Her Highness tried to feel the ground to find Henry, as she couldn't see him. As she was trying to find Henry, a dark figure walked toward her and put its hands on her ladyship's hands. and hug her tight; it turns out it was the butler, Mr. Buttercup.
The Knights have found her, searching for her the whole night without rest; every last one of them is outside of the cave, not daring to go in, being afraid that her highness is dead.
As she walked toward the exit with the aid of the butler, every last one of her knights bowed, smashing their heads on the ground and asking for forgiveness; the atmosphere was serious. They weren't joking around, even; Sir Arthur had a serious face.
As they were returning to the estate. Henry was being carried by someone; it was Miss Hyena.
Henry: Ohh hey, Miss Hyena, thanks for carrying me HA HA HA. It would have been a disaster if they had seen me lying on the ground.
Miss Hyena: You know, sometimes you're an idiot.
Miss Hyena has a keen smell; she is beastfolk, after all, so she was able to find Henry faster than the royal guards.
As Henry and Miss Hyena returned to the pub, Henry was lying in a bed on the second floor of the pub, resting, as he was badly hurt. Every drunkard was waiting for Henry to wake up, hoping he was alright, and the most worried was Gobber, even though he said he wasn't that worried.
In the county house, many doctors and magic healers were checking up on her highness's health. As there are unforeseen dangers in the county forest, my danger, your highness, is left unchecked.
As her highness was being healed, Sir Arthur went inside the room and told her highness with a serious face that he failed the empire as he failed to protect her two times already and that he wasn't worthy enough.
Her Highness denied that, and she refused to accept his resignation as the royal guard, and she said that he is someone she trusts to be by her side at all times. Sir Arthur cried in front of her, hearing those words.
Lady Marci: Hey, you're literally the royal guard. Why are you always crying?
As Sir Arthur prepared to leave the room, he just randomly and nonchalantly said, "Oh yeah, Your Highness, the king is already at the front door. He instantly traveled using his dark magic, hearing you were missing HAHAHAH... byeee."
Lady Marci: Oh.... Ohhhhh, fuck!
She instantly went down, hearing those words. As she was running up the stairs, a dark hand grabbed her, making her levitate in the air. When she saw the hallway of the county mansion, everyone was kneeling on the ground facing one man, the empire ruler Sigrof Nivel Narrafell.
A skinny guy that looks a bit like skinny Santa. He has dominant black hair but also has a bit of white hair on his head. He is the only 6-armed ring wizard in the empire and the strongest and the only dark mage recognized as good by the magic tower, the citizens, and the church.
Sigrof: Sir Arthur Goldenapple, Mr. Buttercup Nimble, and the royal guard, I entrusted my daughter's safety to all of you, trusting your experience and strength, and this is what I'm hearing: she went missing two times during her visit to the country. And worst of all, she was all alone in the Labeso Forest, one of the most dangerous places in the empire!
The emperor was angry; he covered his body with dark magic, creating a monster covered only with darkness in front of them and having only white eyes. Even though he traveled all alone, with no guard beside him symbolizing his authority and strength, all of them felt the intense pressure of the situation. He decided that he would give a punishment to all of them for failing to protect Her Highness, the princess. Lady Marci was too afraid to speak when suddenly Baron Billy showed up and respectfully shouted while scratching his ears, "It wasn't their fault, you know!"
As the emperor heard this word, his face instantly became much happier.
Sigrof: Jonathan!. How are you? You look nice, still crazy with the sword, I believe.
"It is a pleasure to see you once more, Your Majesty, but can you please remove those thorny dark vines behind me?" the baron said with a straight face. It turns out the emperor was still angry; even though he was putting his arm on the baron's shoulders, he had his dark vines ready to slice the baron instantly.
Sigrof: Jeez, why so serious? It's just good to see you once more, my best friends.
Baron Billy: We aren't friends.
Sigrof: You're right, we're BEST FRIENDS FOREVER HAHAHAHAAH!
The heavy atmosphere in the mansion was lifted during their talks when the princess mustered her courage and awkwardly said, "Hey Dad, how are you? Me? I'm good. I'm good. HAHAHA." The emperor saw his daughter... WHEN HE HUGS HER GENTLY WITH LOVE!!!
Sigrof: I miss you, my cutest daughter (While kissing her)
He put her down and scolded her gently, saying some old man wisdom to her: "A young lady like you should always be protected. Why are you always endangered?" After a few minutes of him scolding her, he asked with a serious face, "So, my beautiful, who saved you, and what happened in the forest?"
Lady Marci told everything that happened. At very last, she said with a cute cat-look face, "Please forgive my guards... Dad." The emperor saw this and almost went to heaven. Once she was finished speaking, the emperor shouted, "Royal guards!" Everyone instantly stood up and created a line, ready for the next order.
Sigrof: Sigh... Ok, I forgive you guys!
Everyone cried and thanked the emperor for the mercy he had given.
The emperor instantly uses his dark magic to create a dark portal to transfer Her Highness to her room and orders his royal guard to take a rest for now.
...
In Miss Hyena Pub, Henry was celebrating. For he had saved a princess for the very first time in his life, even though technically he was the one that put her in danger in the first place.
The drunkard didn't know why he was celebrating, but free drinks are a great drink.