[ANDRE]
The day finally came for me to go back home to my kingdom.
Two days had passed since the princess's birthday. I've finalized my duties in Ephemere — it was far too long a stay than I wanted, but what's done is done. The luggage was packed and loaded inside the carriages. We would have traveled significantly lighter if it weren't for the gifts that the king insisted I take home with me. The horses were fed, watered, and ready to go. My retinue had assembled in the courtyard, waiting for me.
But there is one more thing left to do before I go.
I know I shouldn't even bother, but our last encounter hadn't been good. I can still remember the pained expression on her face as she ran away from the library yesterday, telling me everything I needed to know.
