"I agree. You are already here. We at least know you are safe despite that curse. No need to send you far away again. His Majesty may indeed return soon," Arabella seconded.
She knew of Ferdinand’s plan to use force if necessary.
Alwin wanted to debate it but he couldn’t with the stare his elders gave him.
"We need to inspect you first to ensure you are safe to be allowed to temporarily stay here in Riva," Raymond declared to their guests.
"Yes, of course," Darcus and Orpheus easily agreed.
Raymond, Regis, and Walter then inspected the two.
[Hmm, it seems Alwin already cast more spells on them to limit the usage of their innate abilities here.]
[There’s already a barrier around them so their energy won’t harm any of the citizens but their emotional state may affect it.]
[There are no hidden weapons aside from their sword, but they can simply materialize one. We need to pay close attention to them.]
[Alwin also cast a spell on them so they cannot leave their body behind and turn into their shadow form.]
Darcus and Orpheus behaved as they were inspected.
[Your Majesty, can you please check their thoughts for us?] Raymond asked through his thoughts knowing that Arabella was listening.
Arabella nodded and eyed their guests.
"This is Her Imperial Majesty, Arabella Lobelius Valeria. Show your respects to the Empress of this nation and the mate of the Great Primordial," Raymond introduced so the two would focus on her.
Arabella realized that Umbra, just like Estrella, also seed to respect or fear the Primordials.
[Ah, no wonder her presence was so strong. I thought she was another dragon, but she was the mate.]
[I could indeed feel the presence of a Great Primordial on her. Wait, this was the presence I felt as we were leaving Umbra.]
’Ah, so just when they were leaving, Ferdinand and Alvis arrived there,’ Arabella noted.
It was why they did not cross paths even though the two would have surely gone to the territory of the Shadows.
"Greetings to Your Imperial Majesty. It’s an honor to et a Mate of a Great Primordial," Darcus and Orpheus said at the sa ti.
[Her Majesty is as beautiful as Evania. Ah no, Evania is the prettiest. I want to see her already and hold her in my arms. When will they allow us to et her? I can already feel her nostalgic presence ever since we arrived here. I was right to follow this man all the way here.] Orpheus thought.
’Oh my. It seems we have a lovelorn man here. What would he do if he learned that now, Evania is enamored with Alwin’s beauty.’
[Why do I feel like I have t her before? The presence of the Great Primordial obscures her original presence but it’s familiar. She seems to be a human though. The last ti I visited the human realm before this was more than 10,000 years ago.] Darcus thought.
’Eh? What’s that supposed to an? Was one of the reincarnations before , a Shadow?’
[Wait! I can feel Milady’s presence closing in! Did Evania feel our presence and recognize us?! Is she coming to see us? I an, she would co to see , right? I miss her so much. Is she doing well? She didn’t want to marry Orpheus, so she ran away. But her father strongly opposed our relationship because of her engagent with Orpheus. She rembers , right?]
Darcus hopefully thought that their past relationship would make Evania rember him easily.
Arabella felt bad for the two. They were apart from Evania for eons, but she does not have any mories of them while they continue to love and long for her.
She wondered what Darcus ant with Evania coming close. Orpheus also thought the sa.
’Did Renee linger around near the Magic Tower again because she hadn’t seen Alwin for months?’ Arabella wondered.
Riley had reported that Renee had been going near the Magic Tower repeatedly. The one assigned to watch her reported that he heard Renee speaking with the other maids about not seeing Alwin.
[Your Majesty, are they truly here just to get their Princess?] Raymond inquired so Arabella was reminded of her tasks.
Darcus and Orpheus’ thoughts were filled with Evania, so she nodded.
Raymond gestured to the Elders, and they all had an understanding.
"We will permit you to temporarily stay here in the Magic Tower only until you convince your Princess to return with you to Umbra. Magicians and knights will be assigned to follow you wherever you go. You are forbidden to mingle with the normal citizens since Umbra’s energy coming from you both might harm them. You also cannot go anywhere without informing us first," Raymond declared.
They had to be strict since the two could be dangerous to the people.
"Yes, of course. We understand," Darcus and Orpheus responded.
Alwin had already discussed these with them so they knew what kind of treatnt they would receive.
"Knock, knock."
They all froze when there was a knock on the door.
"Your Majesty, your maid has arrived to give you an urgent report."
It was one of the knights assigned to guard the door.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I’m so sorry to disturb you, I need to tell you sothing really urgent," Renee’s voice said. She sounded so alard.
The voice was different, but the two guests knew Evania’s presence.
"Evania!!!"
Darcus and Orpheus were both wide-eyed. Eager to see her again, they imdiately took steps towards the door, but Raymond and Walter blocked them.
"Her Majesty had not given you permission to et her yet," Raymond reminded.
"Your Majesty, please allow us to et Princess Evania," the two turned to her and kneeled. They wanted to see Evania that much.
But unfortunately for them, it wasn’t ti yet.
"You may not," Arabella said and the two froze. Their enthusiasm dampened.
"Why?!"
"As of now, she’s not Evania but Renee. You need to be patient. She would be shocked if you two suddenly introduced yourselves while she had no mories of her real identity. You may see her and watch her from afar, but you cannot et or speak with her yet," Arabella clarified.
"I, I see," the two were depressed at the hit of reality. But they were relieved they could at least watch Evania from afar.
"Your Majesty, please help. Please help . I don’t know what to do," Renee knocked on the door herself. She sounded like she was crying.
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