The Emperor Without His Empress

A few days after Alfred's escape, he finally returned to Luminiera Kingdom. Luckily, it seems the king of Darcero Kingdom has no plans to pursue him, but the people who rescued him made various preemptive ways to ensure that no pursuers would follow them.

With the help of his rescuers, he arrived anonymously at his castle without any of the people in the public even knowing that it was him passing by.

Arriving at his castle, he was greeted by Selena managing the remaining job he left behind when he was captured, and was shocked to see Alfred appear before her.

"Alfred?!"

A mixture of happiness and confusion dawned on Selena seeing Alfred before her. She stood up from her seat and hugged him, which the latter reciprocated. The hooded man behind them only shook his head while watching the scene unfold but he didn't say anything that could interrupt their moment.

As the two let go after their embrace, Selena questioned Alfred.