‘Even if their attributes are opposite, it’s just uncomfortable, not preventing proximity. Besides, Hadel’s flames aren’t enveloping the entire castle.’

The fact that Yulnysia shares the name with my friend, and this aversion to flames, all seemed too peculiar.

‘What kind of person is this Yulnysia?’

Given the respect, she might be someone higher than Prince Sae Deul. How many people in this kingdom are higher than a prince?

I wanted to dig more information, but there was no chance. Sae Deul handed me over to his subordinate.

The subordinate, caught off guard, grabbed me tightly in both hands. I felt him tremble as his fingers touched my fur.

‘Doesn’t like animals, it seems!’

No matter how cute and adorable I am, not everyone in the world can love me. I didn’t mind that since I also wasn’t particularly interested in animals.

But it seemed like an opportunity to escape.

‘Dislikes animals, so there will be an opening.’

So, I deliberately stayed still in the subordinate’s hand. As I didn’t resist, Sae Deul indifferently gestured.

“Take this creature to Yulnysia.”

“Me? This ferret?”

“Yes. There’s some secret to it. Make sure Yulnysia examines it.”

“Understood.”

Sae Deul’s order must have been very important, as the subordinate didn’t question it and immediately left with me.

But as soon as we were out of Sae Deul’s sight, the physiological aversion poured out. The subordinate dangled me and leveled me with his eyes, muttering.

“What secret could this dirty beast have? It’s even too small to make a scarf or gloves.”

This one and that one, they all think of making scarves when they see me.

The subordinate, cringing, passed me to another.

“Take this to Lady Yulnysia.”

“What? This animal?”

“It’s the prince’s command.”

“Ugh, I also hate animals.”

Coincidentally, the other also disliked animals. Looking at me, he scrunched his face and said,

“Wow, what’s this? Looks like a baby rat.”
“What? Blind as a bat.”

A baby rat? These guys are even worse than the butler who wanted to put a collar on me.

‘But this is my chance!’

Just when the two guys, both disliking handling me, were about to hand me over to each other.

Since they dislike me, they’d only touch the minimum necessary part to pass me. That’s when I struck, wildly flailing my limbs.

“Kyu!”

“Ah! This little thing!”

I bit and scratched with my claws and teeth, easily escaping their grasp.

‘Hah, that was nothing.’

I may have been living tamely since meeting Hadel, but in reality, I am a wild ferret. I used to be on the battlefield until just before my death, after all.

‘I’m off, you fools.’

They chased me with all their might, not willing to let me go that easily. I too ran as fast as I could, using all my strength.

‘Huff, huff, why are they so fast?’

I was running on four legs, and they were on two, yet I felt like they would catch me soon. Dodging their hands reaching out, I broke into a cold sweat.

‘I’ll suffer if they catch me!’

I imagined they wouldn’t let me off easily for teasing them like this.

‘Just around the corner is Hadel’s room.’

I resolved to burst into Hadel’s room and turned the corner. But as I pushed off the ground with all my might, my feet didn’t touch the floor. One of the pursuers had snatched me by the scruff of my neck.

“This little rascal!”

“Kyu!”

Ah, Hadel’s room is right there!

As I frantically flailed my legs towards Hadel’s room.

“Kyu, kyu, over there!”

“Found it!”

A familiar voice echoed from behind us. Turning around, I saw attendants at the end of the hallway pointing at me in the grasp of the man.

And in front of them was the face I had desperately hoped to see.

“That ferret is mine.”

An angry Hadel glared coldly at Sae Deul’s subordinate.

“Do you have anything to say?”

There was no room for complaint.