The smile in Kian Sterling's eyes gradually turned cold.
Nolan Sterling straightened his sleeves, giving a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Since Third Prince holds the Fox King Order, I suppose what you seek is not an ordinary trifle. Our father set the rule long ago: the use of the treasury's most precious artifacts requires the Council of Elders' consent..."
"You overthink, elder brother."
Kian brushed his fingers over the rune seal on the Jade Box. The seal, sensing the aura of the Fox King Order, flickered with a faint glow. "It's nothing but a few amusements to make a female happy."
The night wind tugged at Nolan's dark cloak. His fingertips whitened from tension, but his handsome, foxish face wore a gentle and charming smile. "Oh? I wonder which female could make Third Prince so attentive? Might it be Luna Sutton, daughter of the Wolf Tribe's chief? The mate you took while you wandered outside?"
