People were of course surprised to realize that the nun lady who'd been fighting beside me was my summon all along. It was only a matter of time before word spread about me being a Sovereign, which was why leaving quickly was important.
Colonel Atlas insisted on transporting us to wherever we were going, but we refused. We simply allowed ourselves to be brought back to the place where we had been taken, and instead of being blindfolded, they employed another method of transportation more befitting a Sovereign's dignity.
We rode in a carriage with windows we couldn't see out of. Everything beyond the glass was simply dark.
On our way back, Cressida and I exchanged information.
I told her everything that had happened to me, including how I was suddenly classified as a Sovereign. She wasn't alien to my villainesses, so the explanation went smoothly, and with grace, of course, I did well to exclude the parts about how much I'd earned.
