"T-The King?!" I exclaimed, startled. I could hardly believe Diane knew the King like that. That was a high-level character background, not something you would expect from a character who died beheaded in a dark cave without even a speech.
"Back then, I hadn't killed anyone yet. I was about to receive my initiation, but right before that my life was hanging by a thread. The man standing before me, wearing a luxurious lion's pelt, would decide whether I lived or died. I still don't know why, but he decided to spare me. The King brought me to the castle and told me to take care of his daughter. Even today, I can't believe it."
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I lived in a village in the mountains, on the borders of Ashia. Because the frontier region was far less populated and the terrain made invasion very difficult, it was the perfect location for the Stollen clan's base, which carried the name of the main family.
