Part 2: The Successor of Sermont Several days passed. Arlen had sent a letter announcing her return to Edel, and the royal family, taking into account her mourning period, postponed her audience. As the Queen had granted her this convenience, her time at home grew longer. The maids were strangers, and her relationship with her stepmother was more distant than ever. The home she returned to was not the home she had missed. Aside from the changed people, the places that held her memories had also vanished without a trace. The rear garden filled with memories of her mother. The gallery where she had practiced dancing while holding her father’s hand. All the places Arlen had loved had long been