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348: Draven's Scent

Author: Mynovel20 Word Count: 9686 Updated: 2025-06-09 15:08:25

Draven's Scent

When they reached the hallway outside the study, they happened to see Erlos walking in their direction. With bright eyes, Ember hurried to meet him halfway, wishing to first make sure about the King's whereabouts from his aide. It wasn't that she didn't trust her servant; what if Draven suddenly returns after she sneaks inside his study and catches her snooping around his things? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?  0

"Good afternoon, Miss Ember," the young elf greeted as he offered her a light bow. "What brings you to this part of the palace?"

Ember offered him a sweet smile. "I wish to see Draven. Is he in his study?"

"You just missed him, Miss. Sire just left." 

"Oh…" she reacted despite knowing that already. "Where did he go?"

"I am not sure, Miss."

"Umm, do you know when he will return?"

"Pardon me, I am not sure of it as well. These days Sire tells me nothing. However, if there's one thing I am sure of, it's that he won't return before the day ends."

Ember's eyes brightened up even more upon hearing him say that. 'That's enough time for me to do my work.' She controlled her happiness and informed him, "Can I enter his study without him?"

"Of course, Miss. Do tell me if you need help with anything."

"Umm…I in fact need your help, Erlos."

"You can tell me, Miss."

"I'm looking for a map of the continent, and if there are books about the human kingdoms, I'd like to see them as well."

"The map, Sire indeed recently made a new one, but about the books, I am not sure what I can find. Human kingdoms and empires come and go, and since our kind generally do not leave Agartha, there are few accounts about their culture or geography. Some of them may be outdated by centuries…"

"Anything will do."

The young elf nodded. "I will see what I can find for you, Miss. Let me accompany you to the King's study."

Ember followed him inside while her servant stayed outside to guard the door. Erlos went towards the honeycomb-shaped bookshelves with Ember by his side, but since she wasn't familiar with how the books and scrolls were arranged, she refrained from touching Draven's belongings to avoid any unwanted incidents. 

Speaking of incidents…

As her gaze passed across the particular section of the study, a certain memory flashed before her eyes.

Ember all flustered caught like a thief and trapped by the red-eyed devil. She tried to be stealthy to secretly borrow a magic book, but was instead discovered and pinned against the shelf. It was the first time Ember found herself at a such close distance from Draven, and under the influence of their scents, it was their first time losing control of their urges. 

Her body was covered with goosebumps as she remembered her first kiss with Draven. Back then, she didn't understand what it was, but her body was honest as she responded to the desire that engulfed her rationality. It was primal instinct to respond to his hungry kiss, and she could not help but—

"Miss, I found only three books for you. I will try to look for more…"

Erlos' voice yanked her out of her not-so-innocent thoughts, and she had to cup her cheeks to hide the growing blush on them. She then looked at the stack of books in his hands. Erlos placed them on the desk as he continued to chatter, unaware of her reaction. 

"...but, Miss, these books are considered ancient by human standards. They were penned by wanderers who decided to settle in Agartha from a century ago at the latest. As we have long stopped contact with the outside world, there is not much information noted in these books about their current situation. Besides, since most supernatural beings are long-lived, rather than penning books, most of us rely on personal stories shared by word of mouth."

Ember walked towards the desk to trace the yellowed leather-bound books. "It's fine. What about the map? I heard His Majesty has the most detailed one in his collection."

"Yes, Miss. I will get that one for you," he said and walked back towards the shelves. He pulled out the largest scroll from the honeycomb-shaped shelf and brought it to the desk. "This is it. Sire made this one by himself after visiting all the marked places in person."

"Is it fine for me to see it?"

"Of course, Miss. Let me make enough space for it. Please step away for a bit."

Erlos put the stack of books aside before opening the scroll. Ember found herself in awe as the elf unfolded the scroll to its fullest on the desk and put weights on the ends, slowly smoothing over the paper filled with lines and marks so detailed one could easily mistake it for a painting. She had never seen a map before and only learned of its existence from the dialogues of book characters and the casual mentions of Gaia.

