When Zach finally received a visitor, it was someone he both had hoped and expected to visit him sooner than she did.
"Can I come in?" The Empress Dowager asked after already opening the door, entering, and closing it behind her, stopping her guards from accompanying her. The rumors about Zach's bare-handed strength had spread, and the Imperial Knights were reluctant to leave The Empress Dowager alone with him since she didn't have any such rumors floating around.
But the Empress Dowager wasn't even close to being in danger, even if she was alone with Zach for a few minutes.
"Sure looks like it," Zach said and gestured for Ursula to take a seat while he prepared a kettle and two cups of tea.
"My granddaughter says you lost your tongue in the Labyrinth," Ursula commented when Zach actually talked to her.
"Your granddaughter also thinks I'm a filthy traitor, so…" Zach shrugged and sat down opposite Ursula.
"You're not?"
"No." Zach's answer was immediate.
