A few moments after Shina was done collecting herself, she and Dhein had a serious conversation.
Fiorelle's guess back in the capital ended up being correct. Demons were actually behind this! That meant the traitors and terrorists in the empire and within the Divinity Clan itself were connected to demons.
He couldn't help but worry for his sister back home.
'I need to wrap this up as soon as possible.'
With the realization that she was in immense danger, Shina accepted that this wasn't the time to be seeking freedom. Dhein didn't have to convince her in that aspect. Moreover, it wasn't only herself that she needed to keep safe, her people also needed her as the princess in these perilous times.
She agreed to go back to the palace.
Under the darkening sky painted in the orange rays of the setting sun, the three of them, including Remi, began walking through the forest towards the city of Selense.