'So this is a map!'

"Uh, there are parts and signs I do not understand. I have never read a map before," she said as she carefully touched that map. 

"Miss, which ones are you curious about? I can explain it to you," Erlos offered. 

"That will be really helpful, Erlos. Thank you."

"Let me explain how to read a map, Miss. Come to this side so you can see it clearly," he instructed and made a place for her to stand next to him. 

"So, Miss, let's start with the knowledge of the directions first." He put his finger on one upward-direction arrow. "Miss, this arrow pointing upwards you see here, it indicates the north direction. So this is north, this is south, then this is east and west."

"This side is east…this side is west…" Ember concentrated, trying to memorize this newfound knowledge. 

"Miss, the directions of a map are absolute, unlike the relative directions of front, back, left, and right. For example, the sun will always rise in the east, but depending on where you are standing, sometimes the sun will rise in front of you or on your sides. Due to the existence of this absolute direction, if say, you are standing in this location—" he then silently traced an invisible path with his fingers "—and walk in the direction of the sun, you will eventually reach this kingdom east of your original location.

"Miss, let me tell you the easiest way to understand east and west. Say, if we are facing north, you will always get east on your right side and west on your left side. 

"Do you get what I'm saying so far?"

Ember felt amazed to learn something really innovative and said, "So when I face the east and look at the sun, the left side is north and the right side is south. Am I right?"

Erlos turned his head to look at her and she looked back at him to know why he didn't respond. 

"Miss, I must say you are really very smart to get this easily. I believe you will understand this entire map soon."

She put on a bright, satisfied smile. "Thanks to your teachings, Erlos. I like it when you teach me useful things like this—it reminds me of how you taught me useful survival tips during our trip last time. I find it easy to learn because you teach by using examples."

"Then I will be your teacher, Miss."

"Is that fine with you?"

"Of course, Miss. I would love to teach you anything that you want to learn."

"I look forward to learning more from you then, Erlos." She then returned her attention to the map. "What are these pointed structures? Are these houses? They look like roofs?"

"Oh, no, Miss. There are mere symbols and one needs to know the map legend to interpret them because not all cartographers—the person who draws maps—agree on using the same symbols to mark the territories, features, and topography of the places they represent. 

"These pointed structures symbolize 'mountains'. Though they look small on the map, that doesn't mean they are all of the same sizes. It only means there is a mountain—this part in particular, these interconnected pointed symbols, meant this is a mountain range. Can you guess which mountains these are?"

Ember could only shake her head as Erlos continued.

"You ought to recognize them, Miss. You can see them from your chamber on the top floor of the palace. These are huge mountains that only a few lucky humans can cross. Not even those of the feathered races can cross them easily," he answered and then pointed at one place on the map which was surrounded by the mountain symbols. 

"Miss, this is where Agartha is located. This mark here is the palace we are in."

Ember looked at the tiny 'castle' mark, a symbol so small compared to the rest of the map, yet it marked the residence of the most powerful figure of the kingdom. However, it left her breathless to see that the size of Agartha was comparably modest compared to the other kingdoms labeled on the map. At this moment, a thrill went through her body as she realized the world was truly more immense than she imagined. 

'This is the place I am currently living in.' Her gaze then followed the other names written on the territory marked under Agartha and the first name that caught her attention was the green leaf symbol where written underneath was the word 'Ronan'. 

"Elder Leeora's city…This is the White Tiger's city…This is—" 

She suddenly realized the unusual silence of her companion and when she looked to her side, the place next to her was indeed empty. 

"Erlos? Where are—" But her nose caught a familiar scent, causing her entire body to freeze up. 

