After that, Shien's group left the reception room without lingering.
Anxi and Aridia watched them leave. One stared at Shien's retreating back, seemingly lost in thought, while the other watched Tier's back with cold eyes. The atmosphere in the reception room remained heavy until everyone had left, leaving Lumya and Merika at a complete loss.
Roxie, on the other hand, wore a rather intriguing expression as she watched this unfold, while Vivian looked conflicted, as though she knew something.
Shien was the one left confused instead.
"Is this the start of some new mess again?"
That was Shien's first reaction.
So, Shien really did not want to dig into this matter. He very much did not want to.
But at that moment, Roxie suddenly caught up with him. Ignoring Vivian and the others' astonishment, she dragged Shien aside.
"Hey, remember to keep an eye on Tier lately," Roxie said quietly just as Shien was about to resist. "If I'm not mistaken, now that people know she has returned to the royal capital, someone will probably come looking for trouble. That child probably isn't afraid of it, but there are plenty of nobles in the royal capital who love using underhanded methods. I'm worried someone might set Tier up, so keep an eye out for her."
Those words made Shien stop struggling.
"What exactly is going on?"
Shien sighed. In the end, he had no choice but to ask.
It could not be helped. Tier was practically half a mentor to him. Like Vivian, she had taken good care of him. No matter how much Shien feared trouble, he could not knowingly watch her suffer and simply turn a blind eye.
Yet Roxie did not explain.
"You should ask her yourself about the details. It's considered neither a major nor minor