Chapter 1 A Reunion at Rose Manor

In the Rose Manor's dining room, a magnificent chandelier illuminated a heartwarming family dinner scene.

The aroma of roasted meat wafted from silver platters, golden and crispy. Unlike before, now that Yekaterina was empress, the family chef had been replaced by a royal one, and the food was exquisite and delicious.

Suren found the taste excellent and his appetite was whetted.

Yekaterina, beside him, ate slowly and delicately, like a proper wife, her face often graced with a tender smile, showing no trace of the domineering arrogance of the empress outside.

Because the two were to discuss some top secrets, no one else was in the dining room.

However, Vivian, the little girl, was seeing her father for the first time since birth and clung to them both.

Suren cut a piece of meat with his knife and fork as he spoke, "After this great war, I'll be going to the dimensional passage. If all goes well, I'll probably be staying in the Divine Realm for a long time."

Yekaterina listened, her beautiful face showing little surprise. "Yes. Mr. Jing had told me about the plan before."

After a pause, she added, "Tomorrow, I will personally lead the Royal Elite Legion on an expedition. I'll be joining the final battle. I should be able to see you off."

Upon hearing this, Suren looked up at her and asked, "You're going in person?"

The risks of this battle were extremely high, and even eighth and ninth-tier professionals had a very high probability of dying.

As the emperor of the empire, her governing ability was evident to everyone in the Alchemy Plane, and Suren felt she would be better off staying in the rear.

Yekaterina spoke slowly but firmly, "Yes. If this war is lost, the empire will cease to exist, and whether I remain emperor will be meaningless. If we can win, even if I die in battle, the current imperial system is already complete and can function well."

Her tone was calm, as if she had already prepared to die for the sake of civilization.

Suren's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.

Before he could say anything, Yekaterina continued, "Since it's the final battle, we should go all out. My personal expedition can also concentrate all of the empire's high-end combat power and boost morale. Moreover, my abilities are outside the enemy's intelligence, and I'm also better suited for legion combat, which will reduce some losses for the imperial legions."

"..."

Suren remained silent.

There was some truth to that.

Like a game of chess, someone always had to protect the "king."

If Yekaterina was in Lunden, at least twenty percent of the Alchemy Plane's top combat power would be there to protect her as emperor.

But if she personally led the expedition, all combat power could be concentrated to defeat the enemy with united strength.

Moreover, while others didn't know Yekaterina's abilities, he was very clear that the Astrologer sequence was indeed the most suitable professional for large-scale legion warfare.

And in his perception, Suren also knew that she was very strong now.

Yekaterina stated calmly that her personal expedition was already a settled plan.

She smiled slightly, turned, and added some vegetables to Vivian's plate, saying gently, "Eat more vegetables."

"Yes."

Vivian revealed a well-behaved smile.

The family of three at the table was a picture of harmony.

......

Suren didn't say much more. He knew that Yekaterina was a woman of great foresight. There was little more to say about the decisions she had made.

The two communicated calmly, then chatted about some daily matters.

Although they hadn't seen each other for several years, there was no sense of estrangement. They were still like good friends, able to share anything.

The food was delicious, so Suren ate more. While eating, he asked, "By the way, how does it feel to be emperor?"

No one else would probably dare to ask such a question.

Yekaterina, however, didn't avoid the topic with Suren. "Well... how should I put it..."

After a moment's thought, she continued, "I used to want to grasp absolute power, establish a powerful Alchemy Empire, and restore the glory of Alchemy civilization. Now, I'm realizing my former goals step by step. Well... overall, it's not bad, quite fulfilling."

"Oh? That's good then."

Suren smiled slightly as he listened. This was truly the truth.

The truth from a proud and aloof empress.

Yekaterina also followed with a faint smile. In front of him, she had none of the airs of an empress, and added, "But the pressure is also quite high. Every day, I'm either in the War Department holding war meetings, or in the National Assembly discussing civil construction with ministers. Even my reading time has been squeezed, and I have much less fun."

Suren's eyebrows twitched at this slightly complaining tone, and he quickly smiled. "Being emperor isn't fun?"

