Camp in the forest

A look of confusion appeared even more clearly on Ignea's face as he heard Chronos' question. His eyes were unable to completely escape the large rock that was behind Asher and the others. There was clear, obvious curiosity on his face.

"Cih, someone please explain why you guys are here. What's with that stone?" Ignea folded his arms, a sour look on his face. "You know, I've been waiting for quite some time at the carriage, but there was no sound from you, so I decided to look for your whereabouts for myself." He rolled his eyeballs upwards, a look of annoyance glimpsed on his face.

"Ignea, let us explain. We were -"

When Asher tried to explain further, his mouth suddenly stopped and fell silent when he saw Rufina without saying anything immediately bow her head towards Ignea. A sense of shock and amazement flashed through Asher's mind, seeing that a queen like Rufina wasn't afraid to apologize and admit her mistake.