Taming My Vampire Servant - Chapter 205
The blond young man almost dropped his knife, shocked with his straightforward question.
Yes, Lucius didn’t want his only sister to become a Servant. She was a woman with big dreams, but her plans were all ruined ever since Prince Levian returned.
He couldn’t complain, though; he knew he was just one of the Prince’s pawns in reclaiming his throne. He’s a famous man in the Land of Olivea as the Goldwine heir. However, he’s still nothing compared to Prince Levian Silverblade.
“I was told that it is not allowed to lie in the Sanctuary’s premises.”
Levi nodded at him.
Lucius sighed, “Then I should be honest. Yes, I do not want Ivory to become a Werewolf Servant.”
The Werewolves who still had their wolf ears heard his statement, and all of them turned their heads towards him.
It was then that he realized that he shouldn’t have said it so casually.
“Apologies, I didn’t mean to offend the Werewolf Class. I am just concerned for Ivory’s happiness and wishes,” Lucius tried to explain.
Wolfram glanced at him and said, “I understand. All of this is too sudden for Ivory, but her identity as my child and as the destined Servant of the prince will never change.”
“I understand what you mean as well, Sir.” The blond young man was taken aback with what the Alpha wolf said. It was as if Ivory had no other choice.
He peeked towards the other side where his mother sat, however, she just kept quiet. Perhaps, she already talked with Wolfram about this matter. Lucius also noticed his sister’s forlorn expression.
Ivory stopped eating; she just stared at the meat on her plate and obviously lost her appetite.
She vividly remembered the cheap, grilled meat dishes that she and Sigmund bought in the marketplace. Even though they just sat on dirt as they ate in front of the bonfire, for her, that situation was way better than what she was experiencing at the moment. All the delicious dishes in front of her seemed to be distasteful.
Diana patted her daughter’s back and asked, “Ivory… Are you alright?”
It was the question she didn’t want to answer the most. She just smiled at her and continued to stare at her plate.
When Wolfram saw this, he asked, “Is the food not to your liking, or… perhaps you still want to return to your old life?”
“Sir Wolfram- I mean… Father… Apologies. I am not just feeling well.”
The Alpha wolf knew that she was lying, but despite that, he still told her with a calm voice, “I know you still want to live as a human… If you’re not going to eat the food that the pack prepared especially for you, then don’t. We won’t force you.”
Hearing this, Ivory felt bad. She glanced at the Werewolves, who stared at her with wonder. “I will… I will eat,” she said, forcing herself to slice the meat on her plate and bring it into her mouth.
Lucius saw how Ivory was in pain as she forced herself to munch the meat in front of the pack. If he knew that this would happen, he would have let Ivory be with Sigmund. He did not expect that being with her real family would only hurt her.
Levi saw how Lucius frowned upon seeing the saddened Ivory. He then told him, “If you’re worried about how she will be treated from now on, don’t worry. I will naturally take care of her because she’s destined to be my Servant.”
“But…”
“If you do not want her to be a Servant, should I make her my Queen?”
“No!” Lucius said right away as if he was against the idea so much. He knew that ivory wouldn’t be happy in that choice. Instead, he told the prince, “Please make her a Royal Knight instead. That is her dream.”
“Hmm… A Royal Knight, then. It’s a deal. After all this chaos, I shall delegate her to become a Royal Knight.”
When Ivory finished eating a slab of meat, Wolfram asked her to come with him outside to speak with her privately. She followed him towards the bridge at the center of the Sanctuary. At the end of that bridge was a stone stair and under it was a mossy stone door with a wolf’s head knocker and a silver handle.
As the loud, creaking door opened, it revealed several lit candles lined up on the floor. The father and daughter walked several steps down the cold dungeon. When they heard the echoes of the loud crashing waves on rocks, they also saw the light leading to the exit.
After getting out of the dungeon, the serene sea was displayed in their sight. Wolfram sat on the giant rock at the side of the beach. “Sit beside me, my daughter.”
Ivory nodded, then sat on the rock beside the Alpha wolf. She asked, “What were you going to say, father?”
“Do you know what you did wrong?” Wolfram stared seriously at his daughter.
She looked at him with a confused expression.
“You let yourself be drowned in human desires, Ivory. Prince Levian already told me what happened.”
Ivory widened her eyes. “What do you mean-”
“Sigmund, the Vampire Servant… He’s your lover, even though he’s your Servant,” Wolfram sighed, “I want to be happy for I will see you today, but you need to know what you did wrong. You let yourself be seduced by that Vampire, instead of choosing the right path-”
“Sigmund did not seduce me!” Ivory retorted. “It was not his fault, he’s a flawed Servant who can feel human emotions.”
“A Servant who feels human emotions?” Wolfram raised his brow.
She nodded, “Until now, we still do not know why…”
Wolfram was honestly surprised to hear the same situation which happened to him years ago. He thought hard as he couldn’t believe that it would also happen to his child. He said, “I think this is related to the Unholy Mana…”
“Father, you mean the Dark Mana?” she continued after seeing him nod, “Maybe… Besides, Sigmund consumes my mana, and he said that I have that evil mana mixed in it-”
“Just a correction, Ivory. Your normal mana is all Unholy mana. You were conceived because your mother and I were under the influence of a very strong Unholy Mana,” Wolfram explained. “We do consider each other as comrades, but we do not love each other in a romantic way.”
Ivory couldn’t believe what she heard. “Then… If I am cleansed, will I die?”
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[Dear readers, don’t get confused: Unholy Mana (term they used in the past) is the same as Dark Mana (term they currently use)]