and strength on par with the emperor.
And, on top of that, he was single and goodlooking.
He was the best prey that any family in the empire would drool over and look for opportunities.
Aaron’s prisoner, who couldn’t possibly know all that, had a face full of discontent.
“To me, a mad commander is just an enemy I want to get away from.”
After grumbling internally for a while, Delia looked around with her eyes as blue as the clear sky.
The scent of flowers was carried on the refreshing wind, washing away Delia’s dissatisfaction and anxiety.
She straightened her slender finger and pointed to a spot.
“Stop talking nonsense, and get that for me.”
Aaron’s gaze followed Delia’s finger.
He looked around the area pointed out by her hand with a sharp gaze.
The flowers in the mountain breeze were dancing lightly.
It was neither in the direction of the subordinates nor seemed to be a peculiar geographical trap.
There was no particular anomaly.
Just like yesterday.
“Over there, the irises are so pretty.”
Looking at the prisoner who was smiling innocently, Aaron clicked his tongue.
He didn’t understand the prisoner’s obsession with flowers, as he had no interest in them.
He glanced at the sparkling blue eyes and called his adjutant.
“Dyke.”
“Yes. Commander.”
“Go and pick it. Don’t forget to look around the area.”
Dyke and his subordinates moved quickly, driving the horses.
The sight of the welltrained military horse running towards the wild flowers was quite a spectacle.
The imperial troops proudly brought the irises and surrounding flowers.
Dyke handed the flowers with a serious expression, as if offering the head of an enemy.
“Any particular issues?”
“None.”
Aaron furrowed his brows, receiving the flower.
What in the world is the intention here?
Handing the flower to Delia, Aaron looked her over with piercing eyes.
All Delia did was smile brightly.
“Oh. It’s beautiful.”
Delia brought the bouquet to the tip of her nose.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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