After watching Atemu leave, I returned to the palace to get my horse ready. Riding to the west was going to be long, so I had to be quick.
But there was something I realized had to do first.
After getting my horse ready, I rushed back into the palace and headed for Nathifa’s room. When I arrived, I knocked on the door, which was opened by a Nurse.
“Supreme... I mean... Lord...?”
I chuckled. This fight between Atemu and I was really getting to people.
“If you don’t mind, I need to speak to the Queen alone.”
The nurses seemed hesitant.
But then I heard Nathifa. “It’s fine. You don’t need to worry about Whati.” Her tone seemed to suggest that she was laughing at her nurses for even considering that I would do her any harm.
But the nurses bowed and left the room.
I closed the door and
