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Louise von Schwartz had been given an unexpected vacation over the winter.
The only person above her, her father the king, had ordered her to rest.
The king of Kernstadt would take over command of the military during this winter. However, she still had to complete the minimum handover process, conveying to him the status of the Kernstadt army as well as other important information, which took quite some time.
After finishing all the handover and relinquishing full authority to the king, she finally left the Allied camp and arrived at the imperial capital Gradium through mass teleportation from the designated teleportation point. The handover had taken several days, and it was already late at night.
Louise finally understood what it meant to feel dizzy from a lack of sleep.
It was her first time out on the streets of the capital. It was deep into the night, and snow was falling steadily.
Although she had visited the imperial palace before on official duties, Louise had always gone directly there, either by carriage or escorted by an attendant. She had never been to the capital alone, nor had she ever been permitted to approach the Temple.
The snow-covered streets of the capital were unfamiliar to her, and the darkness of the night only made it harder to tell where she was.
She hadn’t been allowed to bring an attendant with her, since only Louise had been granted access to the Temple.
She felt a mix of excitement and confusion.
As for her father… She hadn’t been sure how to deal with his anger, but in truth, he had seemed resigned from the start—as if he had always known that, one day, Louise would inevitably have to confront her siblings, simply because of Heinrich’s existence.
Out of the blue, she had been thrust into a situation she had never imagined—she had been told to visit the Temple.
Louise felt strangely excited, flustered, thrilled, and even a little sad, all at once.
Alone in the capital, with nothing but the instruction to rest at the Temple. She felt, for the first time in a long while, like a child again.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t particularly good with directions.
She never had a strong sense of direction to begin with, and the conditions that night—darkness, snow, and unfamiliar streets—were perfect for getting lost.
Worse, she had never once asked for directions in...
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