356 Give the rat some cheese

Scarlet was unaware but her little interaction with Reya had a witness. It had been watched by a third party, and this was none other than her mother Mega. She had been on her way to see her daughter to remind her to pay a visit to the royal palace in person with some gifts for the emperor and empress when she caught that woman threatening her daughter. She hid in the shadow cast by the hologram of planet Ephoria and used her mental strength to listen in as much as she could. She managed to catch bits of the conversation, taking care not to be noticed or sensed by anyone but it was clear from what she got that her daughter was being threatened. 

As soon as she returned to the suite which was being shared by herself and her husband, she asked him to sit down on the bed.