Charlotte really did bring Julian along.
He did not delay along the way. Since Julian was with him, he did not return to Machu Picchu. Instead, midway through the journey, he had Dobbin, Yellow Bear, Spotted Deer Gwen, Gale Wolf Bancroft, and the others take the West Wind Knight Regiment to Machu Picchu. He also left all four of them there, summoned Dorothy back, and had her bring a batch of warhorses with her.
For a diplomatic mission to the Empire of Inglima, Dorothy, as a young lady of the Soumei family, was naturally a suitable candidate. Since he had summoned Dorothy back, he naturally had to leave people behind to watch the house. Charlotte did not trust Dobbin alone, nor did he trust the others, so he simply left them all there.
When Dorothy saw Charlotte, she did not complain much. Machu Picchu was not far from Strasbourg, and she often sent people to Strasbourg to buy newspapers. Though her information was somewhat delayed, she was far from completely uninformed.
She eagerly asked a few questions, deeply regretting that she had not gone to Mostarburg to witness the Duchess being beheaded with her own eyes.
When she met Anastasia and Belisa, she became even more curious.
Seeing Julian, however, did surprise her somewhat.
Charlotte did not conceal Julian's identity. He had long since informed several important subordinates in advance, lest they know nothing and truly treat Julian as a companion.
Archpriest Augsladin had already sent people several times to urge him to return to Strasbourg quickly. Charlotte waited near Machu Picchu for a day, both for Dobbin and the others to deliver the Knight Order's people and for Dorothy to rejoin them.
The moment Dorothy returned, he immediately resumed the journey.
More than two hundred kilometers truly took several