Toward the path leading to the center of the forest, two women walked, followed at a distance of half a mile by two cloaked figures.
"Um, Madam, I mean..." Regina hesitated, unsure of how to address Esme properly, not knowing the appropriate way to refer to her Liege's woman.
"Sigh. You can call me anything. It's not like you will always call him Liege," Esme sighed, her stoic face betraying no emotion as her eyes scanned the largely destroyed forest.
"Huh? I don't understand, Miss Esme," Regina replied, confused by Esme's words, though she understood the implication might be Esme leaving her Liege or perhaps changing how she referred to him.
"Forget it. You'll understand in time. I have already accepted my fate," Esme said, having asked Mae to predict the future for her and Ryuk, only to become aware of things turning more complicated for her.
