After some time, the Empress fell into a deep sleep.

The sky outside had brightened.

Darryl embraced the Empress; he felt helpless!

F*ck!

He had slipped into the palace that night to investigate Lord Kenny's secret, but he ended up spending the night with the Empress.

The depressed Darryl quietly got up and left the palace quickly!

He would be in trouble if the Empress were to wake up then.

Soon, Darryl was back at the place where he separated from Sara the day before that. From a