The Ephor didn't let just anyone into the palace. Maybe except Rover and Iuno, but who's counting right now?

When Augusta was told someone had requested to see her, she was all but ready to dismiss it, thinking it was another Silva begging for a chance after she banished them from Septimont. But something in the back of her mind nagged at her to let the person in.

"Let them in," she gestured to a guard, who quickly left to get the mysterious visitor.

Augusta had a few minutes to wonder who exactly this visitor was before the door opened, and she could swear her blood ran cold when she saw a face she never thought she would see again, not since—

"You."