Dorothy's POV:
Last night's confrontation and turn of events were indeed exciting, but the president and the Crown Prince were not fools. It was already good enough that they could be fooled for one night.
By the time they come to their senses, they definitely wouldn't believe that the Council of Elders would give up on their plan so easily. On one hand, they'd monitor the Council of Elders even more closely, and on the other hand, they'd make a move on me.
I could imagine that if I didn't take any measures, countless people would come to 'interview' me in the coming days, trying to get some information from me.
As long as I didn't relent, they wouldn't give up. By then, it'd be hard to say whether my freedom would be restricted in secret, let alone if I wanted to meet up with Selma and the others.
