The queen’s arrival

''Your majesty looks so beautiful today. Come to think of it, your majesty's fashion has changed ever since we fell into the lake. Your majesty seems a bit different ever since. I wonder if everything is fine with your majesty? Madam Giselle had also wondered if she had unknowingly offended your majesty?'' The queen expressed her worries with tears brimming in her eyes. Opposite her was the empress inhaling her smoking pipe with her leg crossing over the other. 

Close to her, Mira was settled on the bare floor with her head lowered on her paws.

''.....'' In response to the queen's words, there was a pure silence. The empress continued inhaling her smoking pipe as though it were the most fascinating thing in the entire empire. She didn't bother to give the queen attention.

''Y-Your majesty…'' Aurora tried to smile at the empress, ignoring her. Why was the noblewoman behaving like this?