At first, those two women had not treated Uchiha Madara very well, so he was a little worried now. Could they have tampered with this carriage?
"Actually, it wasn't necessary at first, but later, considering how special the identities of you two are—and you probably know about the male-to-female ratio in our city..." Isaral said.
"So, having such a beautiful young lady traveling with us would cause quite a stir along the way. After thinking it over, this was the only solution." Isaral looked at Uchiha Madara and Alustriel.
"It really is a good solution. As long as they can't see, it can temper a person's desires," Uchiha Madara said with a smile.
"But cutting off a man's desires is truly not an easy thing. Even if you take away their eyes, you can't take away their minds," Isaral said.
Hearing Isaral say that, Uchiha Madara felt as if she were speaking directly to him.
And looking at how relaxed Isaral seemed now, it was as though she had truly done such things before—taken away certain people's eyes.
"Let's get in quickly, or we really will miss the meal," Alustriel said with a smile.
Uchiha Madara looked around, and at that moment, he noticed that something seemed off.
Normally, with a beautiful girl like Alustriel standing here, those men would have crowded around them long ago.
But now, there was not a single person nearby. Everyone kept their distance, though their gazes were still fixed in this direction. Their timid behavior made Uchiha Madara feel that these women must be quite formidable.
He even felt that, in this country, women held very high status—far higher than ordinary men.
But when Uchiha Madara thought about it, it was only natural. Things were valued for their rarity, so women were bound to