"No, we didn't." A voice rang out, startling Aristia, Beatrix, Alicia, Serina, and the maids.
They looked over to see their mothers, Queen Rowaine, Imperial Second Princess Catherine, and Marchioness Avery Eldridge.
"Fuck, no." Aristia whispered. They didn't see them when they arrived.
"All of you..." Rowaine said calmly, her eyes sweeping calmly over them. "...have a lot of explaining to do."
***
Some minutes before...
From outside the palace, someone snuck into the palace. The intruder pulled down the hood, revealing a head of green hair.
Owen dusted his cloak. Training with the captain and the Grand Duke's shadow guards had really paid off. He had been improving tremendously.
Not to mention, he was also being tutored in proper literary education, something he didn't have access to before he met Aristia.
He smiled as he walked leisurely towards the princesses' palace. He quickly hid behind some bushes when he heard voices and footsteps approaching.
