Neverwinter Forest blood to be paid

If he had knew beforehand that Vallkyrie was searching for he and his sister in order to put them to work, Haruki would have promptly run far off into the hills to avoid the manual labour. As it were, he was nearby when she put out the call, and no doubt his scent littered the area he was in, giving him little chance to escape without the adult knowing he had been close by.

With a scowl contorting his features, the ex-prince got up from his spot in a patch of sunlight on the edge of the forest. She was not far away at all, yet the boy purposefully dragged his feet as he headed towards the dark woman, hoping Hotaru would arrive ahead of him — he had to let the adult know the absolute depth of his resentment on being summoned.