Emperor Lang separated from us at Chang Jie.
To my surprise, he bowed his head low to me when I stood at the doors of Chang Jie Fu to send him off.
"I truly hope we never meet again... Empress," he said.
Before I could say anything, he mounted his steed. General Duo was right behind him, and the both of them took off, riding towards the border that connected Yin Shang and Jin Tang.
Their half of the army, which suffered a loss of nearly a third of their numbers, marched out with them.
Zheng's hand found mine. I turned back to see him, and he gave me a small smile as he regarded me.
Ever since I fainted from exhaustion and grief at the campsite, Zheng had been keeping a tight watch on me.
The Physician had been too busy with all the more dire cases we had on hand, and I was relatively fine, so Zheng served me by my bedside.
Neither of us mentioned the bloodbath I had caused in my hysteria, though it niggled at the back of my mind.
