REXMUS The guest was non-other than Princess Ryanora who from the looks of it spent more time around the King than around me. I was inclined to believe that she was here for him, probably aiming to be his wife, despite the King's insistence she was there for me. It was hardly believable with how little time we spent around each other. It was a win for me, especially with how irritable I had become without Delvin. He was the source of balance and without him, I had tipped to my more animalistic side. Another reason was how much she reminded me of Ryan, confirming Ned’s and Xenus’s theory of her uncanny resemblance to her. Her presence was like poking at an open wound. On the other hand, the clock was ticking on the pre-mating ceremony and I had completely given up on it. I did not join

