Chapter 313.1
The carriage started to speed up.
“I do wonder about something,” Eugene said. Her brows were furrowed in thought. “I know Kkoma sent you a signal to go to me, but you did seem to come awfully fast.”
She turned to Kasser as he looked away and remained silent. She could already tell that something was up.
“It would take you much longer to get to the palace if you came from home,” she continued. “Were you already out?”
“I had something to take care of in these parts,” Kasser mumbled.
“You never mentioned having something to do before.”
That’s when he decided he needed to change the subject. “Did your talk with Sang-je go well?”
Eugene’s eyes widened. He followed me! He might have been a king, but he was also incredibly transparent. It was clear that, not only had he sent Kkoma to come with her, he had also made sure that he was nearby in case anything happened. It was silly though because Sang-je had a reputation to uphold, there was no reason for him to do anything out of the ordinary now. If she faced any dangers, they couldn’t be too extreme. Still, Eugene couldn’t help but appreciate just how much Kasser cared about her.
She decided to drop the topic and answer his question. “It went mostly according to plan,” she told him. “We’re going to talk again after a cycle.”