GoE 35
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Ever since becoming Ninne's Servant, Elle had never expected to hear such a dark story about everything within the Imperial Palace. Previously, Elle had only heard that everything was fine from outside the Imperial Palace walls.
Everything didn't fit before now. And Elle came to understand that not everything that looks cute is really cute on the inside. We cannot judge a book by its cover alone.
"How many more Black Pearls do we have to find?" Elle asked Etter.
They were on the west side of the rear of Consort Weyya's Palace. Elle hid behind the back pillar of Concubine Weyya's Palace veranda which no one rarely walked through.
"I do not know. Do I always have to tell the stupid you?" laughed Etter with a serious expression.
"We just found ten Black Pearls. And I don't know what else to do while Prince Ellder keeps urging me to get ready to leave the Palace. So far I've never gone off the planet.