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Sylvester getting a hint of what that negotiation between Ferdinand and Trauerqual was really like, and how much duress must have been in play... Along with Ferdinand's white hot anger that after all that, the Royal Family still tried to take Rozemyne from Ehrenfest.

Great support from Aub Dunkelfelger, especially the defense of Ferdinand...

Ferdinand's dazzling smile that means he's out for blood... 😅

Adolphine, telling Sigiswald to stop interrupting his betters. ✨

Rozemyne, just effortlessly Crushing everyone in the room without even being aware she's doing it...

Trauerqual, he's had a role to play that is often in opposition to Rozemyne and Ferdinand. The trug was certainly the last blow to him as a ruler. But he's not a bad guy, just someone trying to make things work. Him asking for permission to speak, and then binding Sigiswald, and apologizing and deferring to Rozemyne and Ferdinand, was a nice arc for him. He'll make a good aub of some random unclaimed duchy if he wants it, or maybe better, simply a nice retirement as an elder in one of the kids' duchies.

So many good bits in this part. Sigiswald showing how very very foolish and shallow he is, multiple times.

"okay two books."

I love our gremlin.

It seems like something of a long game, considering how Raublut was talking it up for months. But maybe so.

IMHO Ferdinand is often more impressed than he lets on, he just tends to avoid telling the person.

Apparently the Gervasio chapter is fairly long and the next part will contain the conclusion, so his POV doesn't stop there!

I quite enjoyed Magdalena's chapter. Delightfully quick on the uptake, as we would expect from all we know about her, and as a daughter of Dunkelfelger besides.