And in the end, another round took place inside the carriage.
Before arriving at the capital of the Holy Star Kingdom, the Red Star Empress chose to stop by a small town to clean herself once more and put on new clothes.
She could no longer be forced to remain naked and made Richard dress himself as well.
Even before entering the carriage, she warned Richard not to touch her again.
They then sat across from each other.
Although she appeared clean, it was still quite obvious that the Red Star Empress was physically exhausted.
Her skin had also turned pale.
Richard remained silent as they headed toward the capital.
He looked at the Red Star Empress, while she gazed out the window absentmindedly.
Her mind was perhaps empty, not thinking about anything at all.
And that continued until the carriage landed in front of her residence.
She came back to her senses, slightly startled when she saw Richard staring at her.
"Pretend that nothing happened," she said.
