Aresmont City

"Don't hinder us now." 

Titania glared at the Archduke as she struggled to walk down the straight path. They've been walking towards the Aresmont City for days, and the Archduke didn't bring Ebony with them. 

The Archduke's attitude turned colder because of what he learned in the Imperial Palace...

"Now tell me. What did you talk about with Lennox?"

Titania gulped as she averted her eyes. "We didn't talk about anything." 

Astra, who noticed the growing tension, excused himself with Blaze and Alger. He didn't want them to get involved with the lover's quarrel. 

"So you're telling that Blaze lied?" 

Titania immediately shook her head. "No! It's just... we didn't talk about anything important." She wanted to end the conversation, but Sylvester didn't look appeased with her answer.