Chapter 380: 56.X Interlude: Aria III

Aria was never one for vengeance. Living a carefree life with her one true love was the only thing that she had wanted in her admittedly short life. And while that dream was no longer possible due to her own regrettable mistakes, she at least had something to replace it with to keep herself from going completely insane.

"Step away from the two of them, Branch. You're in Imperial territory, which means I'm well within my right to execute you."

Yes... While she had gotten sidetracked with a brief visit to the capital, the former Primzahl thanked the gods that she had managed to catch up to her wards. The rage she felt when she learned that her beloved's two wards had gotten themselves in a fight against a Branch of all people made her almost lose her grip on her own blood; her non-functioning heart almost succeeding in completing a whole beat as her anger made it impossible for her not to intervene anymore.