It was evening, the sky painted with a reddish-orange hue.
The air felt chilly as the trio stood at the entrance of the palace, waiting for their carriage to arrive.
They had already said their goodbyes to the princess and the queen.
Kaisen was in high spirits.
He had promised the princess that he would return and bring her a souvenir from their travels, although she vehemently opposed the idea, insisting he shouldn't come back at all.
He knew that meant she was secretly longing for his company.
"Man, we really are stuck here, aren't we? The maintenance or bugs or whatever it is fucked us over greatly. How long till they fix it."
Llyod shook his head, looking up at the evening sky, the wind caressing his short brown hair.
"I have a feeling it won't be soon."
Alice stated, looking down, her hand behind her back.
