Roughly at the same time Andrew and his crew arrived at the capital, Vera also arrived within the palace. With a flash of light, she appeared within a special room underneath the palace. A bracelet around her wrist glowed with warm golden light.
"My daughter, welcome back." Alvar came forward. He had a warm and loving smile as he engulfed Vera in a tight hug. "How was your trip? Did it meet your expectations?"
"My trip was fine, father. I traveled a lot and met a lot of people. Half the time, I was more worried about you, though." Vera sighed as she stepped back from the embrace.
"Me? Haha! What do you have to worry about? I will always be fine. There is almost no one in this world that can harm me." Alvar laughed.
"No one but yourself." Vera gave the man a knowing look. In her eyes, he was not en emperor, but a man that was broken. He had been broken ever since her mother was killed. Killed by none other than a half breed Elf.