Marche turned around and went back down the path that led them to the castle entrance. "You are allowed to stay here for a longer period of time if you want, but I must go now. I was called on a mission by the Alpha."

"I've heard that Lily will no longer be a guest of this stronghold. It's that true?" At the same moment that Marche was going to walk away, the guard asked a question out of nowhere.

"Lily? Who is that girl?"Griffon asked in whispers out of confusion, causing the head maid to gaze at him with exhausted eyes, most likely because she had previously cautioned him...