She did not see it as a mistake.
Not too long ago, she was having doubts. Was she going the right path? Was Alardis right that she should have taken the bite and get on with it? Was being this close of a relationship with the witches messing everything up?
And today, today gave the confirmation! She was right to listen to herself, after all! Today marked the first step towards her goal.
It might take two months, yes. But that was enough time for her to get herself ready.
Evelina had been stalling for far too long.
She was even surprised with how easy it was. All it took was for her to issue another challenge, as the emperor seemed to like them. And everything fell into place after that. Thanks to the Princess, Evelina did not need to do the convincing part.
For all she knew, she only added wood to an already burning fire.
