‘It is interesting that the emperor decided to keep you around. He must not feel any hostility against you.’ The shadow is with her almost all the time right now.
He would even turn into smoke with only a voice audible to her. Rosa tried to ignore him as much as possible as her feet took her to the steps in the garden. This was not the rose garden of Rante, but, the empress had tried to put different flowers along with rose bushes in the entrance. Rosa took a deep breath and held it in as she passed the entrance to the garden. Anytime she takes even a whiff of the smell, it makes her stomach turn and sweat break out all over her body.
They walked through the hedges of the garden to the middle of the fountain. Nicholas was sitting with Isabella at the table. There were multiple small dishes on the table, making it a feast. There were smiles on the emperor and empress's faces, while the sunlight glowed on the other side. They were looking as pretty as a picture.