Today, Margaret came with Shard to meet Old Hack not just to chat idly with him, but to express her goodwill first. Besides, Shard believed that Margaret definitely wasn't just relying on Old Hack for the Grand Witch's apprentice qualification; her preparations were far more extensive than Shard imagined.
And once Margaret finished her matters, Shard didn't rush forward, but watched as the officers returned to take Old Hack away. Such a dangerous criminal was escorted specially by carriage. After verifying the convict wasn't switched out, the haggard old man was directly shoved into the carriage reinforced with steel plates.
Yet when Old Hack got into the carriage, he was surprised to see that the one watching him wasn't the officer from earlier, but rather the Princess Attendant who had just served him tea.
