[I never belonged to Noctvaris Kingdom from the beginning, but for me… it already feels like home,] Hazelle thought. [The beasts are kind to me, and the people in the capital are nice. A kind beastman even gave me a bag of roasted nuts for free.]
Primrose's heart softened as Hazelle's thoughts flowed into her mind. Unlike Primrose—who arrived in Noctvaris carrying anger and fear—a slave like Hazelle came with nothing but emptiness.
Hazelle never expected anything from anyone. Because of her past, everyone had treated her so cruelly that she believed whether they were humans or beasts… in the end, they would all hurt her.
But when she stepped into Noctvaris, she was given something she never dared to hope for: freedom.
The beasts treated her like a person, even more humanely than anything she had ever experienced from humans. That was why the thought of leaving Noctvaris scared her since she had no home outside this place. If she left, how could she ever come back?
