Chapter 165: Departure
Dominic made four of the modified orbs before bed that night, and then prepared to leave first thing in the morning.
"Should we try to come up with some sort of cover for our departure?" Princess Alexis asked nervously as she packed her supplies into her storage rings.
"Not a bad idea. The King knows, but nobody else does. I will leave a note." Dominic agreed.
{Pops,
Given the current situation, and the demands of the Dagos Prince, which will surely be the gossip of the Palace by the time that you receive this, I have decided to elope with the Princess.
Please inform her father that I would ask for his forgiveness when you see him.
Or don’t. That’s probably safer.
Dominic}
Then he wrote Pops on the outside and sealed it with his thumb pressed in hot wax.
Alexis donned the same disguise that she had the last time that they snuck out, and gave Colonel Wilkes an affectionate thump on the armour as she left her suite.
The Royal Guard wouldn’t be with them this time, as it would draw too much attention, both leaving the Palace and when Dagos citizens saw them in combat. The laws of both nations required that the Royal Guard not fight while out of uniform, so they simply couldn’t accompany the Princess without causing a spectacle.
They made it to the staging area, where the Princess climbed into a supply wagon, and Dominic took a seat next to her.