"Is it about the slave? The new slave the king now possesses?" he questioned as the woman choked beneath him, struggling to breathe. Oh, poor girl. "I was worried about that before, but not anymore," Valkyrie replied, keeping her voice steady. "I've got everything sorted out. You just don't need to worry." Ever since the King's warning, she had confined herself to her room, refused to eat, and cried so much. Thanks to the makeup, her brother wouldn't be able to see the dark circle around her eyes. "No need to worry? The king has never once taken a slave into his own possession, and you asked me not to worry?" Just as the woman beneath him thought she was going to pass out, Toran finally let go of her head, letting her breathe for just a moment, before shoving his rod back in, choking

