Arabella noticed that Ferdinand had been observing her more keenly lately.
She realized he must have been more worried than she noticed because they had been too busy.
Because winter was a painful month for her, she ad kept herself too busy to even have time to think.
And yet she still mourned.
Ferdinand may have noticed even when she had asked Alwin to give her something with a prepared spell to heal her eyes.
They had been waiting for updates from the Pope but it did not come immediately.
Probably because they took the checks seriously.
It took longer than they thought but after waiting for a while, it was finally here. They finally received a response from the Pope.
Upon rechecking the weapons used in Crux, they were indeed among those that were missing.
Claudius agreed to get married, but he said that only after going on one last expedition. And he chose to join one that he knew would last for years.
It was to buy time for himself and be able to implement his plans.
