Bab 185: Her Shadow Maidens

Mineah watched as Nikolai bonded himself to one of the ravens above, his mark visible on the soaring bird as it glowed. It swooped down to greet them, and he gently stroked it as he stated, "I can't guarantee your safety in this mission since there will always be a possibility that Zoran would snap your neck, but I hope it won't come into that." He smiled as he gingerly said, "Tell me if you're scared and want to back out anytime."

Mineah smiled as she jokingly said, "Do you also talk to the ones you suck blood from like that too?"

Raising a brow, Nikolai first released the raven before turning around to approach her. Snaking his arm around her waist, he pulled her closer to him before pinching her by the chin. "Are you teasing me, huh?"

"Absolutely not," she chuckled with a snort. "I'm merely curious." She then clung onto him and added, "Let's go now. I'm ready…"