"I am just fine," she told the little fox, "Especially since I managed to save you and your grandmother."
Lara smiled and nodded. The fox prince sat across them and crossed his arms, watching their cute interaction as the carriage began to head to the palace. Throughout the whole ride, none of the women spoke to him. They were heavily engrossed in conversations he did not understand, so he said nothing the entire time and just continued to silently watch them.
Once they arrived at the palace, they stepped out of the carriage and headed to their bedroom. Prince Yashiro had noticed that his family was not back yet, although it was now heading to 5pm. He was not surprised, though, as he was always the first one to come back from the festival. His family usually stayed out till 8pm whenever it was festival time.
"How about you let her take a bath? She also needs a change of clothes," he told Astoria.
