Tsk... It seems we've been found out.
Although he wished he could delay a little longer, till the old king dropped dead after regaining his human form, the princess was obviously a little anxious. Leon had no choice but to abandon his plan to continue stalling for time and returned the old king's iron-clad head to him.
"Father? Father?"
After calling twice and failing to wake the old king, the princess could only hold onto the old king's iron head and hurried back toward the direction of the royal chambers.
Fortunately, the effect of [Slayer of Kings III]'s iron transformation required time to fully activate, and similarly, it needed time to revert back. This left her a window to perform a rescue.
By the time the princess hurriedly returned to the study and reattached the old king's head, the old king's body had not yet fully reverted from the iron transformation. Luckily, he hadn't perished due to a head-body separation.
Phew... Just in time.
