after months of his slaughter of his most despised of enemies and the solidification of his reign over the land, the king of curses makes his return to his estate. he desires very little but the softness of the thick futon coverings and the body of his concubine at his side.

as she should always be.

she had been swollen with his child as he took his departure from the estate, and now the birth of their child may arrive with any day.

“uraume, i want to see my concubine’s pretty face.”