"Your Highness, Diane is resting in bed. That's why she wasn't able to come here."
Willow replied calmly while lowering her head slightly.
The Queen's eyes remained on the Holographic Screen.
On it…
Vera had just countered Maxwell's attack.
The collision had produced another loud explosion, and the screen shook slightly as the image was filled with golden light, white Cognis, and pieces of dust rising from the damaged platform.
"Ehn… I want to see my cute sleeping beauty."
The Queen spoke with an unserious, almost whining tone.
Willow's expression became slightly awkward.
A few of the people seated around the Queen also exchanged glances.
No one seemed quite sure how to respond to the Queen calling Diane her cute sleeping beauty in the middle of the Combat Festival.
The Queen, however, did not seem bothered.
Her attention returned to the screen as the image cleared enough for Vera and Maxwell to become visible again.
