Escape route

Normally, I should be happy to be able to conceive for the king. Every concubine will surely be, but why does it feel like a curse this time? Even though I am happy about it, I still have a feeling that this is extremely odd.

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Why did I let her escape with the stranger? Who is that stranger? His scent seems familiar, and this sure is not the pure will of Casey. I know her well enough to know that she wouldn't have dared to jumbo into the ocean in such a way.

"There is some sort of foul play somewhere; I need to get to the bottom of this," I said to myself. Calling out, I beckoned for Xavier, one of my trusted men, to come over. "My lord, here I am," he said as he bowed before me. "So far, have you heard any reports about Casey and Nanna?" I asked.

I'm sorry, my lord; after you left the search party yesterday on the ocean, we found some footprints and followed them for some time. But suddenly the footstep stopped leading to nowhere; I believe that was on purpose. "Someo