Head Maid Laura walked a little too quickly.
She rarely walked at such a hurried pace in the palace, but the maids had no time to think about why... Something incredible had happened in the palace tonight.
In fact, something incredible had happened throughout the entire Royal Capital.
Several maids stood pale-faced outside Princess Carol's room. Ever since Empress Hilda had ordered people to send Princess Carol back, the princess had hidden inside her room and refused to see anyone.
They didn't dare provoke the emotionally unstable Princess Carol... In the entire palace, none of the servants or guards dared to either.
"Lady Laura! Thank goodness, you're finally back!"
"Where's the princess?"
"She's in her room. There hasn't been any movement for quite some time... We didn't dare disturb her."
Laura said nothing. She simply walked past the maids, pushed open the door to Princess Carol's room, and hurried inside—then closed the door behind her.
The room wasn't even lit.
Laura frowned and waved her hand. The candleholders in the room instantly ignited. She walked inside and found Princess Carol on the large bed behind the screen, wrapped in a blanket and seemingly trembling.
Empress Hilda had left, and she had been forced to leave... Some guards and maids in the square had witnessed it firsthand. Laura had received similar reports on her way back.
Now, the people who had harmed Empress Hilda were still in the square outside.
Although Laura had not been present, the gigantic phantom of the Dragon Empress's true form that had gathered above the palace in Empress Hilda's fury had been impossible to conceal... Laura had personally seen the Dragon Empress's phantom smashed apart by a streak of golden light.
She didn't know who had struck, but she could be certain that the Dragon Empress