Arielle turned, and when the girl looked at him, Ronan's heart beat faster again. He saw the husky surrounding Arielle's body, which certainly irritated him. After Arielle threw the king a smile, she followed Namina and saw the child making a trigram to heat the carriage.
Ronan stayed where he was until Namina finished warming up the carriage that Arielle would use later. After she whispered a few things, the girl turned around and asked the husky to follow her.
"Do you like the dog?" asked Ronan as Arielle approached.
"Hm-hm, he's so adorable," said Arielle, who crouched down again to stroke the dog's thick gray fur. Ronan's eyes opened wide as he saw the dog lick Arielle's face. Instinctively, it made the king growl. He wanted to kick the furry animal away from Arielle.
