**Julian's POV**

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But in any case, Elizabeth saved my life. I could only blame her internally without actually punishing her.

I ran away from her when she wasn't looking, as we entered the town.

I took a hot bath after returning to the palace and then slept in a soft velvet-covered bed. Finally, I forgot about the bad feeling I had in the cave.

The only regret was that my scepter still stank.

I couldn't help but wonder what Elizabeth was doing now.

She would have learned the truth from the townspeople by now. She would have figured out that I wasn't the young boy she thought I was,...