After returning to Florence, Irene finally couldn't hold back her tears.
"The House of Sario, after all, failed to preserve itself. Grandmother, if she knew, would probably be very heartbroken," Irene answered Durin's confusion.
But before Durin could think of any comfort to offer, the girl shook her head again, "But Grandmother also knew that it was their greed that led to their destruction, and that fate does not take kindly to fools who overestimate their own intelligence."
Then she looked at Durin, "You saved me, Durin. I don't know how to thank you."
"Your grandmother entrusted you to me, not to push you into the Abyss," Durin patted Irene's head, comforting her, "From now on, let's not go to Copenhagen. At the academy, I've already submitted an indefinite leave of absence request, and I believe Dean Sean will surely understand."
"I never thought that His Majesty would turn out to be the last Night Watchman of the First Commune."
