Elys anticipated Aleksander's narrative of what he had read inside Cordelia's mind. Her attempt to corner Henry and use Aleksander's weakness against him turned out to be a failure, but she was glad at how things have turned out anyway.
She was still furious at Aleksander for the way he treated her maidservant, but she as well has begun to understand his reasoning.
The two of them were two stubborn mules that at the heat of the moment clashed against each other.
Instead of calming down and listening to each other's reason, they should have put their energy into finding compromise from two different perspectives. They should have tried to push forward to find a solution that would work for the two of them.
