When Rafaella returned to headquarters, leaving the set amount of time for an hour or so, she completely fell into a panic when she realized that both the Emperor and the Empress were not there. Then someone caught onto her strongly.
"Sir Rafaella!"
"Ah… Father."
It was her father, Marquis of Bringstone. As soon as she saw her father, Rafaella was so startled that she almost dropped what she was hiding in her hand. The Marquis of Bringstone took her to a private place that had nobody around. After confirming that no one was around, the Marquis of Bringstone questioned Rafaella with a quiet voice.
"What happened? Both Majesties are not visible. Let's say it's fine with His Majesty, but even then, what happened to Her Majesty?"
"Father, that is… Her Majesty said she wanted to ride alone..."
Rafaella replied frankly while being intimidated, but what returned was a severe reprimand.