Back at the table, The nobles would rustle in their seats as they continued to listen to Caliber's words on his handling of the whole lockdown. Prompting for Yasuline to do the same and attempt to look professional. Unlike her father who was lounging in her seat, as much as her mother tried to fix it.

"Now then, Caliber. What happened to when you returned to the castle?"

"Ah, yes. This'll be the more interesting part of my report as even the king is part of it but doesn't remember."

"Yup, the last thing I remember that I was doing was going to check on Yasuline."

"And... I was asleep." Yasuline added, shifting her eyes about to check if anyone was suspecting of her. Only her mother was.

"And the queen herself was at the quarters for the day." Caliber answers for her. She nods in approval, who was now staring at Yasuline like a hawk. She could feel the eyes on her even when she looks away. 'Scary! Mom only gets like this when I have a big secret. Like I tried to keep a bird as a pet!'

"Back when I returned to the castle, things were different. For some reason, I didn't find anyone in the castle. I had my squad looking around for any of the workers of the castle such as the maids and stationed guards."

"How frightening. They all disappeared?" The nobles asked.

"Yes, of course, they didn't disappear for long. We would eventually found them, but they ended up being traitors to the kingdom. At first, I believed that. But their behavior was strange. Too strange to simply commute with. With the castle compromised, I sent the squad over to collect the royal family."

"The queen was secured. However, the King and princess were missing. So we all split up in search of them."

"That was when I encountered...him again."

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"Him?"

"The White Reaper."

Everyone but Yasuline gasped. Finally, her mother's staring was done.

"Yes, and he had princess Yasuline with him."

The shock to the revelation got even higher.

Her mother jumped in her seat, the color of her face drained. Likely seeing a dramatic image of the scene of Yasuline with the White Reaper. Her father was more anger than fear. His fists clenched tightly against his clothes. He looked ready to punch someone out and then some.

It took some time for the room to finally calm down and Caliber was ready to resume his tale. He briefs them of his intense battle with him. Each movement he dies, eh replicates for them. He looked to be enjoying how much everyone was interested in his battle. Something he always denies when Yasuline calls him out of it. However, as he goes on with the description of the battle, she would notice how he would often stretch the truth on certain points. Mostly making the White Reaper much more malicious. Such as using Yasuline as a human shield, and stating how she was under his control with a spell or curse.

Yasuline wanted to rebut this, but then she would have to confess about everything else. She wonders if the time to reveal everything that she did with the White Reaper was now. She could somehow prove his innocence in one fell swoop. But somewhere in her mind and heart, she had a doubt. Doubt that she could convince them all. Doubt that she would be listened to. Doubt that they would even believe her.

Caliber ends his summary of his battle with the White Reaper rather anti-climatic but fitting. After that, everything he speaks about was not at all what had happened. Her face only showed confusion as she listened to his stitched tale of what happened.

"The White Reaper used his shifty tactics to perform a sneak attack and immobilized me. I was unable to defeat him and save the princess."

"...And yet, we still have princess Yasuline here among us. Truly, the miracle that she is still persists to protect her."

"What about the rest of your squad?"

"They located the Queen and acted as her royal guard to ensure no other person could do harm to her."

"But all the castle workers were all secured in the library. Who else was there as a threat?" Yasuline finally stepped into the conversation.

"Yes, some of the Hellfire Gang members from the labyrinth had reached the castle and attempted to look for the royal family."

He would continue. "Everything else has been a blur as I wasn't available at the time, but from what I could gather from the eyewitnesses from the capital and what was at the throne room, there was a climactic battle with one of the members of the Hellfire gang and the White Reaper himself."