After concluding her meeting with the Royal Academy of Sciences' president, Perfikot didn't return to the royal palace or Windsor Castle, but instead headed back to Brandelis Manor.
At this time, Brandelis Manor was vastly different from the past; a military encampment was established outside the previously tranquil rural town, enclosing the manor.
Barricades, bunkers, trenches… A complete set of defensive fortifications surrounded the entire manor, with a whole regiment of guards stationed here, solely to protect the manor from intrusion by those with ill intentions.
Perfikot was indifferent to this. Although she was not entirely pleased with how her manor had become, considering she would unlikely return after leaving here, she let it be.
After all, only two years remained before the impending winter's end, and during these two years, Perfikot's primary focus was on the Northern Territory.
