Silence... Before everyone even knew it, the Emperor had already left, leaving us kneeling down on the ground with Shizu shaking on her feet. There were no courtiers. No witnesses. Just us and the now absent Emperor...
And somehow, I felt like it was only going to get worse.
"W-We should go..."
Shade quickly spoke up. "Princess?"
"I-It's Shizu now..." she weakly stuttered. "We're no longer welcome here..."
The tension in the room somehow got thicker as Shizu's footsteps echoed with each step. She didn't even tell us to stand up, only that we should all leave without even so much as contesting her father's decision.
"Wait, what just happened?" Shen nervously asked.
"Nothing of importance," Shizu coldly replied. "Again, we've overstayed our welcome."
I held in a sigh as I stood up. Likewise, the rest of the group stood up as well, with most of them all looking at me for our next move as I turned to face Shizu.
"Well, we heard her," I shrugged. "Let's go."
