"Then I'll go back first, Arielle. Take care of yourself.
Arielle hugged Otis and escorted the man out of the palace gates. Otis and Luffy were escorted by a small cart to a deserted place where there was no one could see Luffy's shifted into dragons.
Maximeno paid no heed to that and immediately shifted into a dragon right on the palace grounds and soared high through the clouds out of sight.
Arielle who saw the departure of her friends could only let out a long sigh. She turned and saw her husband standing on one of the palace pillars waiting for her.
"Finally, that bastard is gone," said Ronan, relieved that Maxineo was out of his sight. And he hoped it would be a forever.
***
Arielle approached Ronan who was still waiting for her with his back leaning against the pillar. The man reached out his hand and invited her to come with him to his study.
"Otis picked up the dragon?" Ronan asked.
