After Jeremy shared with me a retelling of recent events, I finally became more aware of what was happening. However, before I even had time to put it all in my head, my friend suddenly grabbed my hands again.
«Listen to me…» He spoke seriously, «More importantly, are you really okay? You're not hurt, are you?!
I shook my head.
«Don't worry. I really wasn't hurt.»
— But…
The guy paused for a moment and looked at me carefully again.
— What happened after we broke up then? Did you really go to the Imperial palace?!
— Really.
«Then…!»
«Even though I went there, I managed to avoid meeting the Empress,» I said, «so everything worked out.
Jeremy stared at me in amazement.
«But how…?» he asked.
I sighed.
«Fortunately, the second princess intervened in time and helped me. With her help, we also managed to rescue Yufil.