"Keiphe, I'm here." Asher said as he entered the duke's office. The duke was doing some paperworks on his desk. The papers were piled up and it almost covered his whole desk.
"Let me just finish this and we can talk. Wait for a second." The duke didn't even look at Asher since he was so focused on his work.
"Okay…" Asher then sat down on the sofa waiting patiently for the duke to finish.
30 minutes later the duke is finally done with his work and stretches his body. The duke then looks at Asher who has been waiting for too long.
"I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. I thought I could finish my work faster." The duke apologized to him. He then walked towards Asher and sat on the opposite side.
Asher just smiles like he usually does. "It's fine, it's not that long…" 30 minutes of waiting is pretty long.
"Let's get to the point. I know you are hiding something." The duke said as he looks at the puppy that was sitting beside Asher.
Asher sighs he can't really hide anything from the duke. "I really can't hide anything from you… I'll explain what happened."
Asher explained what happened when they were traveling on their way to the duke's residents. How the bandits ambushed them, and they are with magical beasts and that the crown prince has this power that saved the magical beasts from the spell that is cast to them. Of course, he left Sai not being a normal 5-year-old kid.
"So, the crown prince has powers that can expel some spell that was cast on the magical beasts? So, I assume that puppy beside you are one of the magical beasts'?" As expected, the duke is quick witted. Nothing can be hidden from the duke.
Asher let out a faint laugh. "Yes, this is a magical beast. It is said that the crown prince is its master, so it followed us here."
The duke observed the puppy and noticed something. "That isn't his origami form, isn't it?"
"Well, that's-" Before Asher could finish his words the beast transforms into his original for which is a wolf.
"I see… you have disguised yourself to not scare the people around, am I right?" The duke asks the beast. "I know you can talk. You can't hide anything from me so it's better to come clean."
"You're sharp. Didn't expect that I would get exposed this fast. You're not a normal human being." Seth said. "You can call me Seth."
The duke's smiles: he doesn't seem to be satisfied about something. "Seth… that's not your real name, right? But I won't dig further. But may I ask if you can transform into a human? It will be much better if you're a human than a puppy."
"Why do you say that it is much better to be a human than a puppy?" Seth asked the duke confused as to why it's much better if he's a human.
"You will be able to help the crown prince better if you're a human. Being a pet has a limit. You cannot enter some gatherings; you cannot protect him. But if you're a human I can assign you as his temporary guardian other than Asher." The duke explained.
Seth thought about what the duke said to him. "I understand. Then I shall transform into my human form."