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After Bella took Verati away, we remained in our seats for a while, each of us lost in thought. Alice, who had been tense, finally let out a deep sigh, while Claire and Leo, who were caught up in the unexpected situation, still looked dazed.

Eventually, Alice couldn’t handle the silence any longer.

“Ugh, seriously!” she shouted, turning sharply toward me.

“Say something!”

“What would you like me to say?” I asked earnestly, and Alice looked at me with a mixture of frustration and embarrassment.

“You know… like, how dangerous it was for a princess to be there …