Margaret didn't head straight home.
After leaving the palace, she arranged to meet Peggy. The enthusiastic and efficient redhead knight, upon hearing Margaret's request, led her to an abandoned pharmaceutical laboratory and showed her around.
"This used to belong to my brother. The equipment is still operational. It was temporarily sealed off after the pharmaceutical business merged a couple of years ago," Peggy explained. "You said you wanted a secluded and quiet place. Is this suitable?"
Margaret stood in the chilly central laboratory, looking at the silver-white workbenches, the glass windows serving as partitions, and the various equipment displayed in the cabinets. She smiled and replied, "This place is perfect. I really like it."