Lex watched as the grey-haired girl, the second princess of the empire, ranted to her parents about being married to him. She kept going on and on until Caspian snapped. ''Emilia, the boy, will be going places. He's fought the Hivefiend numerous times and can survive alone in the Wildlands!''
When the girl heard that, she shut up and looked at Lex with questioning eyes, and before he could speak, a little meow was heard, which caused the imperial family to turn to him with confused expressions.
He chuckled as he reached into his clothes and pulled out Midnight. When the little cat found Silika and they brought Lex back to the mansion, she rushed toward him and crawled inside his clothes.
If anyone tried removing her, she would hiss at them, which the girls found adorable. Tila believed that the two's bond was so strong that if she were a human, she would be a devoted wife who would follow him into the depths of the Hivefiend tunnels.
