"Why would he directly send his messenger here knowing that —"
"It's fine," Rosalind said. It is not like she could hide everything forever. Moreover, this must be a part of Lucas's plan.
"Are you going to show yourself to everyone? I don't think His Grace would agree to—"
"I am to become his wife," Rosalind lifted her chin and met the older man's eyes. "What would the people who think of him as their hero think about him having a weak wife?"
"A sorceress for a wife? That would cause chaos in the South."
"The South will be too busy to care," Rosalind said. If Cirid had indeed fallen, then the South would be very busy. The tide would first go to Rakha then to the other kingdoms. Worse, it would go to the Aster Empire and kill thousands, if not millions, of people. With the disease and the tide, the South would be very— very busy.
Why would they concern themselves with someone else's marriage when they were struggling to fight against beasts?
