Apprentice (2)

"I'll give you a few books to read that will help you learn." King Rian changed the subject abruptly, as though he was not the one who had been interrogating her a moment ago.

She was glad to ditch the interrogation so she had nothing to complain about. "Alright."

He stood to leave. Before she could let out the breath she had been holding, he stopped and traced the back of his forefinger down the side of her face. "One thing you must remember, my dear Jasmine, is that you will never get away with anything in the realm of immortals. No matter how tiny you think your mistake is, you have to be punished for it."

"I understand." She thought back to all the times she had gone to the human realm. Was he implying that he would punish her for those too?

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