167 A Woman's Company

After returning to the palace, the prince was praised and thanked profusely by King Osian for collecting his daughter while glaring at Evanna the whole time. Her mother was also present, and she too was not amused by her sudden departure, and once Conrad egressed to rest in the comforts of his usual chambers, the princess was swiftly reprimanded. It was not a stunt she pulled a lot but recently, it had become more frequent after the suffocating atmosphere of palace life was becoming too much.