It's been days since Morgana convinced herself that everything was finally under her control.
She believed her plan was airtight, that it would finally force Eryx to open his eyes and act.
After all, she had gone to her father directly, insisting he call a formal meeting to pressure Eryx, push him to do something, anything, about the fact that Mira had caused the miscarriage of his heir.
To Morgana, it had seemed obvious. She couldn't understand how Eryx wasn't already enraged by the situation.
He should be furious, burning with anger, seeking justice with everything in him. And yet, he wasn't. He was too calm. Too silent. It unsettles her more than she admits.
But her plan hadn't gone the way she expected. Not only had the meeting not turned the Eryx against Mira, it had exposed the cracks in her story.
