Shortly after, Max said his farewells to his team, exchanging promises to meet again soon. Then he found himself alone with Alice, wandering the quieter corridors of the Hunter Association tower, the afternoon light pouring in through tall crystalline windows and scattering rainbow hues across the floor.
She told Max about her living situation had completely changed as a princess of the Four God Nation. She told him her frustration over the months that she couldn't tell others. She told him everything.
Max listened quietly. He could hear the time she spent in the Middle Domain hadn't been good. Alice originally had a very free and unrestraint personality but as a princess of the Four God Nation, she had to act like them which she didn't like one bit.
Max's eyes softened, and he reached out, lightly touching her arm. "I can tell you're not happy living like that."
