"Are you sure?" Soleia's instinctive reaction was fear― not for herself, but for Rafael. She squashed the emotion down ruthlessly, but tendrils of it still crept back up. She was the one who caused this situation― she had no right to feel fear or guilt for his circumstances.
Admittedly, she guessed that Rafael might face consequences for losing her. However, she never expected that he would be straight up treated as an escaped criminal in his own kingdom! She merely thought that he might be forced to marry Elinora immediately.
Being branded a wanted criminal was too far off from any predictions she might have made.
"Very sure." Orion's face was grim. "I dare say I can still recognize the face of my old friend, even without the layer of disguise."
