Ning arrived at the palace as the sky was turning orange. The setting sun reminded him how late he was, but that did not matter now, did it?
The guards let him inside without any hesitation and Ning went to talk with the king for a bit. After that, he soon reached the princess who had been waiting for him since waking up this morning.
"Teacher!" she shouted and ran up to him. "Why are you so late? Where's Slimy?"
"Slimy? Oh, right." Only then did Ning remember that he had promised her yesterday to have her meet the slime again.
"He's with his people for now. You can meet him after you pass a little test of mine in front of your parents," Ning said.
"A test? What sort?" she asked.
"You'll see soon," Ning said and brought her to the palace hall where the King had been expecting them.
"Come, let's see how our child is doing," the King said as the princess was made to walk in the middle of all the people.
