It was a quiet night in the garden, as everyone was having a rare feast in the palace's main hall. There was a crisp sound of footsteps against the concrete as Beichen and Princess Lucianne made their way to the water fountain, which seemed unlikely to appear in such a dry place like Zanaark.
Beichen had been talking since earlier, but Lucianne stayed quiet until now. He was uncertain whether it was a ruse to conceal her identity as Yanyue or because she simply did not want to talk to him.
He thought about using illegal means, such as kidnapping her back to his side or holding her father, General Shen, as hostage, but that would complicate things. He did not want to use a decorated general in this game between them, especially since the General was not her biological father.
