||Hayden||
I smiled inwardly at hearing their conversation, but their brief encounter reminded me of Miriam. Louisa faced me after her goodbyes. Her legs slowly dragged her towards the vessel on which we were about to sail.
“Wait for me here,” I spoke softly before I strode towards Miriam.
Miriam bowed her head in respect, lowering her gaze as I stood before her. Then she greeted me, “my emperor.”
I nodded. My gaze fell on her. Whenever I saw her, I felt proud. I knew her since she was a child, and I trained her myself to make her what she was today; one of my most trusted subordinates, a true master of water-element control and a killer in disguise.
With no inauguration, I ordered, “return to the campground. The new recruits need you.”
“Yes, master,” she bowed again, showing me re