Besides Suren, Yekaterina really had no one else to share these words with. She seemed to have opened the floodgates, saying, "There are many things that aren't fun. Being emperor often means not being able to do what you want. There are also recorders in the palace who record the emperor's words and deeds. I have to maintain my dignity at all times, and there are some tedious royal ceremonies that take up a lot of time. Although I've abolished many of them, there are always some things that have been passed down for countless years that need to be done..."

Suren chuckled as he listened to the palace secrets.

He now realized that being emperor wasn't so easy either.

As she spoke, Yekaterina also asked, "By the way, what about you? You said you went to another dimension? You didn't even tell me... What, were you afraid to see me?"

Suren looked at the sly smile on her brow and suddenly seemed to see the Miss Lance he once knew, rather than the dignified and solemn Empress Yekaterina.

He shrugged, unsure how to answer, and simply said, "I'm here now."

Yekaterina didn't say much more, smiling faintly, "Not too late."

Suren didn't know how to respond, so he changed the subject. "I've read *The Sunflower Windmill*. It's very well written."

"Thank you for the compliment. After all, you are the only reader of that collection of poems."

Yekaterina smiled sweetly.

The light in her blue eyes twinkled, and she suddenly asked, "Did you think of Katyusha?"

Now, Suren didn't avoid it at all, saying directly, "Yes. I miss that girl."

"Oh?"

Yekaterina's tone suddenly became innocent and playful, as if two shadows had overlapped. "Katyusha probably often thinks of Mr. Suren too..."

The two smiled at each other.

The atmosphere became increasingly subtle.

But just then, they were interrupted.

.......

Yekaterina had been about to say something, but her expression suddenly changed slightly.

Suren asked, "What's wrong?"

Yekaterina said calmly, "The remnants of the Divine Church have appeared. There should be a big operation tonight."

Suren showed no surprise. "Oh? The Divine Church is still active?"

Below the Divine Rank, there was nothing that could make him wary anymore.

Yekaterina said, "Yes. Faith is hard to eradicate. Although we've cleaned them up many times before, there are still some remnants left. Moreover, with the Divine Realm's large-scale invasion recently, a batch of believers have infiltrated Lunden."

As she spoke, she added, "I've encountered three assassinations before. Not regular legions, but magic mercenaries. They came to collect the bounty for my head as emperor."

Suren wasn't surprised to hear this.

Besides the Imperial Regular Legions, there were also a large number of mercenaries in the Divine Realm. The Aesir Empire had suffered heavy casualties before, and now that the three empires had joined forces, all sorts of strange characters had come.

On the battlefield, there was no shortage of mercenaries willing to risk their lives for money.

They weren't good at group warfare, but small team insertions and various assassinations and sabotage were perfect for them.

They were obviously here to assassinate her, but Yekaterina's face showed no worry at all. She calmly said, "I just received intelligence that the ninth-tier magic mercenary previously targeted by the Military Intelligence Agency has appeared. I've already sent March to deal with him. However, as soon as I left the palace, the enemy showed his face, which is likely a feint."

She had deliberately transferred March Cotton, the Deputy Director of the Military Intelligence Agency guarding the manor, the Black Joker, to lure the assassins to her door.

As she spoke, she glanced at Suren. "The results of the astrological divination are very vague. I suspect that there's not only that ninth-tier Archmage among the assassins who infiltrated Lunden, but possibly also a Demigod. I wasn't too sure before. Now that you're here, it's perfect."

"Yes."

Hearing this, Suren's eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his gaze.

His current range of perception already covered several miles, and he had already sensed a very powerful soul quietly infiltrating the outer districts.

Since the guy hadn't triggered the restrictions, he obviously had very high stealth abilities.

The two at the table were both calm.

Vivian was also eating her dinner seriously.

Just then, in Suren's eyes, strands of dark red silk spread in.

These were strands of laws invisible to the naked eye, and the person who had come was naturally a Law Master.

Suren pretended not to notice, eating the roast meat on his plate as calmly as ever, savoring the taste.

Although Yekaterina beside him didn't move, her eyes gradually deepened.

When he looked over again, her two blue pupils were already a brilliant starry sky.

The assassin's stealth was extremely skillful. Even after he entered the dining room, the manor's numerous restrictions hadn't been triggered.

The mercenary probably didn't have the regular army's intelligence and probably thought he hadn't been discovered.

What this guy didn't know was that Suren could see everything clearly.

