As Jugram worked on his paperwork, his gaze wandered to the girl sitting by the window in his office—his childhood friend and, in a way, his colleague.

He remembered Yhwach's words vividly, urging him to take care of her and spoil her whenever possible after she lost her vision. Weeks had passed since then, but the weight of that responsibility lingered.

Spoiling her was harder than getting a dry stick to bloom flowers. She was like a brick wall, barely talking to anyone or even acknowledging anyone around her.

Though few knew the truth about her: she was Yhwach's biological daughter, the result of an affair centuries ago. Her mother had long since passed, succumbing to old age.

Despite the secrecy surrounding her origins, she was a princess in her own right. If not in their people, then in his heart.

His princess deserved to be care for and spoiled rotten.

Then again, fate had been unfair to her. Her eyes had lost the ability to see light after a mission gone awry, leaving her with permanent loss of sight. Causing her numerous difficulties to navigate despite her attempts to adapt.

He can be her eyes. Her guide.

"Do you wish to return to your quarters now, princess?" Jugram asked softly, noticing her stifling a yawn.

Even with her disability, Yhwach had bestowed upon her a fairly high position within the Sternritters, granting her the Shrift – C, The Corruption. Her rank was second only to Jugram himself and Yhwach, making her the third-highest authority in the Wandenreich.