Chapter 605

After sitting in silence for quite a while beneath the dim glow of the carriage lanterns, Alys finally turned toward Lysandra and spoke carefully.

"Aunt Lysandra, are we still not leaving? Are you waiting for someone?"

Lysandra kept her eyes fixed on the palace gates beyond the stone courtyard, her posture unmoving.

"You already know the answer to that."

Alys hesitated briefly.

She did know.

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