With both Leslie and Yujun following us, Melina and I came up with a new plan to keep them safe while we were in the capital.
The two kids were walking right behind us at first, but we noticed they got tired pretty quickly, so we carried them in our arms until we reached the line to the city gates.
Melina took Leslie in her arms, and the girl was a bit combative at first as she didn't like to get picked up. However, when Melina's gentle embrace lifted her up, the little girl blushed and stopped her tantrum.
Yujun, on the other hand, was very quiet and submissive, so he had nothing to say when I lifted him up. The kid hadn't said a word to us, but he seemed to trust us enough to take him with us.
When we saw the line to the gates not far from us, we had to put them back down on the ground, or people would start wondering why nobles were carrying slaves with them.
