Two hours later, after having dinner, I couldn't put up with their awkward treatment any longer and asked them the reason for their strange behavior. They then narrated the scene they witnessed right in front of my apartment, and it all made sense to me.
" It's not what you're thinking."
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I had to stop them before they got any weird ideas, as they normally do.
" Her majesty was just being nice to me and nothing more than that. It's only natural that she'll make sure her grandson's nanny gets home safely."
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Erie and Salasha were already aware of the arrangements and accommodations made by the empress dowager specifically on my behalf.
" Even though you're saying all that, you don't sound convincing at all."
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" I'll tell you what I've always been telling you all this time."
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" You're being given special treatment by her majesty, and you can't deny it this time, or, are you?"
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