Looking at the Emperor's exhausted face, Laura Croft suddenly felt a little embarrassed. No matter how Natasha Romanoff described the Emperor's intentions, the fact was that he had spent a great deal of time and paid a heavy price to resolve the Feathered Serpent God problem. Moreover, he was the only one capable of resolving it. Perhaps Thor could too? Laura thought. Being overly critical was no different from ingratitude.
"I want to say that I actually enjoy the life of adventure." Cradling a ceramic mug full of hot coffee, she added a little gin to it out of habit. She suddenly realized that this bottle of gin should not have been there. The liquor cabinet behind her had never been opened, but she had no way to think about that now. "But I should take a break for the time being and go back to the manor to see Winston, the old butler. The Trinity has now been almost completely wiped out, so I have time to sort through the documents my father left behind and see what I missed while I was out adventuring all these years." She lowered her head awkwardly. "I heard that you've moved to the United Kingdom as well. You can come visit Winston and me at the County of Surrey manor. You know the address, right?"
"Yeah, I'll visit you and Winston in County of Surrey. He gave me quite a few suggestions on garden arrangements and plant selection, though he surely never expected the flowers to be eaten clean by the sheep I keep." The Emperor carefully shifted his body on the sofa. This time, his injuries were truly severe. Healing magic was taking effect slowly and could not fix his wounds in the blink of an eye. The fact that he