“I know what you are thinking. But, it was your father who begged me to let you go. I never forced you.” I lowered my gaze, “I had my own reasons for volunteering. I will never hold it against you.” He raised his eyebrow, “I wonder what that reason was?” “M..my mother was killed by the wereheretic. So, I wanted to avenge her death.” Something flashed in his eyes, “Ayame was killed by the wereheretic? How do I not know anything about this?” “Did you know my mother?” “Not really. I just heard about her from your father.” This was a surprising piece of news for me. I never knew that my father was close to The Lycan King. It was rare to get an opportunity to even talk to the king. The way he spoke about my mother gave me the impression that he knew everything about her. “What if I don’