The same man who escorted them to the office entered, while the three women from their group were led to a different room by a female official.
"Come with me," the royal servant said as he looked at three male newcomers, Oriana being one of them.
They followed the servant out of the office to go to another room.
Though Oriana's calm and polite expression was faultless, she was panicking inside.
'How can I escape this situation? Not just that herb and my dagger, but I will also be exposed as a woman. They will surely imprison me for fraud, not to mention the crime of deceiving a noble and royal household. What if they accuse me of being a spy? They might torture me before killing me—'
Inside the room next door, there were two male servants waiting for them.
"Put your bags on this table and remove all your clothes."
