Book 19: Chapter 30
“It seems there’s no longer anywhere to stay.”
“Indeed.”
Vera looked around at the hotels with horses that were lined up on the road and sighed. Liu Yue asked the youngster, “I feel that we don’t need to stay here. Since we’re here, we need to go to the imperial palace, don’t we?”
“That’s right.”
The youngster nodded, but it was clearly discernable that he was anxious enough to run off to the imperial palace. The group lined up until sunset. The guards checked everything very carefully, even going through wallets. There were lots of people in the city at the time, after all. If a rioter endangered people, it’d negatively impact the coronation ceremony.
“Let’s head straight to the palace, then. We’re Dad’s envoys, you know. I’m sure Queen Vera will be sure to take proper care of us, so there’s no need to worry.
Daisy lied lifelessly in the carriage. She had a nap at noon in the warm carriage, enhanced with the cool breeze and fragrant scent of grass, during the day, but she lost all interest during the journey when there was virtually no movement. The city wasn’t much different to home. As a human, she wasn’t interested in humans. Liu Yue, on the other hand, was interested in the crowd of humans coming and going.
Nona hid at the back. She opened up a grilled piece of meat in a cloth bag and excitedly ate it while sitting with her legs crossed. Grilled meat wasn’t a really delicacy since the heavy scent of smoke wasn’t exactly pleasant. Still, having something to eat to kill time was a blessing.
Vera watched her sister and sighed. She sat down next to Nona. She picked up a piece of dried meat and tossed it into her mouth then had a drink of water. Liu Yue squeezed past her elder sisters to make room for herself to sit. She picked up a strip of meat and tossed it into her mouth. After a few chews, she remarked, “Rabbit meat? Mm, it’s rabbit meat.”