To Azura surprise and Flora's pleasure, "sneaking" Azura back into the castle was incredibly easy. After changing out of Flora's maid outfit into one of Felicia's, the two women had simply walked up to the main gate, asked to be let in, and as soon as the guards recognized the two, had opened the gate for them.

"Oh, you don't need to walk me back to the servants' quarters," Flora said upon noticing Azura following her. "You just go find Corrin and tell him the good news."

"I…um, I still need to get the box of supplies the healer gave me," Azura said, clasping her hands together.

"Oh, you don't need to do that!" Flora said. "I can just have one of the servants bring it up to you."

"I…would really prefer it if I got it myself," Azura said. "I don't want anybody else finding out about my…my condition."

"What about your condition?" a new voice.

Flora and Azura both turned around to see Jakob slyly stepping around the corner, a familiar-looking box in hand. As Jakob approached them, Flora couldn't help but smile at her husband's subtle smile.

"I believe this is yours, Lady Azura?" Jakob asked as he presented the box of supplies to Azura. "I admit, I may have spotted a few labels here and there, and all I have to say to you is congratulations."

"Well, so much for keeping anybody else from finding out," Azura said sardonically, gratefully taking the box from Jakob's arms. "Does anybody else know?"

"Not to my knowledge," Jakob said, though his jaw hardened. "But I did manage to catch a couple of troublemakers. They looked suspiciously out of breath and I heard one of them mention your name, so I thought it would be fit to bring them before you."

Jakob snapped his fingers and a pair of guards and their respective prisoners slinked around the corner Jakob had come from. As Azura and Flora looked at the two gagged men, they realized that it was the two servants previously harassing Azura in the servant's passageway.

"Oh, it's you two," Flora said, crossing her arms and shooting them a glare. "How'd you two end up here?"

One of them, Jarren, Azura thought, shot his fellow servant a dirty look. "Ask him," he drawled. "He's the one who thought it was a good idea to follow you two down the tunnel. I told him not to, that we would get in trouble, but he was absolutely dying to follow the girl with blue hair."

"I hope you know that the 'girl with blue hair' also happened to be our Queen, Jarren," Jakob said, unimpressed.

"How was I supposed to know?" Mando mumbled, his head drooped. "She was wearing a different dress, so I didn't realize that it was her."

Flora looked utterly confused. "How can you—She's—Her dress doesn't—"

"It's alright," Azura said, resting a hand on Flora's arm. "He's…not the first one to think I'm a different person because of a change in attire."

"That still doesn't excuse the fact that he was harassing you, eavesdropping, and intruding on someone else's property," Jakob butted in. "Their punishment is up to you, should you deign to keep this matter a secret, but if you do not choose a punishment, I am duty-bound to haul them straight to Lord Corrin and have him decide."

"No, no," Azura said, holding up her hand. "There's no need for that. Just…I don't know, throw them in a dungeon for a week or something?"

"A week?" Flora asked. "Milady, I understand that Corrin's normally the one who hands out punishments and all that, but any kind of threat or misdemeanor against the throne is—"

"It was just an honest mistake," Azura countered, giving the two bound men a glance. "So long as they learn their lesson about how to behave around others, there's no need to execute them."

"Still," Jakob interjected. "In my opinion, a week of imprisonment is far too light a punishment. Try…a month."

"That sounds good," Azura conceded shooting the two men an apologetic look. "Just make sure you put them where they can tell no one of this."

Jakob nodded. "Take them away," he ordered the two guards. "And remember, keep this all under wraps. Tell no one of this."

The two guards bowed and respectfully twisted their hands over their chest in a respectful gesture before hauling the two men away. As they disappeared behind a corner, Mando shot Azura a dirty glare, his eyes flashing red once again.

Instantly, Azura felt weak on her feet as a splitting headache assaulted her head. She staggered around incoherently before grabbing onto Flora's arm for balance. The maid shot her a concerned look as Jakob took a step towards her before pausing with his arms outstretched, as if he was uncertain as to continue stepping forward.

"Are you alright, milady?" Flora asked, concern creeping into her voice. "Should I call the healer?"

"N-no, it's fine," Azura said shakily as the pain faded from her head. "Just a minor headache."

"Sure didn't seem minor," Jakob snorted.

"It's probably because of the pregnancy," Flora said, shooting Jakob a glare dangerous enough to make even the butler clasp his hands together nervously. "Remember, Jakob. Tell no one."

"O-of course, Flora."

"Especially Lord Corrin."

"Yes, of course, Flora."

"And don't forget to be just a bit more sympathetic around Lady Azura, would you? She is going to be a mother soon."

"Y-yes, Flora."

Azura looked between the two, unable to hide her simpering behind a hand. It never failed to amuse her that Jakob, possibly the least empathetic or sensitive person could be forced to obey commands uttered by Flora. It certainly didn't help that the temperature around them dropped noticeably.

Turning back to Azura, Flora smoothened out the front of her skirt and smiled pleasantly, a stark contrast to the chilly power Azura knew lay she possessed. "Now, shall I escort you to your quarters, milady?"

"Y-yes please. Thank you."