'Draven, it's Draven's scent! Don't tell me…'

Even before she could turn to look behind her, a strong solid chest pressed against her back and a pair of manly hands rested against the surface of the desk, covering her delicate hands with his large ones.

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1: The Devil Rescuing The Witch 2: The Celibate King Brought A Female 3: Sharp Hearing Sense 4: Throw Her Among The Humans 5: He Hates The Humans 6: Magic And The Silver Butterflies 7: A Crack On His Frozen Heart 8: Erlos And The Disgusting Humans 9: The Princess, The Witch They Say 10: She Is The Key To His Mystery 11: Human Can't Stay In The Kingdom Of Supernaturals 12: His Powers Can Not Sense Her Presence 13: The Human Female Has Escaped 14: A Race With The Devil 15: A Black Dragon Tattoo 16: The Last Descendent Of The High Elves 17: Powerful But Just A Servant 18: Warning To Not Run Away Again 19: How dare that thing disrespect me? 20: The Female, King Brought To His Bed 21: Memories Of Someone Dear To Her 22: She Is Ugly, But Her Eyes Are Pretty 23: Way To Make Him Stronger 24: Name For Her 25: She Had Never Seen The Beauty Of Land 26: Draven's Past Memories 27: Are You Sure She Is A Human? 28: Human, A Threat For The Kingdom 29: Scary Red Eyed Man Treats People Badly 30: Failed To Sense Her Presence 31: Her Name Is Ember 32: A Piece Of Burning Coal In The Dying Fire 33: He Is The One Who Saved You 34: That Human Girl Is An Adult Already 35: I Can Not Die Here 36: She Summoned Me...But How? 37: A Talking Mute? 38: I Am Not Interested In Your Body 39: Stay Still If You Don't Want Me To Tie You Up 40: Who Stole The Elixirs? 41: A Thief Needs To Get Punished 42: Finally, There Is Someone Who Can Hurt Me 43: King Loves To Hold Grudges. 44: Even If I See Her Naked? 45: No Male Is Allowed To Enter Her Home 46: My Kingdom, My Decisions 47: Waiting For Draven's Weakness 48: Way To Keep Human Without Disturbing Peace 49: She Is Born For A Purpose 50: Perhaps, The King Has Taken A Liking Towards That Female 101: Lavish Bedchamber For The King's Mate 102: Are You Asking For Trouble? 103: Draven's Self Talk 104: Grooming Session For Ember 105: Miss Is Really Pretty 106: Ready To Explore The Palace 107: Following The Bird 108: Ember Recognising The Unique Scent 109: Turn Around 110: Unruly Mate And Frustrated Draven 111: Her Status Higher Than Human Royalty 112: The Council Verdict 113: Symbol Belongs To The Deity Of Fire 114: Mating Bond Will Break The Seal On Her Powers 115: A Princess With No Name 116: Little Bird Is A Female 117: Ember Feeling The Pull Of The Bond 118: That Thing Is In Heat 119: Monthly Cycle 120: Once A Year...Once A Year... 121: Human Estrous Cycle Is Different 123: Morpheus Could Not Stand Her Scent 124: Sneaking Inside The King's Study 125: The First Kiss 126: You Don't Know What I Can Do To You 127: Distressed Black Dragon 128: Why Don't You Just Mate With Her 129: Draven's Mate Is The Way To Kill Him 130: That Little Sneaky Thing 131: Ember Asking Morpheus- "What Is Mate?" 132: Morpheus, Are You My Mate As Well? 133: Find Opportunities to be around him. 134: Morph's Wicked Advices To Ember 135: Using Her Powers 136: Will It Put Her In Danger? 