Chapter 402: THE MOOD WAS RUINED
"Okay..." Iris relented to see how serious Cane was, but she couldn’t help asking again. "But, why?"
In her mind, it would be fine if she simply avoided the merchant. She did the same in the palace as well. Moreover, Lou would spend most of the time with Cane.
"He is a sorcerer, just like what you said." And he didn’t want Lou to be any more interested in Iris than he already was.
Reading that, Iris understood and dropped the matter. It was not a problem for her to stay inside the room, it was something she was used to after all. "Why is Lou here?"
"Because I want him to do something for the tunnel."
"Magic devices?" Iris guessed and Cane nodded. She seemed to understand what he had planned. "It will help the people, and there wouldn’t be many deaths while they were working there."
"Hm," Cane nodded. He stared at his mate, who looked relieved to know about it. "Iris," he called her name softly, only if she could hear him, she would be able to sense a trace of hesitation in his voice. He pulled her closer into his arms, as Iris snuggled against his chest in contentment.
"Hm?"
"Are you still afraid of me?" Cane asked out of the blue.
At this time, the sunlight spilling through the window illuminated every corner of this room. The warm light touched Iris’ blue eyes, which were filled with surprise at this sudden question.
Was she afraid of him?