Later, Arceus sat comfortably on the floor, his noble upbringing forgotten as he stroked the golden fur of Lux.
The little kitten purred lazily, its tail flicking from side to side.
Even more surprising was Felix.
The great manticore, disguised as an unusually intelligent beast, lay beside him with half-closed eyes, allowing Arceus to scratch behind its ears.
Kiara watched the scene in quiet surprise.
Felix was proud and notoriously temperamental, yet he had accepted Arceus almost immediately.
To avoid alarming him, Kiara had introduced Felix as a rare beast with the ability to speak.
Since Arceus was only in the two-star rank, he had no means of sensing Felix's true power.
And because of that, he remained blissfully unaware that he was currently petting a creature capable of reducing city walls to rubble.
Kiara leaned back against her chair.
A thought flickered briefly across her mind.
Why am I going to such lengths for him?
She did not dwell on it.
