The following week, Emery spent her time overlooking everything to make sure that in each day that passed, progress was made and there would be little to no problem at all. During the first days, it was a rough start because they do not have enough people to work on the foundations of the two apartment buildings. And not to mention, food also became a problem that they needed to eat only twice in each day. But even then, it was not enough to stop Emery’s desire to finish everything.She and Pearce visited the barracks often to ask for Prince Cornelius’ help, however, the prince always refused with the reason that he would not benefit from it.“I will help you get back to the capital once the first stage of the competition is done,” Emery said, hoping that this time, she would be able to make him say yes.However, she received a glare from him.“You may be the favorite woman of the emperor, but you hold no power to meddle in the empire’s affairs. Don’t get ahead of yourself and just co

When Emery and Vasmir returned to the town, it was no surprise that they were greeted by several other people who were awakened by the explosions at the barracks. Upon seeing Pearce, they were worried not only for his well-being but also of the outcome of what just happened. “W-What if the emperor would blame us?” one said, and just like a domino, her worries seemed to have passed along those around her. To control the situation, Emery called out their attention. “There is nothing to worry about,” she said. “I was at the scene when everything happened so I can stand as a witness to prove all your innocence. As for Pearce, I will look after him until he gets better.” She dismissed

A loud thud awakened Prince Cornelius from his short sleep. As struggled to sit up due to his wound on the chest and abdomen, he heard a woman cursing just behind him. And when he did manage to lean against the rough wall, he was immediately pissed off upon seeing the person he was stuck with in that dim lit dungeon. “Why do I have to tolerate seeing that annoying face of yours?” he grumbled, making Emery shoot him a glare. She looked at him from head to toe before she scoffed. “Says someone whose existence is hated.”  She clicked her tongue and even paired it with rolling of the eyes before getting back on her feet to check on the lock of the cell. There was no one guarding around so sh

Emery scoffed at the question of the prince. “Don’t get ahead of yourself, Your Highness,” she said. “I only saved you to avoid being accused of siding with the rebels.” “If you think that my life and testimony would save you from such trouble, then you are wrong,” he responded. “Scheming men in the court have their ways in making up stories.” After that brief conversation, the two went quiet and continued to find their way out of the forest. The sun rose in the east, made its way across the sky, and before they knew it, it was getting dark once more and yet, they were still stuck in there with no food and little water. Emery was getting worried at the current state of the prince since his fever was not going down at all.

After their short stay at the inn, the group continued to travel back to the capital which took almost a half-day. Upon their arrival after sunset at the gates of Elescaster City, the emperor’s messenger went on ahead in order to inform the palace of Prince Cornelius’ safe return.  At that same time, the last day of the diplomatic meeting between the two parties. It took almost a month for things to be settled, especially that King Lawson did not want to make half-baked decisions. As they all walked out of the Levans Court and were headed to the Euthoria mansion for a joint dinner, the messenger met them at the court’s entrance. With a small bow, he reported, “Your Imperial Highness, Sir Castor had arrived in the city together with Prince Cornelius and Lady Emery.”