Inside the carriage, Prince Xavier silently put down the scroll in his hands, and his oceanic-blue eyes swept outside the window. Looking at the bustling scene and the people, similar to deep shadows seen in a picture under the gloomy light, one could only distinguish the outlines but not the colors, giving an indescribable sense of blindness and dullness.
He tightened his thin lips and did not utter a word, yet struggled to suppress the huge surging waves in his heart. He is finally back again after 10 years.
Prince Xavier would never enter the Imperial Palace if it was not necessary. Thus, merely for the sake of courtesy, he came to the palace to pay a formal visit to Her Majesty and also to attend the welcome dinner banquet that the Emperor, Emperor Vester, arranged for him.
As dusk