He watched the figure hiding in the void using the power of laws quietly enter, and muttered in his heart, "[s-026-Plague Bringer], so it's a Disaster-type mage. Tsk tsk, quite a rare talent..."

This was also the first time he had seen this legendary talent that could condense the Divine Spark [Plague].

Intrigued, he took a few more glances.

He didn't make a move.

Because he knew that his old friend beside him probably didn't need his help.

Sure enough!

Just as this guy approached the dining table, wanting to launch his attack, a layer of nebula shimmer suddenly surrounded Yekaterina's body, and the [Starlight-Kissed] had unlocked the second solution.

At the same time, she said softly, "Domain - Starry Divine Realm!"

In an instant, the scenery around the dining room suddenly changed, the starry river flowed, and in the blink of an eye, the three were already traveling in the boundless starry sky.

Suren was one of the few people who had seen her domain.

But the Starry Sky Domain of a few years ago was still a prototype. Now, even with his vision, he was shocked, and he thought to himself, "Her domain has really become a complete world..."

He still didn't make a move, but slightly leaned over to protect the little girl beside him.

Vivian's eyes widened and she looked curious. "Wow... Is Mommy going to pick stars for Vivian again~"

Suren inexplicably found it interesting.

For ordinary families, picking stars was an unbelievable thing. In this family, it was really possible.

Some children, from birth, had seen the peak of the world's scenery.

Suren also understood Mr. Jing now. That calm and unhurried elegance in dealing with everything was cultivated from a young age.

......

Obviously, the assassin was also surprised to be discovered.

But at this distance, whether he was discovered or not was meaningless. He was going to attack anyway.

Normally, a Law Master couldn't be trapped by the domain of a ninth-tier professional.

But Yekaterina's "Starry Divine Realm" was too special. Even this Law Master assassin didn't understand how to get out.

Suren also used the second solution, Omniscient Eye, to take a glance before he understood.

It had actually attracted the power of the stars in the sky?

The entire city of Lunden was like a super huge Alchemy Array, attracting the power of the stars to one person.

Seeing this, Suren now understood where her confidence in luring the enemy, despite knowing that there were Divine Church believers in Lunden, came from.

It could be said with certainty that with the protection of the stars, it was almost impossible for anyone below the Divine Rank to kill her in Lunden!

It was just that she had only recently advanced to the ninth tier and didn't have enough understanding of laws. Killing ninth-tier professionals was enough, but a Demigod was still a bit short.

The assassin hadn't understood what had happened when he revealed his figure in this domain.

This was a figure wearing a black cloak, looming.

With the Plague Sanctuary unfolded, a dark red protective light, like pus and blood, surrounded his body.

Suddenly, the two started fighting.

The Plague Law Master cast spells instantly, and his exposed arms actually had pustules like smallpox, densely packed like goosebumps, making one's scalp tingle.

Not only had his body mutated, but the sanctuary around his body also overflowed with a stench that made one dizzy and nauseous.

He was like a virus carrier, as if all the diseases of time were gathered on him.

Suren frowned slightly as he watched. Whether this guy was strong or not, he was really disgusting.

If he had to fight at close quarters, he was afraid that touching his body would cause him to explode into a pool of plague pus.

Like a toad, even if you stepped on it and killed it, you had to be careful not to be sprayed with poison.

Suren estimated that it would take a lot of effort to kill him.

However,

Yekaterina showed no weakness in her aura and methods against this Law Master.

She pinched a warlock seal with her left hand and shouted softly, "Astrological Alchemy - Gravitational Traction!"

In an instant, the stars in the sky turned into magnets, and the surrounding gravity suddenly gathered in her palm.

This terrifying gravity struck from all directions, leaving nowhere to hide. Even a Demigod staggered and rushed towards her palm.

At the moment of the first exchange, the assassin's heart trembled wildly: "What a terrifying gravity!"

The intelligence he had obtained said that the emperor of this Alchemy Plane had at most eighth-tier combat power.

However, no one could have imagined that this empress, who had almost no combat record, actually possessed the power of a Demigod?!

But even though the target's strength far exceeded expectations, the assassin knew that he had no way out.

Not only was there this empress who controlled the power of the stars, but he also caught a glimpse of the man watching the battle in the distance, and he felt a faint sense of unease in his heart. This guy's composure made even this Demigod faintly afraid!

But this was not the time to think about other things.

