The night had fallen. Paige and I had finally arrived at the bottom of the inn, the lobby.The lobby was used as a sort of bar and eatery that accepted customers and inn-staying guests.On a calming night such as this, the reconstructed lobby looked magnificent, with the newly made furniture, more intricately designed crystal lanterns, and well-dressed workers in black and white suits which were uniforms I designed myself.As well as the beautiful checkered design of white marble and glowstone tiles, the entire lobby of the inn was very attractive and professional in every way.I carried the weak Paige by the shoulder through the bustling area of old drunken men and loud youths. As I passed by the many occupied tables, I was surprised to have spotted a familiar face and... Bald head.It was Lord Ferdinand having fun with a bunch of other nobles with a numerous pile of empty ale cups on his table. He was completely drunk from all the ale and in the process of having his cheers with the

“Argh! How!? How are you alive!?” I cried in agony as the werewolf lifted me by my right wrist whilst impaling my very bones.He brought me to his burnt face and said, “You didn't stand a chance, Gladian Prince.” He whisked me onto a side window which I broke through to the outside, breaking the wooden glass window into glass shards upon impact.Once I collected myself from the stone floor outside, I noticed that my tunic was torn, exposing my bare chest and the crescent birthmark that laid on my left breast.“Mother always warned me to keep it hidden, I can't let it be seen.” I thought upon seeing it, so I kept my mildly broken and pierced right hand over my left breast to hide my birthmark while struggling to get up from the cold floor.I stood up with what little strength I had but the truth of the matter was that I was cut, bruised as well as injured all over my body, my left leg was mildly broken and my aura was... Depleted.Worst of all, there was a huge shard of glass painfully

While Moonlight took me through the foggy road, I had another dream, it was of another memory of mother.***She had just finished advising me about what it means to be a Royal, and once she did, she pulled out her staff, it was a 6ft tall staff made up of some kind of polished rock. She called it the Moonstaff.“Umm, mother? What's the staff for?”“Oh dear, this is for punishment~!”I was worried, “Umm, punishment?”“Yes... Show me that ass now...” she said with a calm smile.“U-Umm, but why?”She stated while patting my head, “Oh dear, I need to punish you for attacking your teacher and causing a ruckus in class, don't I? It's called discipline.”“But the staff, it's big...” I almost let out a tear as I tried to reason with her. I hesitated for a good while but I sooner submitted as her hold was strong on me.“Please... Be gentle," I pleadingly said as I pulled down my trousers leaving my bare dark buttocks exposed.“Ahh!! Lord have mercy!” the vibrative impact of the staff took me

Everything seemed to be in place now, there wasn't any more time to waste, I finished my meal and promptly had Penelope help me bathe as I was in a hurry.I knew I usually didn't allow any maid to bathe me and would just bathe myself otherwise. However, my current situation called for assistance because even though I was healed without many scars, I could still feel the pain from the injuries and that prevented efficient movement of my limbs.So to correct that and lessen my pain, I strolled to my bathroom which was immediately next to my bedroom chamber, it had a bathtub, large mirrors against the bathroom walls and a couple of wooden buckets filled with warm water lying around the bathtub, probably filled up by the live-in maids.I went into the half-filled bathtub and slowly soaked my aching body in there, waiting for Penelope to take over and bathe me.As she scrubbed my body and hair, the gold dye that kept my hair blonde slowly washed off, l

Once I scurried out of the kitchen, I took a quick peek in the kitchen and noticed a familiar face busy with the cooks, waiters and maids. Penelope was there, probably getting dinner ready for the afternoon as she should, after all, she is the head maid of the manor.I left before she would notice me, I was a bit unsure about meeting her so soon, especially after the last conversation we had. I didn't want to bother her, and I still had something important to do, something urgent.“Then again, a little exploring wouldn't hurt anyone, I still have time.” I thought to myself as I wandered the great hall.To the right of the great hall was the living room, it was just as big as the great kitchen and it consisted of luxurious decors like beautiful wallpapers all across the walls, different colours of crystal lanterns for traditional lighting, three different bronze wall arts, rich wood cupboard, armchairs, stools, an octagon table and a leather sofa.I walked in and closely inspected the