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"Your Majesty. Welcome back."
His trusted beta came into his office with stacks of papers on his hands.
A loud thud was heard when he dropped them on his desk.
"The Ogre King has sent his reply." He handed him a letter with a green seal on it.
Alexander tore it open and read it without hesitation.
"In the next three months, we will be hosting a banquet." He threw the letter into the bin. "The Ogre King wanted to pay us a visit."
"Yes, of course. I will have it prepared."
"How long was I gone?" He rubbed the temples of his head and groaned.
"Prior to her disappearance, it had been a month."
"I do not see why this is happening to me. The slave has brought my beast into turmoil. It is unexpected. Have I been spellbound by her too?"
"Gamma Clent and his men did not have the s
