
I don't think they are fully. I think it's more so a family tie that is keeping them bonded. Being that the MC from the past has history with the ML. I think ML has made MC family his guardians over the years, possibly waiting for a reincarnation of the MC. He probably held on to the orb in hopes that he could give it to the MC when he reincarnated, but forgot because of the orbs power. But what I don't understand is how MC made a family to carry on looking over/benefiting from the ML if MC was suppose to be his mate. How would he make a family. And if that's not the case how did the MC's family find out about the dragon, because wasn't MC's family killed? Or was it the Empire's family who were killed?
ITS THE FUCKING ORBBBBB! That's why he's so sick. He probably never got to share it and has been baring all that power by himself. I have no doubt that's probably why he's fucking sick and they can't figure out why because he forgot or lost MC back in the past maybe because of the empire or something.
.....am I the only one thinking this? It kind of got me excited now.(๑•ㅂ•)و✧