By the artificial lake near the villa.
Jasper looked at Vincent and spoke earnestly. "All these years, I've wanted to thank Your Highness for saving my life back then. I simply never had the chance to meet you."
That year, he had nearly been seized by two old monsters in his clan and dragged away for experimentation.
It was his elder brother, Bron, who begged Vincent for help. Only then had Jasper been able to escape the Violet Serpent Clan safely.
It was also Vincent who ensured that Jasper was not captured again afterward—and who helped him establish the Hunter Alliance.
"It was nothing," Vincent said, waving it off casually. "That's not what I wanted to talk to you about."
He looked at Jasper with a serious gaze. "Jasper, I owe you an apology—for taking the position of first companion from you."
Rory didn't understand this. In her mind, as long as Jasper was the first, it already showed her regard and preference for him.
