Pre-War Mobilization

Joshua left the World Tree's spiritual space and returned to the corridor.

"The Frost Wolf Clan warrior's location is here. There's likely some kind of entrance in the canyon, but you may still need to search the entire mountain range."

The spot where the hot pot had been was now occupied by an illusion of the Edelweiss Mountains created by Ciri.

"Once I return to Frost Country, I'll immediately send soldiers to investigate."

Shael had already entered a pre-war state. She would not allow any Heretic Inquisitors to appear on her land.

She had to eliminate a Heretic Inquisitor outpost like this at the first opportunity.

"All I can do now is keep in touch with him through Text Messages..." Joshua said.

Shael walked over to the coat rack, took down her outerwear, and put it on. Time was pressing, and she planned to use Zennas's Teleportation Portal to return to Aserkelo tonight.

"Joshua."

After putting on her coat and pulling up her hood again, Shael came back to stand before Joshua.

"Is there anything else, Your Majesty?"

Joshua had changed the way he addressed Shael to "Your Majesty." It was a distant form of address... because there had been several times when the way Shael looked at him had made Joshua uneasy.

She was not very good at hiding her feelings, which was why she always kept a cold expression when facing her subjects.

Shael did not seem to understand what Joshua meant by calling her "Your Majesty."

"The next time we meet, let's eat together again..." Shael glanced toward the hanging pot that had already gone cold.

"Hot pot?" Joshua told Shael the name of this style of food.

"Yes, let's have hot pot together again."

After saying that, Shael offered no further thanks. She simply turned and