As the assassin's body was sucked over, he cast a magic spell in his mouth and shouted urgently, "Forbidden Curse - Heavenly Disaster Poison Puppet!"

As he spoke, the guy opened his mouth and spat out two clumps of acid, condensing magic into two acid giants whose corrosion caused the air to sizzle.

If the power of the stars continued to attract, it would inevitably attract the two acid giants first.

If they were to collide head-on, it would at least be a lose-lose situation.

However, Yekaterina's crystalline eyes narrowed, and she formed another seal with one hand, once again condensing another technique: "Astrological Alchemy - Gravitational Repulsion!"

As soon as this technique was completed, the situation changed in an instant.

The two acid giants, who had been flying rapidly, were suddenly pushed away by a repulsive force, with two completely opposite forces acting on the same object.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Like two bursting water bags, the poison puppets condensed by this eighth-tier forbidden curse instantly exploded into a sky full of stinky green water.

However, seeing his magic broken, the assassin was not surprised, but instead his eyes turned cold.

This was the tricky part of the Plague Law Master.

Regardless of whether the spell was successful or not, once released, all kinds of toxins in the air would amplify his sanctuary.

The moment the two giants were broken open, the sanctuary around his body became three points stronger, and the surrounding void had signs of being corroded and distorted.

Seeing this, Yekaterina was not to be outdone, and with a single grab, the surrounding stellar gravity surged several times.

The assassin's body was under tremendous pressure, and the pustules on his skin burst with cracks, and streams of pus flowed out.

Although he looked embarrassed, his aura became more and more terrifying.

From a human, he had become a monster that spread plague at all times.

He grinned and chanted the last magic spell, shouting, "Divine Art - Source of Plague!"

As soon as this magic was released, not only did the vast starry sky not become a restriction, but it became the main battlefield for the virus to rage.

.......

Suren, watching from afar, had a cold light in his eyes, and he was ready to make a move at any time.

Knowing that he might be in danger today, the assassin had already used divine arts at the law level.

This kind of magic was no longer something that ordinary ninth-tier could handle.

However, Yekaterina still had no intention of asking for help.

If she was fighting alone, she might have to consider that if she didn't kill the enemy after using the secret technique, she would not be able to deal with it.

However, now that Suren was present to keep the battle in check, she could go all out without any worries!

With a Demigod launching a powerful move, Yekaterina naturally couldn't hide it any longer.

Looking at the poisonous clouds that were enveloping her, she quickly retreated, but even so, the nebula gauze on her body was corroded and sizzled.

As she retreated, the warlock seal in her hand also changed rapidly, and the countless stars in the starry sky became brighter and brighter.

Suren, watching from a distance, was shocked by the terrifying stellar power gathering from all directions: "This is...?"

At this moment, the gathered stellar power had exceeded the energy magnitude of the ninth tier, and it was condensing in her hands in an unconventional form.

The density was getting higher and higher.

Suren used the Omniscient Eye to look over, and a sesame-like black dot appeared in the palms of her hands.

However, this black dot was probably as heavy as ten thousand mountains combined.

And this black dot was getting bigger and bigger.

Suren had already understood, and murmured in his heart: "Is she going to use that move..."

He had seen this move, but it was very different from his memory.

When she killed Rasputin, Yekaterina, who was still at the sixth tier, had barely used it.

Now that she used it at the ninth tier, it already had the power of a divine art.

While dodging the plague magic, Yekaterina rapidly changed the warlock seal, gathering the power of the stars in the sky and constantly compressing it.

In the blink of an eye, the sesame-sized black dot in her palm condensed into a black hole the size of a fist. At this moment, the surrounding space was completely distorted.

Suren, who was watching from a distance, twitched his eyelids.

Even with his current understanding of the laws of space at the peak of the plane, he felt an inexplicable fear when he looked at the distorted space.

A celestial body whose density was so great that it could distort light? This was simply not a power that humans could master.

At this time, Yekaterina's forehead was also overflowing with fine sweat. Obviously, condensing the technique had reached the limit that her body could withstand.

Controlling the collapsing star in her palm, she suddenly shouted: "Starlight Extinction - Black Hole!"

With the technique completed, Yekaterina no longer dodged.

Holding this black hole in her hand, she thrust it straight at the imposing Plague Law Master.

