Mark walked calmly down the long hallways of the palace with his subordinates around him.
But these were no longer empty like when he had walked through them for the first time on his way to Emilia's chamber.
Now there was movement, elves loyal to the queen going back and forth carrying documents, moving furniture, and cleaning up the debris from the fight against Rudolf.
Several of them stopped upon seeing Mark and his group pass, looking at them with expressions that mixed curiosity and a little fear, but none of them dared to say anything directly to them since Emilia's subordinates had told them they were mercenaries who had helped restore order to the palace.
And while not everyone was completely convinced by the explanation at first, they eventually ended up accepting it.
"Rose," said Mark without stopping his walk. "Did you finish the speech?"
