The banquet ended in a "harmonious atmosphere."
Back in the bedroom of the Octagonal Palace, Aske asked solemnly:
"Eleanor, there seems to be some issues with your family."
"After all, it's not my birth family," Eleanor said lightly.
No, that's not right. Aske thought to himself, it's not that simple.
The main problem stems from Otto II; on one hand, the expedition against the Church Court ended in vain, bringing massive frustration, and on the other hand, the culprit was his own daughter.
People have a natural tendency to deflect blame, especially someone as self-centered as Otto II. It's definitely harder for him to accept his own failures. Blaming it on "My daughter is truly too capable," turning bad into good, is undoubtedly a flawed logic prone to happen.
His self-deceptive mentality undoubtedly also affected his wife and children.
