It was unlikely to hear rumors of a silver wolf here. The rumors would not spread quickly because they were in the North, far away from the Academy, but the story would change if the Empress would start crazily looking for Sihael.

If the Empress found out that Sihael was here, she would send assassins to murder him.

Or take him away by claiming to be his owner.

There was no way that Sihael would lose to those assassins, so I wasn’t too concerned about that. But still, I didn’t want to get involved with the Empress.

‘I hate bothersome things. Hopefully this dies down quickly.’

As the employees went one by one after finishing up the cleaning, I gazed at Sihael’s sleeping face.

‘Is it just me or does he look a little cute when he’s sleeping?’

I never realized this since his guard was always up when awake, but now that I look at him in this state, he seemed more like a puppy.

After watching him for a while, I raised my head. A faint ray of light flickered through the perch hanging across the ceiling. In the corner was a spider web messily hanging from the wall. The room was closed from all sides and the floor was cold.

This was not a suitable environment to raise a dog.

“Marina, clear the room next to mine and make it his room.”

“The room next to yours, My Lady? It’s too dangerous. If it ever escapes…”

“We will have to make sure the cage is big and quite strong so that doesn’t happen. Can you do that?”

“Yes, My Lady.”

Marina, who seemed worried, reluctantly nodded her head.

Satisfied with her answer, I looked at Sihael with a big smile.

Now that his treatment has been taken care of, the next step was to give him a pleasant environment.

* * *

I spent most of my time with Sihael. I had nothing to do anyway, so while I was killing time, I tried to get close to him.

So, did I manage to get close to Sihael in these three days?

I’m not sure if I would say we’ve gotten close… but it seems like he’s gotten used to me.

After all, I am his food supplier…

Regardless of time or place, the person who feeds was always the best.

Since Sihael was sensitive, I prepared his meal, wondering if he would open his heart to the person who feeds him.

Surely Sihael’s perception of me would change.

From an annoying and noisy piece of meat to a kindhearted piece of meat that serves food.

Anyway, my status would still be meat. What should I do to promote myself from a piece of meat to a human… huh, I guess the future looks bleak.

But what should I do? I would do anything as long as I can do it.

“Let’s eat.”

Today’s lunch was Sihael’s favorite beef. Coated in a fishy taste, it was raw meat dripping with blood.

But to Sihael, it was the most delicious meat in the world.

Saliva dribbled from his slightly open mouth. Whenever food was in front of him, he completely turned into a dog.

“How tasty is it for you to be so quiet? Hmm?”

I habitually talked as I filled Sihael’s bowl with meat. Even during that short moment, Sihael had a hard time waiting, so he howled anxiously.

“Awoo!”

“Oho, wait.”

You have to learn to be patient to be a great king.

“Grr!”

“Okay, okay. Here you go.”

When I pushed the bowl into the cage, he ran towards it menacingly.

I took a step back.

Before, he didn’t even look at the meat because he was wary of me, but now he doesn’t look any way other than the meat.

Along with that, there was one more thing that changed. The frequency of his barking had decreased.

His ceaseless barking had been irritating my eardrums. Thankfully, his barking had died down two days ago. It wasn’t because he feared that I would take his meals away, but because he knew that barking would only hurt his mouth.

It was the most peaceful time of the day.

While he was eating, I glanced at his body.

Except for the bigger ones, almost all of his wounds had completely healed.

His recuperative powers were really great.

“I’ll come back after you finish eating.”

I headed to the dining room, leaving Sihael behind, who was busy gulping down the food.

* * *