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Luna's arrival cut short the conversation Freya was holding with Alpha Arthur. Before bending to meet her, she fixed the woman with her gaze and pretended to smile. "Greetings, Your Highness,” she patted Arthur on the back. "I need to get some rest; we can talk later."

"Why are you going right now, right after I showed up? Continue what you were saying?” Luna approached.

They took a peek at themselves.

"Mother, would you like to hear what we spoke about?" Arthur inquired.

She winked. "Are you concealing anything from us?" she said, gulping and turning to face Freya. "Where did you and him go today? I searched for the both of you but none of the servants knew your whereabouts.”

“Ummm! We took a walk outside the palace. That's all.” Freya responded, attempting to avoid suspicion.

Luna nodded. “I see, you went on a walk with him as the acting Luna right?”

She nodded again, smiling shyly, knowing full well that she was searching for something to turn against her. "I shall be inside