Somnus added that there were several more hideouts like this one across other continents.
All of them were similar—bare, with hardly any belongings and empty of any sign of daily life.
After looking around the small space for only a short while, Li Shen and Somnus rejoined Agares, who had been standing guard outside just in case.
Somnus then used teleportation to return them all to the imperial palace.
A late lunch in one of the palace rooms marked the end of Li Shen's first trip outside—a small adventure, but compared to his usual life, it had been exhausting.
All that, just because he wore new clothes for the first time.
Since the outing meant Somnus now had even more paperwork to catch up on, it was certain he wouldn't return to the Inner Palace until after midnight.
