Thanks to Millie actually carrying cash and renting a carriage, Dante and I were able to go back home without having to walk. I was brought straight to the Imperial Palace where everyone was waiting. Before I could even step completely outside of the carriage, my mother attacked me with a hug.
"SERI! You're alive?!"
"Uhh... Yes?"
It felt strange to be hugged so tightly by this woman.
My father rushed over and pulled me into a bear hug, "BABY GIRL! You're alive!?"
I muttered to myself, "Why does everyone keep asking that..."
My parents eventually released me and looked at me with tearful eyes. My father glanced at my neck, "What are those?..."
I covered up the kiss marks and looked away in embarrassment, "Mosquito bites."
My mother glanced at Dante who stood behind me. She spoke in a low tone, "Looks like those mosquitos are getting too ahead of themselves."