137: Determined To Prepare Her For What's Awaiting 138: The Purple Eyed Woman 139: She Asked Me What A Mate Is? 140: Your Mate, Your Responsibility 141: A Gift From Draven 142: Need To Search The Purple-Eyed Woman 143: Clumsy Master, Blames The Pet 144: I Am Your Mate, I Shall Be The One Closest To You 145: Why Are We Mates? 146: Show Me Your Tongue 147: My Mate...Is Beautiful... 148: Need To Train Her To Resist His Scent 149: Morpheus' Visit To Leeora 150: Mates- Husband And Wife 151: Doesn't Everyone Just Sleep In The Night? 152: Is It Important To Consummate The Bond? 153: I Will Take Care Of It 154: I Will Ask Him To Teach Me 155: Reading The Book About Mate Bond 156: Her Wrong Conclusion 157: Change In His Eyes 158: Energy Incomplete Energy Core 159: Night Of The Full Moon 160: Going To See Draven 161: Ready To Consummate The Bond 162: Ready To Teach Her 163: My Name…Say It Again… 164: So Delicate…So Beautiful… 165: Answer to 'Where' and 'Why' 166: Frustrating And Embarrassing 167: Not Able To Focus 168: Is She Scared Of Me Again? 169: Do You Think It's Easy For me? 170: Can I Even Fulfil My Revenge? 171: Above The Clouds 172: I Trust You 173: If You Were My Mate 174: You Have Fallen For Him 175: Only My Mate Can Touch My Wings 176: Talking About Sister 177: Such A Kid 178: Shall I Just Mark Her? 179: Your Lips Feel Good 180: Finding The Energy Core 181: I Think I Found It 182: What Is The Night Of Full Moon? 183: Need To Complete The Task Given By Her Mate 184: I Am Not Clumsy 185: Determine To Find The Answers 186: Reading A Story Of Human Couple 187: Did He Feel The Same When We Kissed? 188: [Bonus chapter]The Things Married Couple Do 189: I Want To Kiss You 190: She Didn't Want It 191: Finding Erlos 192: Why Didn't You Kill Them? 193: Smelling Morph's Intense Scent On His Mate 194: Angry Draven 195: You Still Can't Kill Me 196: Waiting For Draven 197: On Draven's Bed 198: Help Me Get Dressed 199: Have You Found The Answers? 200: Answer Me In Three Days 51: Morpheus Found Her Eyes Beautiful 52: Another Dream 53: That Owl Midnight Is A Male 54: I Don't Want To Meet Him 55: A Supernatural Being Or A Cursed Human 56: He Tore My Dress...! 57: Ripping Her Clothes 58: Nothing But A Useless Human 59: She Was Not Harmed 60: They Saw The Devil Cried In A Pain 61: Ashy Grey Eyes Observing The Human 62: Jumping Down The Cliff 63: Her Saviour With Majestic Wings 64: Flying For The First Time 65: Morph's Evil Advice- Stay And Strike Back 66: She Didn't Fell But Jumped Down The Hill 67: Morpheus' Discoveries About Draven 68: I Might Make Her My Mate 69: Stay Away From her 70: Beasts- Devine Eagle And The Black Dragon. 71: Why Was He Not Summoned? 72: The Day Of Council Meeting 73: Morpheus Attending The Council Meeting 74: Draven Witnessing Morph Carrying Ember 75: I Don't Want To Leave 76: Ember Entering The Council Hall 77: A Human Sitting On The King’s Lap! 78: Hold Onto Me 79: Black Dragon Marked The Human Female 80: Cornelia Sensing Ember's Powers 81: Closing The Windows And The Curtains 82: She Is Not Your Mate Yet 83: She Will Stay In My Chamber 84: Bond- The Intimate Form Of Union 85: It's The Damn Bond, Not Me 86: Didn't Expect The Bond To Be Strong 87: Draven Aramis, Listen To Me Carefully! 88: How A Male Can Help His Female 89: Sleeping With The Mate 90: Improvement In Her Situation. 91: Ungrateful Human! 