Chapter 110

• Kylian's POV
• The day I met Raizel for the first time is etched into my mind as clearly as if it happened yesterday. I’d practiced for it, planned every detail in my head, rehearsing the exact smile I would give him, the careful, calculated warmth I would show. I was ready to win him over, to make him see me as his friend, as a loyal brother.
• But when I finally stood before him, Raizel barely spared me a glance. He was older, taller, his posture straight and proud, every bit the son of a king. He looked at me with a kind of cool detachment, as if I were nothing more than another face in the crowd. And then, without a word, he turned his back on me and walked away.