A large room, surrounded by sliding doors and windows made of a latticework wooden frame.
At the nod of it all, a figure was visible seated on a throne atop a floor made of tatami mats.
Although the semi-transparent curtains ahead of her obscured her face, it was easy to tell who it was based on the outline of the shadow.
While still kneeling in front of the curtains, Ruby muttered, "Step mother...".
There were two guards standing next to her, one of whom held a spear, the other one carried a sword.
Ruby was the only one in the room. The others had to get some clean fresh clothes so that they wouldn't get sick. So she came after getting them some clean fresh clothes.
While she was returning, she noticed the city became more vibrant as the horned ones passed by their homes.
Despite the fact that it was nighttime, once the people became aware that more fleets had returned, they all went to find their family members.