**Elizabeth's POV**

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But Jo seemed to see my confusion. He put a finger to my lips and signaled for me not to speak.

Then he turned and blocked me with his body.

"Can I take my wife away now?"

"Of course, you can! Please!" The voices of several elders were trembling with fear. They knelt with their heads on the ground, not daring to lift them up at all.

I got into the king's gold-made vehicle with the help of maids. This was my first experience with this kind of transportation unique to the forbidden valley. But I was not in the mood to experience it carefully. I was...