A bizarre scene appeared!

Everything around, including the poisonous gas and plague, could no longer harm her. As long as they got close, they were all absorbed into the black hole by its strange suction.

The Plague Law Master's face changed drastically when he saw this.

He was a Demigod, but it was the first time he had faced an opponent who was half a major tier lower than him and felt the crisis of death.

Moreover, this "Black Hole" technique was simply like a bug, it could absorb everything.

What means could he use to deal with it?

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

"Dong!"

"..."

The two figures exchanged blows rapidly in the starry sky.

Various ultra-powerful magic and forbidden curses were released.

However, Yekaterina used the Black Hole to devour them all.

......

Seeing this, Suren had completely relaxed and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

With Yekaterina using this move, even if she couldn't win, she wouldn't lose.

With just this one move, she had already made up for the gap in tier.

But Suren could also see that although Yekaterina's Black Hole technique was unsolvable, it also had shortcomings.

That was, the energy absorbed by her Black Hole also burdened her body, and there was a limit to its capacity.

The consumption was also very high.

It could be said that the longer the fight lasted, the more unfavorable it would be for Yekaterina.

But it seemed that the Plague Law Master couldn't see through this.

Or, he wouldn't live to see through it.

Yekaterina wouldn't give the enemy a chance.

Neither would Suren.

He also saw that Yekaterina seemed to want to use this Demigod to test her own moves.

After all, she was an emperor, and she couldn't find such an enemy to practice with on ordinary days. There was also no such a good opportunity for someone to steadily keep the battle in check in front of an Demigod-realm enemy.

Therefore, Suren had not been making a move, but was watching silently.

Unknowingly, the two had fought hundreds of rounds in the starry sky.

Yekaterina also mastered various stellar techniques more and more purely.

But after all, the enemy was a Demigod.

She was still a little short of being able to kill him alone.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Suren conveniently helped to control him. Yekaterina threw out the Black Hole in her hand, broke through the Plague Law Master's sanctuary, and successfully cut his body into two pieces.

The battle was over.

In the starry sky, Suren teleported over and stitched the severed body together.

He didn't choose to harvest the soul, but preserved it with a Runic Black Umbrella.

Such a complete Demigod corpse was a good material for making wax figures.

Having just witnessed the Plague Law Master's abilities, Suren could already imagine what it would be like to make him into a wax figure and throw it into the millions of troops in the Divine Realm.

This thing was definitely a virus bomb, whoever touched it was unlucky.

......

"Hoo... Hoo..."

After the battle, Yekaterina gasped for breath.

This battle was very burdensome for her, and her face was slightly pale.

Seeing Suren stitching the corpse, a trace of emotion flashed in Yekaterina's beautiful eyes. At that moment, she understood how high the level of skill of this old friend had reached.

However, the stronger Suren was, the happier she was from the bottom of her heart.

After the boiling spiritual power in her body had calmed down, she asked: "Suren, did you help me take a look just now, where are the shortcomings in my domain?"

Probably no one in the Alchemy Plane could answer her question.

If there was anyone, it was probably only the person in front of her who could answer.

Suren looked at her, then looked at the surrounding starry sky, and said: "You have already mastered the [World], this Starry Sky Domain is already a perfect domain where humans cannot find any flaws."

In fact, when he saw *The Sunflower Windmill*, he knew that Yekaterina had mastered this power.

Now looking at the starry sky, even the Omniscient Eye couldn't see any major problems.

The Divine Rank can't be trapped.

But below the Divine Rank, unless the caster was killed, there was no way to get out.

This was a very special domain world.

Yekaterina had understood the [World] through [Poetry], which directly led to the laws of the Divine Rank.

Divine Rank?

Just as Suren finished speaking, he thought of something and said: "Well... if there is really anything else that can be improved, I have recently come into contact with a new power that may give you some inspiration..."

Yekaterina's eyebrows raised and she was very curious: "Oh?"

She was the emperor of the United Empire, and it made sense that she already had access to the greatest secrets of the plane.

Even if she didn't understand it, she should have heard of it.

But she had never thought that there was anything else that could be added to her Starry Sky Divine Realm.

Since they were not outsiders, Suren said directly: "It's a special existence called 'Dark Laws'... This is a field that even ordinary Divine Ranks can't touch."

