With an awkward silence filling the space after the departure of the elf who had taken Erik and Emma, Elizabeth opened her eyes carefully to confirm what she had perceived through nature. Upon seeing Emma, her astonishment was evident, though she managed to maintain an unperturbed expression despite her surprise.
'Shouldn't she be dead? How could she possibly be here?' thought Elizabeth, surprised and aware of Emma's true identity.
According to the books her mother had left behind, Emma had supposedly died after being betrayed by a trusted subordinate who had allied with the dragons to overthrow the current Vampire Empire, of which Emma was the empress.
However, to behold the Empress, who ruled over all the vampires on the continent, in front of her, was something she would never have imagined even in her wildest fantasies. However...