Emhardt wasn't surprised at all. He curled his lips and said subconsciously,
"Of course, that's something Elizabeth would do. I'm sure once Fisher left, everything his family owned ended up in the Golden Palace... Oh, that... I mean, considering he's a high-status prisoner and used to have close ties with Elizabeth... uh, and the Golden Palace, so..."
Fisher and Rafael stared blankly at Emhardt until he realized he had misspoken. He immediately tried to backtrack, but ended up making it worse, leaving Fisher speechless.
"Splat..."
Behind him, a warm, flexible tail had somehow touched Fisher's thigh. The encircling semi-circle had eventually shrunk so much that Fisher and Rafael completely filled it.
Next to him, Rafael glanced at Fisher and couldn't help but ask Emhardt,
"Did the Empress of Nali, Elizabeth, value Fisher a lot before?"
"Uh... well... this... probably, I mean... on a professional level."
