"Do you think Mona is okay?" Diane asked after it had been about two hours since Mona left. She and Sansan tried to talk about other things and had both slept off in between. They woke up to discover Mona wasn't back yet.

　　Sansan yawned, "she might be at the orchard. I will ask for a guard to help check on her." Standing up, she made her way out of the room and called on a guard to check for Mona.

　　The guard returned a few minutes later, knocking on the door. "She ...