92: Her Scent Awakening His Mating Instincts 93: You Are Now King's Mate 94: Can Not Allow Her To Be Closer To Other Males 95: Ready To Go Back To Her Home 96: In Case His Mating Instinct Took Over Him. 97: Ember Can't Stay In Ronan 98: Back To The Palace 99: Her Elemental Constitution Is Fire 100: Bring The Books That Human Reads 251: Two Decades Back In Valor 252: The Child Is Cursed 253: Helpless Gregor 254: Medicine 255: Child Born From Dead Mother 256: Killed His Wife 257: Cursed Child Needs To Die 258: Could Not Kill The Child 259: Decision To Send Her Away 260: Abandoned On The Haunted Mountain 261: Cruel Edict From The King 262: End Of The Past 263: The Divine Eagle 264: Oath From The Past Life 265: Woke Up 266: [Bonus chapter]Hungry Ghost 267: Do You Want Me To Help You? 268: You Will Be Fine When I Am With You 269: Don't Tempt Me! 270: Calling His Name 271: Visiting The Old Friend 272: Don’t You Like It When I Kiss You? 273: Golden Shiny Hair 274: Visit Of Divine Golden Eagle 275: Welcome Back To Agarth 276: Not Ready To Have A Child 277: The Female I Like Has Born 278: He Is Myra's Son 279: Erlos Aureus Talk 280: Beautiful She Must Be 281: Feels Like Husband And Wife 282: Who Is Your Father? 283: King Of Divine Eagles 284: Difficult To Move On 285: Logan's Pain 286: Hurting Past 287: Crying Without Reason 288: You Are Mine 289: So Handsome 290: Can't Let Anyone Insult His Mate 291: Medicines 292: Stay Away From Other Beastmen 293: Treacherous Minds 294: She Loves To Hold Grudges 295: Fun Time With Erlos 296: Ember Feeling An Unknown Pull 297: I Can't Hear Her Name 298: It’s Time For Evanthe To Return Agartha 299: Evanthe, is she or not Esther Ivanov? 300: Affected Morpheus 201: What Happened To Ember 202: Something Is Protecting Her 203: How Did She Manage To Reborn? 204: The Reason For Her Pain 205: Arrival Of Someone New 206: Beautiful Red Fox 207: Does This Bond Has No Meaning? 208: Facts 209: Fear Of Loss 210: Morph's Advice To Isa 211: Her Soul Is Tainted With Vengeance.  212: Why Is His Attention Elsewhere?’ 213: Ember's Killing Intent 214: Bloodlust In Ember's Eyes 215: What Did You Say To Her? 216: Do Not Hurt My Mate 217: Gentle With His Mate 218: Jealous Isa 219: When Gaia Died 220: Angry Ember 221: Do As You Wish 222: Intimate Way Of Comforting 223: Apolozising to Ember 224: Draven Proud Of His Mate 225: Mating Important For The Beast Clan 226: What Happens If Won't Complete The Bond 227: Gift For Ember 228: Not Scared Of Him 229: [Bonus chapter] Invitation For The Festival 230: Riding The Horse 231: Get Everything She Has Touched 232: What Is Human Doing Here? 233: Gift For The Mate 234: Draven And Logan Talk 235: Meaning Behind The Scent Of Mate 236: Don't Keep Me Waiting For Long 237: Why Am I Feeling Hot? 238: Am I Sick? 239: Ready To Complete The Bond 240: Waiting For Draven 241: Are You Sure Of It? 242: Won't Stop Even If You Cry And Beg 243: My Mate...Mine 244: Or You Will Be Punished 245: Completing The Bond 246: The Black Dragon's Mate 247: Memories From His Past 248: You Belong To The Phoenix 249: The Kingdom Of Valor 250: Search For The Princess 301: Isn't She Adorable? 302: How Witch Clan Works? 303: I Burn For You 304: Don't Wish To Live For Long 305: Where Is The New Queen Of Witches 306: The New Queen Of Witches Should Not Be Born 307: What Are These? 