I don’t get some of y’all are that mad, Like yeah, I wished she could stay too but in her current situation what can she even do other than run away, she’s been deceiving the emperor right from the beginning with her (and I guess her father’s too) life at risk if found out. She can’t just waltz back in like “hey ur favourite guard guy isn’t here cuz I’m him, sorry ;p” and expect him to just forgive her