The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 48

Once they got rid of the uninvited shapeshifter, Erlos remembered why he came to his master in the first place. He was there to report something.

“Sire, Melion is waiting to have an audience with you in your study.”

Since Draven already knew what it was about, his gaze turned grave. ‘So it finally started.’

Simply nodding in response, Draven disappeared from his chamber and reappeared inside his study where a small winged person in pure white robes was waiting for him. It was a dirty blond young man with thin gossamer wings on his back, his delicate size small enough to fit a person’s palm.

“Melion.”

Upon Draven’s arrival, the fairy bowed to him before transforming to a size similar to an adult human.

“Your servant greets King Draven, the ruler of Agartha,” Melion said in a smooth, almost musical voice.

A great majority of the ordinary palace servants serving under Draven were elves, but that didn’t mean the other races were not working within the palace. Many of those holding official roles were creatures who travelled around the kingdom, as they had special responsibilities entrusted upon their shoulders by the King of Agartha.

One of them was Melion from the Wind Fae, a fairy of the wind-attribute serving as an aide, advisor and messenger of the King.

As a spirit born out of the Wind, Melion was one of the fastest supernatural creatures who had the ability to circle the entire Kingdom of Agartha in a blink of an eye, fusing his body with the essence of the wind itself. His speed was perhaps only second to Draven, who had the ability to teleport.

Melion was famous for his great communication skills and impartiality, thus it became his role to bring messages back and forth between the King and the members of the council spread across the different territories of the kingdom.

Draven sat in his armchair behind the desk and gestured for his aide to talk.

Before saying anything, Melion placed one scroll on the King’s table for him to read while he stood quietly waiting for his king to finish reading it.

Draven simply glanced at it before tossing the scroll to the side of the room as if it was nothing important. He returned his gaze to Melion.

The King’s messenger was not surprised with that attitude as he knew the King already knew those were signed petitions from the various elders from all throughout the kingdom. It was more an annoying formality than anything, and it was nothing new for him to see the King throwing those scrolls directly outside his study to be burned by the servants on cleaning duty.

Melion cleared his throat and said, “Sire, the news of you bringing the human to the palace has spread around the kingdom, even to the human villages at the outskirts of the kingdom. Instead of sending her to the human territory, we are keeping her in the care of the Wood Elves. This action of yours made the inhabitants of the kingdom believe you are turning soft towards the humans.”

Melion waited for his king’s reaction, for him to say something over this claim or at least deny it, but Draven simply stared at him as if telling him to continue.

“Aside from the fact that you broke the agreement, many of the people are talking about how this means it is your intention to allow humankind to enter and interact with the supernatural clans. This is one of the biggest causes of headaches for the council members. Not only that, even the humans are now demanding fair treatment.” _{freewēbnoveℓ.com}