308: Attacked 309: Lesson For Erlos And Ember 310: Food Is Important Than Life 311: Like Friends On Picnic 312: You Should Stay Away From Me 313: How Dare They Steal My Horse? 314: Give My Horse Back 315: Getting Her Horse Back 316: We Are Flying 317: Open Your Mouth 318: Her Elemental Attribute Is Water 319: I Hate Waiting 320: She Will Always Be A Friend 321: Missing His Little Mate 322: I Want More 323: It Won't Hurt This Time 324: Do You Want To Touch Me? 325: Playing With Fire 326: You Misbehaving Little--- 327: She Makes Him Feel Alive 328: An Ominous Vision 329: Someone Is Going To Die 330: Assaulter Is A Woman 331: Bitterness From The Past 332: Hurt And Angry Mate 333: Leeora's Vision 334: Wants To Find Her Identity 335: The Black Witch Village 336: Why The New Queen Of Witches Is Hidden? 337: I See Fire 338: Heard About His Majesty's Mate? 339: Gift For Black Witch 340: Pain..You Are Crying... 341: You Have A Mate Written In Your Destiny 342: Ember's Home 343: I will Save Him 344: Wants The Responsibilities Back 345: Die For Her Sake 346: A Whistle 347: Lesson To Blow A Whistle 348: Draven's Scent 349: Torturous Way Of Teaching 350: Draven Aramis...You Monster... 351: Liar! You Always Lie 352: Draven's Heartfelt Confession 353: Take Care Of Ember 354: Tasting Bitterness 355: Morpheus' Plan 356: Visiting Old Witches 357: Offer To The Witch 358: Is King Of Megaris Powerful? 359: What Are You Planning? 360: Change In Morpheus 361: Flower Valley 362: Commander's Mate 363: Females Can Have Multiple Mates 364: Would You Ever Want Another Mate? 365: Unbelievable! 366: Confession 367: Kiss 368: Troubled Morpheus 369: Furious Draven 370: Because He Didn't Want To Be A King 371: Destiny, Beautiful But Wicked 372: Till I Am Alive, She Is Mine 373: Divine Eagle Myra 374: Mocking 375: Dream Or Reality? 376: I Made A Mistake 377: Love Between Dragon And Human 378: Am I Dreaming? 379: Bathing Together Saves Time And Water 380: Dragon Form 381: Can I Touch You? 382: Riding A Black Dragon 383: You Like The Wild Me? 384: Cooking 385: Good Husband To Silly Wife 386: Pervert Mate 387: Dream Of A Perfect Family 388: Swimming Lesson 389: Weapon 390: Divine Blood 391: Let's Have Kids 392: Woman In My Dreams Has Reincarnated 393: You Are A Reincarnation Of Deity 394: You Are A Princess 395: My Family Wanted Me Dead 396: The Day Of Mourning 397: Worried For The Ominous Vision 398: Trouble By Humans 399: Suspicious Of His Uncle 400: Missing Thala Grimsbane 401: Stabbed 402: Giving Him Pain 403: Hurt 404: We Need To Save Him 405: Divine Power 406: Can't Use His Powers 407: Rage Filled Deity 408: Failed Attempts 409: Beautiful To Die...Protecting You 410: My Every Lifetime Should Mean To Die For You. 411: Do You Blame Me? 412: Need A Witness 413: The Deity Of Fire Has Awakened? 414: Visiting Thala 415: Myra's Pain 416: You Can Not Hurt Your Friend 417: Ember Praying For Everyone 418: Angry Deity Of Fire 419: The King Of Heaven 420: Visit Before The Funeral 421: To Him, You Were A Brother Worth Dying For 422: Morpheus' Plan 423: Help To Create Weapon 424: Convincing Thala Grimsbane 425: Dissolved Resolution 426: Let Me Be Selfish For The Last Time, My Love. 427: Where Is Morph? 428: I Wish You To Come Back To me 429: Has The Destiny Changed Again?
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