human
Emilia:  Emilia decided in her heart that if this day, too, proved fruitless, she would let Geuse have a taste of her wrath. I’ll clog up the wagon wheels with cloth and spill oil all over them, Emilia thought, tracing out the ingenious, devilish revenge plot in her mind.
gpt
Geuse:  "—So is the seal still in place?" Lowering the volume of his voice, Geuse raised what Emilia now recognized as a customary question.
human
Fortuna:  "Same as always. You really do make sure to check each and every time, don’t you?"
gpt
Geuse:  "Such is my duty… Besides, though I do not wish to impart unnecessary concern, this time, there is some kind of suspicious air outside the forest. Perhaps it is needless anxiety on my part, but do keep this in mind."
human
Fortuna:  "…Understood. I, the Guardian, will keep watch over everything here, seal and Key included. Please take care of the outside."
gpt
Geuse:  "I leave it in your hands—for Lady Emilia’s sake and for those two as well." Geuse bent his hips.
human
Fortuna:  Fortuna nodded back with a serious look on her face. "…Seal."
gpt
Emilia:  As the pair’s conversation made her ears tremble, Emilia murmured a single word to herself.
human
Emilia:  "Seal…" The word seal came out without fail at the end of Fortuna and Geuse’s conversations. Up until then, she had little interest in the word. But this day was different. The seal and Emilia had been mentioned in the same breath. Besides, she was also curious about the words Geuse had spoken at the end. —Maybe, just maybe, those two referred to Emilia’s father and mother?
gpt
Emilia:  "Seal…" Uttering the word once more, Emilia returned to the Princess Room, tumbling into the cavity, Emilia moved with great haste, busily creating evidence that she’d been spending time in that room. In a short while, she made a drawing, changed the clothes on the dolls, and helped herself to a variety of snacks. With that job finished, she was just wiping the sweat off her brow when she heard Fortuna’s voice calling to her from outside.