Confirmed

The journey back to the Dukedom passed without incident. No storms, no sudden attacks, no interruptions. Just the steady sound of waves, the occasional rustle of the sails, and the quiet murmurs of knights tending to their duties.

It was almost unsettling how quickly the tension faded once they left the cavern behind.

Aeliana had expected her father to question Lucavion further, to press him for more answers, but instead, Duke Thaddeus withdrew, focusing on his own matters the moment they arrived. He had barely spared Lucavion another glance, leaving them alone the second they set foot on solid ground.

Lucavion didn't seem to mind. If anything, he looked rather pleased about it.

But Aeliana… she couldn't shake something from her mind.

She had meant to forget it, to brush it aside as just another one of his ridiculous antics, but no matter how much she tried to ignore it, the words lingered.