Seraphine found herself sneaking back into Sapphire Palace not even a week after she declared that she couldn't see Eric for a while.
There was a need to do so, though. Things had changed.
Ever since Claudette found out from Clement that Historia was the leader of the Scarlet Wings, a cult that abducts people and uses them as sacrifices for some dark, inhumane rituals, she and Merlin have begun taking action in the shadows. Since their enemy is being backed by the Grand Archduke and a few members of the imperial family, they have to move discreetly.
That's why Seraphine needs to meet Eric and explain everything to him in secret.
'Still, to think that Historia is the cult's leader…' she thought with a deadpan look.
'Why am I not surprised?'
Historia is many things even in the previous timeline.
