That Day (2)

Derek picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.

It wasn’t the milk tea he liked, but even tea without milk was perfectly drinkable.

Whenever he had tea with Yuria, he always drank it plain to accommodate her inability to have milk.

The Chancellor also took a sip of tea before continuing.

“There’s a creature called a kring that lives in the islands across the strait to the southeast.”

“That’s a rather out-of-the-blue thing to say.”

“A male kring raises its claws and spines in warning if another kring so much as approaches its mate, regardless of that kring’s intentions. Much like…”

“Hah. You’re unusually blunt today. Yes, I suppose you don’t like seeing me protect my woman.”

She wasn’t his woman yet, but that didn’t matter.

What mattered was protecting Yuria...