Leina returned to the royal palace with a blank, gloomy expression.
The servants and guards bowed when they saw her.
However, unlike usual, Leina ignored them and kept walking.
The servants and guards were clearly surprised, exchanging confused looks.
"What happened? Why is Prime Minister Leina acting differently than usual?" one of them asked with concern.
Normally, Leina always responded to their greetings, no matter how exhausted she was after handling her duties.
But this time, she ignored them completely—something very unlike the Leina they knew.
"I don't know," another servant replied, shaking his head. "But I heard from some soldiers that the Kaldarion Kingdom isn't doing well. There's a threat from the white dragon, along with attacks from two enemy kingdoms. Maybe that's why the prime minister is exhausted and distracted, so she didn't have time to respond to our greetings."
