Sadly, the world had a way of going against her lately.
The first half of the walk was not too bad. People in the Inner Circle either stayed at home or headed to entertainment areas with their beast carts, and it so happened that the time she was kicked out, there were very few people littering around the Inner Circle.
Except for servants heading to the markets and doing errands, she did not recognize anyone she encountered in the Inner Circle.
The moment they exited, however, things changed.
At some point, while she and her maids were hurriedly walking to her maternal house—located just outside the inner circle—she ended up encountering a few peers.
"Liaroa?"
Lia internally cursed but kept a demure and solemn expression on her face as she turned to look at them.
It was some noble ladies walking along the sidewalk of their neighborhood, though there were a few guards following at a distance to give them space.
