EVIE
"I can't believe that the Emperor himself has requested our presence at their Ball. He must have been really impressed," Joyce commented as she checked herself in the mirror.
'I know,' Evie's shoulders hung in defeat.
After the Emperor showed up at the library, he talked to her privately, giving her the conditions before he helped them make it back.
"If you become Edin's Hyouka for a year, I will open a portal for both of you."
Evie's hands flew to cover her ears unintentionally as she recalled the exact words of the Emperor.
She tried to argue with him that she was not Hyouka and she didn't belong here. It was kind of him to say that he was offering it as an option for her.
But it appeared like it was not just a choice because they couldn't find a way to go back by themselves, even with the King's help. It seemed like he also had limitations even in his authority, unlike the Emperor.
