Even after telling me that he would come, Ignis has avoided me for two days more. I wish I could be angry, but I'm more hurt than anything.
Also, there is a good reason for this.
The situation is worse than it seemed. Borea doesn't reply to official missives, and Ventis has stupid requirements to avoid war. They want territories, but Alba can't let them have any.
If we did, then other neighbours would use the same tactic to get their share. We would disappear before realising what's happening, and our subjects would be ruled by foreigners.
The Council has had meetings at all hours, and Ignis didn't come back to his room to sleep. He works all day and all night, looking for a solution where there isn't any. He did write to me that he would be late, but he has never come here.
