Luanlia cried her eyes out while Adivaris slammed his fist against the wall in anger.
"No, I said! There is no way this will happen!"
"You deprived him of his memory, how could you do this to my Deo? How cruel you are!" - She wailed, looking at spouse through tears.
"I always told him that he would regret his stubbornness. This teen wanted to become your husband! Unheard of! He's not a vamp, he's not supposed to be. I don't want to see him as a member of our family!"
"He can marry the princess. I want a child from him! You don't dare refuse me this. I'll complain about you to Rohen."
"Oh, did you want to threaten me? Choose another husband, but not this boy."
"I love Deo! I don't want anyone else!" - Luanlia was hysterical.
"I'll kill this scoundrel for spilling the beans. Do you know that your favorite sleeps with guys? Avilena caught him with Irinel. Why do you need such a husband?"
"He was forced, he only loves me."
"Then we'll return to Xantari, you'll receive guests, since you are not happy with my option," Adivaris said dissatisfied.
"Too many of them!"
"And what to do? You ignore me, so let others be lucky. Why are you so glued to Rohen and the boy? Overlord doesn't love you anymore, he met new someone… I have found a handsome man as your second husband who is in love with you."
"I don't want anyone, but Deo," the princess continued to sob.
Adivaris became wary and disappeared, jumping into his brother's house in the forest.
"There you are, bastard!" - Adivaris fixed his caustic gaze on the fugitive hiding behind Palien's wings.
"What are you going to do with him?" - His brother stood up for Irinel.
"I will punish this scoundrel!"
"Cool down, please! Don't touch him…"
"Why are you defending this degenerate? Even his father refused him! Did he charm you? He seriously harmed me. No one is allowed to violate the orders of the Rulers."
"You won't kill the son of Lamronius! Are you now the same as the former rulers of Xantari - ruthless and uncompromising?" Palien shouted.
"Your powers are driving you crazy."
Adivaris pushed his brother aside and grabbed Irinel by the hair, lifted his head to face him, piercing him with his flaming gaze.
"Because of your stupid passion for boys, Luanlia now demands that Gedeon become her husband," - the Ruler furiously hissed in the young man's face. "I would cut out your tongue for your chatter, but I'll have to be generous - I'll just cut off your wonderful hair so that no one sees you as a girl."
A sharp saber suddenly appeared in his hand and he, pulling back Irinel's hair, cut it off at the base of his head with a deft movement.
The poor fellow covered his face with his hands and began to sob uncontrollably. Adivaris grabbed his wing and straightened it, squeezing it tightly.
Palien, watching his brother's quick actions with horror, exclaimed:
"Well, that's enough! This is too much! Why cut off his wings?"
"I'll cut off the flight feathers as a warning so that he won't be able to fly
for a long time," Adivaris blurted out threateningly.
"Stop it!"
Palien grabbed the hand holding the saber tightly.
"Calm down, don't touch this unique creature!"
"How is it unique? The one who tries to kiss everyone?" Adivaris quipped. "I don't get you, brother. You used to be merciless towards Code violators, and now you won't let me do justice? You don't understand how he hurt me. Luanlia now communicates with Gedeon from a distance only because the brat gave away her name."
"The boy would still remember and find her, he is not a simple Spirit, I feel his powers. There's no point in taking your anger out on Irinel. There is no need to reproach anyone for his innate qualities."
"I know a lot about Gedeon, that's why I don't want them to be in close contact, trying my best to separate them. Yes, I am furious at the actions of this lustful fool."
"Calm down!" Palien shaded the humiliated Irinel with his wings.
"You're too angry! I will not allow the weak to be bullied. I take him under my wing!"
Adivaris glared angrily at his brother, turned away sharply and disappeared.
"Don't cry, he's gone," - Palien sympathized, bending over the guy crushed by the punishment, with a pathetic look, clutching a sheaf of cut off white hair to himself with trembling hands.
"Don't worry so much, new ones will grow in a few years. This spontaneous haircut does not spoil your appearance at all."
Irinel turned a sad look at his defender, feeling the cropped edges of his new hairstyle and smiled through his tears.
"He is your brother, it turns out! And you protected me? How generous you are! Can you really be my patron?"
"Yes!"
"Thank you, Palien. This monster almost left me without wings. Why did you stand up for me? Do you like me?"
"Well, don't invent something that doesn't exist. I felt sorry for you, that's all. I have often been unfair to defenseless creatures, it's time to atone for my sins."
"Let me stay here for a while until Tarmio takes me, it is unknown whether your brother has calmed down."
Irinel abruptly grabbed Palien by the waist and pressed his lips to his.
"Boy, what are you doing to me? I'm not the one you need at all."
"You are my savior, I love you," - Irinel whispered excitedly, without releasing his embrace.
Tarmio, who soon arrived at the forest house, stared in amazement at the tender kisses of the couple. Irinel looked around in fright.
"Baby, what are you doing here?" Tarmio's eyes sparkled jealously. "I'm looking for you everywhere. What's wrong with your hair?"
He pulled it out of the hands of the ironically smiling hermit and dragged him out of the house.
"Oh, poor fellow. Come with me! Why are you bothering everyone? Palien is actually straight!" Tarmio displeasedly scolded his dissolute lover. - "Why did you anger the Ruler? Now he won't let me near Luanlia because of you."
"Are you in love with her now?"
"My feelings for Luanlia are ancient, and I have long dreamed of her attention. A long-standing passion haunts me."