When the First Princess reached the side chamber, she saw that the Regent had already arrived. Clad in his python robes, he cut an impressive figure. [1]

"Greetings to my royal uncle," she said, entering with a courteous smile and curtsy.

The Regent smiled back. "Luanyu, back from the Umbra Cave? It went well, I trust?" 

The First Princess nodded. "Smoothly. After all, Principal Pang watches over us."

"Principal Pang is a gold needle in the haystack of the Xia Kingdom," the Regent said. "We are all much safer with him guarding the Umbra Cave."

They exchanged a few more pleasantries before the Regent got to the heart of the matter. "Is His Majesty well? Is Li Luo of some help?" The First Princess' smile did not falter. She was not surprised that...