Hearing this, Yekaterina's eyes instantly turned cold and she also took it seriously.

Suren continued: "That's the unknown field that Sir Isaac discovered. However, this 'Dark Law' cannot be observed by any known means, and it will instantly annihilate when it encounters positive laws. I can't give you an accurate description of what it is."

Yekaterina's crystalline eyes turned and asked: "Have you mastered that power?"

Since it was the final battle, she naturally guessed that Li Ming had certain means of killing gods, after all, Mr. Jing was the daughter of Sir Isaac.

But those methods cannot be explained in detail, lest they be detected by the gods.

She didn't ask.

Suren nodded: "Yes."

Since it couldn't be seen or touched, it couldn't be described naturally.

He used mental power to transmit a message, generally describing what he thought the concept of that field, which was completely opposite to the real world, was.

But even though Yekaterina was extremely intelligent, she was still confused after listening.

Suren thought about it and said: "This Starry Sky Divine Realm is your domain, I will use it for a moment, see if you can sense something."

Yekaterina nodded: "Yes."

After finishing speaking, Suren pinched a warlock seal and stretched out his hand.

It seemed that nothing had happened, nothing had changed.

But only he knew that a special dark energy ripple was gradually lingering in his hand.

He had tried it before, and even Qian Tiao and Mr. Jing couldn't sense it at all.

He originally thought that Yekaterina would be the same, but he didn't expect that as soon as it was condensed, she exclaimed: "I sensed it!"

Suren was overjoyed: "Oh?"

Yekaterina frowned again: "I found a mysterious power that annihilated something in my domain. It's like light was sucked into a black hole and disappeared all of a sudden. But... that's something I can't understand at all."

Suren was already very surprised that she could sense it.

He smiled and said: "You are the only person who can sense the 'Dark Laws'."

But as soon as he thought of the Black Hole just now, he suddenly had an idea: Could it be that the inside of the Black Hole is the "Dark World" that Sir Isaac guessed?

Yekaterina seemed to have thought of the same idea, and her crystalline eyes were frequently turning, and her thoughts were flying.

After pondering for a moment, she said again: "This is the secret to suppress the Divine Rank? I seem to have some ideas!"

Suren also said in surprise when he heard this: "Really?"

He thought that after he had fused with the [Godslayer], these Dark Laws would be a song of human extinction.

After all, that Implant was unique, and the fusion conditions were almost impossible for anyone to achieve again.

If Yekaterina could master it, wouldn't that mean that there would be another channel for inheriting this powerful power in the Alchemy Plane?

"Yes."

Yekaterina nodded seriously and said: "I remember that feeling. It may take a very long time to understand. I feel that after I can really grasp that power, my world will be truly complete!"

Suren naturally knew that it was impossible to understand those Dark Laws in a short period of time, even if he had been studying them for so long now, he had only gained some insignificant results.

He smiled easily and said: "This matter is not urgent. Let's go out first. The guards outside are probably very anxious."

Yekaterina's expression on her face changed: "Okay!"

......

A battle broke out in the north of Lunden City, but it quickly subsided, and the ninth-tier Archmage, who was feinting in the east and attacking in the west, was quickly surrounded and killed by the Military Intelligence Agency.

And the secret stronghold of the Divine Realm's faith remnants was once again wiped out.

The news that Rose Manor had encountered an assassination did not cause much of a stir.

No one could have imagined that a Demigod assassin had come, and had not even caused any damage to the manor. The guards also quietly left the mansion.

The manor returned to calm.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Suren released Vivian from the Little Void Realm, and this girl was sleepy and had reached her bedtime, so the nanny took her to the bedroom.

Although there was a small episode of assassination, it did not seem to affect the atmosphere of the reunion of old friends.

The two continued to chat, talking about literature, cultivation, life, and that little girl... Everything, everything, it seemed that there were too many topics to talk about.

Unknowingly, the moon rose on the treetops.

Suddenly, the maid Jessica's careful inquiry came from outside the study.

"Miss, the water has been prepared, are you and sir ready to take a bath?"

Just like in that time long ago, at this time, it was time to take a bath and rest.

Hearing these words, Yekaterina did not rush to respond. Instead, she turned her head to look at Suren, smiled slightly, and asked: "Will you stay at the manor tonight?"

Suren looked at her and said happily: "Okay."