As the daughter of the Count of Raksa County, Amel was used to being admired—envied even—by nobles under her father's jurisdiction, and fawned over by commoners.
That was why Langga's open disregard for her noble status from county stung. More than that, though, his words now filled her with a growing sense of fear.
She had heard the rumors that Langga's father was from the devil race, but they always felt like baseless gossip.
Even now, after years of unity, people were expected to coexist with other races. But the shadow of the past still lingered. To humans, the devil race remained a nightmare.
Long ago, all races were locked in endless wars. Humans didn't just hate the devils, they hated every other race. But the devil race had a reputation for being the most menacing. They fought with deceit, used seductive magic, hypnosis, false alliances and then betrayed everyone.
