Karshvar Draconis…
"And then, that Half-Elf decided to burn the garbage dump, allowing the smoke to be carried by the wind towards the City of Pygmalion. No one in their right mind would do that, but he did! If not for the fact that His Majesty came to interfere, that Half-Elf might have died by now."
"What an interesting person! I'd like to meet him one day."
"Princess, it will be best if you don't. Didn't His Majesty tell you that if someone looked at your face long enough, you would get pregnant? That is why you must always wear that veil whenever you leave the Inner Palace."
I couldn't help but sigh as I stood up from the spring where I took my bath every day.
Ever since I was born, there had been a few instances where I was able to leave the Inner Palace in secret, and each time I did, I would always bring my handmaidens, Ali and Ari, with me as my guides and protectors.