Athos explained everything he heard from many different sources: the guards who went with the queen to the crown prince's castle, the butler who welcomed the queen and left her alone with Emmelyn in the study, and the commander who caught Emmelyn when she was trying to escape.
"Lady Emmelyn went back to your castle for three days, while she was staying in the royal palace. That's what we heard. John said after she went home, she asked for an extension because she was feeling unwell. So, the queen went there to visit her and brought many gifts and medicine."
Mars looked at his cousin attentively while listening to his explanation. It all sounded like a plausible scenario. He could imagine Emmelyn feeling bored in the palace and looked for an excuse to go back to their own place.
"And then what happened? Did my mother meet Emmelyn there?" he asked Athos.
