All the girls in the harem and Pan Yue, who technically shouldn't be there but was beautiful enough to pass as a maiden by the guards, shook their heads in disapproval.
To her left she felt a hot breath tickle her ear as she heard a familiar voice call out to her, "Ria, there is no need to fall to despair. Remember, your home is at my side and it will forever be for the rest of eternity."