Thankfully, she could still go out and have fun for a few days in between. Otherwise, Tan You would have died of frustration. The longest prison sentence under criminal law was no more than twenty years, but in her case, it had nearly doubled.
Now that she could finally let go completely and go out to play, it would be a lie to say she wasn't excited.
***
With the conflict between light and dark having come to a close, and Adina having made a name for herself in the Imperial City, Dumont and Catherine's lives were anything but easy. The most direct consequence was that Dumont's position as Family Head had been taken away, instantly transforming them from the Family Head and Lady of the House of an old, established noble family into an ordinary couple within that same family.
When all the glamour surrounding them faded and there were no longer any sycophants by their side, Dumont and Catherine could finally quiet their hearts and take a good look at themselves.
