We're still not done with the story of the lady and ion. It turns out that the whole of the empire is talking about the fact that the emperor's shield is now in the hands of hilna. This means that she's the new protector of the western empire, and that means that the eastern empire is also under the protection of the emperor. Oh, and the emperor seems to be saying, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you" . Oh yeah, and he's also looking pretty good in bed. So yeah, we're starting to feel a little bit bad for the girl. She's a little girl, and she has to shoulder a lot of the responsibility of being the protector of a big empire like the empire of the sun. But hey, it's her job to protect the emperor, so she'll do whatever she can to make sure that he doesn't fall in love with someone else. And then he'll tell her