Their eyes locked and Caixia drowning in awkwardness. She was having a hard time in wondering what excuse she should use or whether she should tell him the truth. Never had she thought that going Their would cause her such a trouble which will make her tongue-tied.
"Nonsense, no, no, no,…" the King yanked their attention and got rid of the eerie silence, "I never spout nonsense. If I had known that you are coming, I wouldn't had stopped my guards from letting you all enter.. dear Queen".
He exaggerated while smirking and what amused him was Caixia scowling. She was glaring him sideways but then again Shiwei lifted her chin and made her look at him.
"Queen? What do you mean?" Jully stepped forward to ask Alex and then glanced at Aili, who wasn't affectionate with her at all.
She looked like a completely different person then her sister and that thought was quite heart wrecking.