Chapter 196

No sooner had Maxi agreed than Sidina pulled her by the arm.

"Off we go!"

Despite pretending to be reluctant, Maxi followed. Outside, a group of nobles were enjoying a game of cards in the pavilion. On one side of the garden, blindfolded young men and women played hide-and-seek while the sound of bards reciting knightly epics, accompanied by the soft strumming of a lute, drifted from the hall. It was a scene Maxi had grown tired of seeing by now.

Worried that the nobles might try to detain them, she quickly swerved around. "We should leave through the back gate to avoid attracting attention."

"Can you manage without a carriage, my lady?" Ulyseon asked.

Sidina clicked her tongue at his question. "Why would we need a carriage for a twenty-minute walk to the square? We're not even leaving the city. Right, Max?"

Maxi, who had actually been thinking of stopping by the stables to get Rem, could only reply with an awkward laugh.