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About a month after entering the jungle with Ivona, when she was already used to killing monsters and seeing gruesome scenes, Michelle received a message from Cold Flame, telling her that something had happened, and that they needed her help for a while.

So, they went back to the Archduchy. But as they were already quite deep inside the hinterland, it took them over a day to leave the mountains. Then, a few more hours to get back to the mansion. There, Kieran was already waiting, and, to the two's surprise, Anastasia Helens, the Crown Prince's mistress and Emperor Emeritus's concubine, who was brainwashed by Michelle, was sitting by his side.

Michelle and Ivona went to change their clothes before going back to see Kieran and Anastasia. "What happened?" Ivona was quicker to ask than Michelle. Sometimes, she was quite impatient. But only sometimes.