Since there was nothing else to talk about, they all left the room. Max and his friends were exhausted after the trip where they ran as fast as they could to reach Lievstad. They all fell asleep as soon as they reached the guests' quarters.
Sophie went to her room and told her children that Leland was fine and that they would go home to the manor the next day. She asked the children to prepare.
When Luciel and Jan asked why didn't they wait for Leland to pick them up, Sophie explained to them that they had been staying as guests in the royal palace for too long and she felt bad about bothering the king for much longer.
The boys found it difficult to understand because Nicholas was their father and it shouldn't be a problem if they bothered him for however long as they needed. However, they didn't argue because they could see their mother's expression was looking distraught.
