At noon, when the sun was shining on the world from the highest peak, Leila gathered the citizens of the capital in the palace square. Just like during royal events, the square was filled with citizens. She appeared holding her children’s hands.

She was dazzling to look at with her cloak wrapped around her entire body and royal scepter in her hand. Even though she had given birth, her beauty hadn’t diminished at all and she caught the people’s eyes with just her presence. 

“Her Majesty hadn’t evacuated yet?”

“I wonder why she had us gather here.”

In a situation like this, her beauty couldn’t be a beacon of hope for the people. In this uneasy atmosphere, the crowd looked at Leila with spiritless eyes. 

“Mom…”

Seemingly afraid of the crowd, Elizabeth whined as she held her mother’s hand tightly. Leila looked into Elizabeth’s eyes as she spoke.

“Watch carefully.”

“......”

At that moment, Elizabeth realized that her mother was different from usual. She wasn’t the strict, but always loving mother. Children may lack the logical thinking of adults, but they don’t lack the ability to read the atmosphere.

Elizabeth instinctively realized that...