"I would like to be alone," Lumielle responded to Leo, there was a flash of hesitance on his face. His fingers tightened around the hilt of his sword as he nodded. Talking with Cosette had drained her emotionally and physically. Her body felt as though she had been physically imprinted on by stress. Laughter rang in her ears as Lumielle's body tensed up.
The Emperor had truly gone mad. Giving the Diamond Palace to the two of them? It almost made her want to laugh. Yet, there was nothing more than melancholic acrimony that encrusted itself deep inside of her heart. Had she truly been bested once more? Tossing her head back she let out a large exhale, "I will be in the gardens. You are dismissed."
"I shall wait for you, Princess. I shall prepare a carriage."
