Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty-Six – "Master's Pet"
Rose trembled slightly in Crow's arms, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Master… can I… be your pet?"
Crow froze. The words hung heavy in the silence.
She looked up, eyes shimmering with desperate sincerity.
"Not just a follower… not just a hero. I want to be yours. Only yours."
She lowered her head again, nuzzling his chest gently like a loyal beast awaiting approval. Her entire body radiated submission—not of weakness, but of willful devotion.
Crow didn't answer. He didn't have to.
Rose's lips curved into a smile as she clung tighter, like she had already been accepted.
And still, not a single player dared step foot into the village.