Chapter 73 The Phoenix Ring

• The next morning, King Lawson and Emery returned to the forest and were relieved when Castor’s group managed to create a pathway to the other side. Since they only had a few hours left before their designated date of return to the capital, all of them took one last visit to the frozen lake. But this time, King Lawson escorted Lady Emily while the emperor was together with Emery. At first glance, he immediately noticed that she was lost in deep thoughts. It was hard for him to tell what she was exactly thinking, but he just hoped that after that trip, she would still choose to stay with him.
• With them separated from the others, Emperor Claus thought that this was the perfect time to say the words he badly wanted Emery to hear.
• “Milady,’’ he called her attention, holding her hand and kissing the back of it. “Is something in your mind?”