Forsythe called out in response before asking for a few details and hurrying out of the palace.

Right after he left, Morticia collapsed onto the ground like a deflated balloon, both from worry and fatigue.

She had been putting up a front toward Forsythe the entire time. Now that no one else was around, she could pretend no longer. Despite being a Fiend Empress, she was but a woman at the end of the day. Maternal instincts were unshakeable, and there was no way she could calm down with her chil