Marguerite wakes up in her bed, still a bit confused. When did she come back? She remembers falling asleep on Jurian's shoulder. Did he carry her all the way to her room?
She looks around her empty room as if searching for someone, but no one is there. She tries to bury her feeling of disappointment and rings the bell for her servants.
Today is the promotion day, everyone will be gathered at the same place this evening. This time they will be sitting around small tables eating snacks as the chosen ladies are called to make speeches, the emperor doesn't need to attend so the entire event will have a more laid-back ambience.
She goes to her bath and starts rubbing the fragrant soap on her skin. Reaching her face, she tries to clean behind her ear but suddenly gets obstructed by something.
Surprised, she reaches to touch the object that interrupted her hand and notices that it has a smooth surface and a cold feeling. Is it an earpiece?