Tivel woke up in the morning, going about her normal chores. She cast out the memories of the previous day and went through each thing she had to do slowly.

(We time skipped 10 years.)

Lucia returned to the territory with her niece and they were walking through the village. No one recongnized her, for the better. Her niece was running up ahead of her, looking into all the shops and booths.

(Oh, oof, well then)
Tivel was still stubborn as ever, if not more so. She had managed to keep people away fairly well and people seemed even more terrified of her than before. Well, other than a few odd ones who she just couldn't manage to scare.

He thanked a woman at a jewelry booth, taking the brand new diamond necklace from her hands and handing her the money. He walks off, passing his old mate without noticing her, he hands the diamond necklace to a young girl who was quite poor and dirty. "Sell this at the booth at the other end of the village, he should give you just enough to get you back on your feet. Alright?" He says, helping her off the dirty ground.

The young girl smiles brightly, hugging him before sprinting down to the other end of the village.

He chuckles, watching her go before nodding to his guards to follow him back to the castle. He passes his mate once more without noticing before exiting the village with his guards.

The general continued to try and visit her.

Tivel had grown rather tired of his attempts. After she had finished her chores, she would lurk around what she considered hers, making sure to keep up her reputation of someone not to be messed with.

He wasn't phased by any of her attempts.

She didn't notice him either, as her niece keeps running through the crowd. Lucia follows at a safe distance. Soon after they leave the village, heading into the forest to return to their territory. Her niece had gotten a lot of things and was quite happy about it.

He begins to work through the rest of his trade offers, his assistant sitting across from him.