As Reibun lead the way towards Ja'far's office, the former slave continued to tug on the cloak of the slightly taller female. Mariam noticed and looked at her with worry and curiosity.

"Is something bothering you?" She asked, only loud enough for the shorter female to hear.

"Well, my legs aren't used to the blood flowing easily in them," She said, pink dusting her cheeks.

Mariam smiled in understanding and swept her off of her feet, beginning to carefully carry her bridal style. She must admit, those marks looked a lot like the pain she'd been through in training, which was torture.

Lulu notices the smile fading from Mariam's shadowed, yet pale face.

Lulu doesn't question it, only hugging Mariam closer, making her eyes widen for a mere second. Mariam relaxes and gives a soft smile from under the hood. Lulu smiles back and leans further into Mariam.

"We have to stop by the Green Sagittarius tower first," Reibun calls out over her shoulder.

...

Reibun, Mariam, and Lulu meet up with Ja'far and the rest of the group in the hallway. Ja'far chooses not to acknowledge Lulu being carried by a blushing, hooded mess. Winter giggles, watching as the short girl carries the former slave.

Ja'far believed he had the perfect idea as to what was going on. He looked over at Reibun, who raised an eyebrow at him.

"Are those two in a relationship?" He asked, making her look back at them and smile.

"No, but if they keep it up they will be," She replied.

...

Noah and Kadia continued to walk towards the Black Libra tower until a loud bang was heard.

"My husband is back," Kadia said sarcastically, but to her luck only Noah was there. Unfamiliar with her sense of humor, Noah raised an eyebrow.

"I-I mean the king is back!" Kadia explained quickly.

"I'm guessing you like Sinbad?"

"You stay here and don't move," Kadia snapped, running off in the direction they had came.

Noah shrugged, sitting on the floor of the hallway, and opened the book that was finally within her possession.

...

The girls were escorted to Reibun's bedroom.

Mariam was carefully massaging Lulu's chain marks. While Aafje and Winter watched in awe.

...

King Sinbad was welcomed by everyone, from Generals to Sindrians. He always felt that they were his family.

...

Noah, Mariam, Lulu, Winter, and Aafje arrived at where 'the hunt' was held.

Aladdin didn't make a good first impression by jumping on Mariam and promptly shoving his face in her chest, though his excuse was that she was wearing something so tight. He was lucky she gently pushed him off of her, rather than lashing out violently.

An eruption of squeals and cheers filled the air.

"The King and his eight Generals!"