[Amleth point of view]
Another day. It's been far too long since she's been in stasis. Ophelia...
"I'd say Diana is actually capable of expelling it now" [Merlin].
"Really! That's great news" [Khamisah].
"But there's a catch, isn't there?" [Amleth]
"Of course there is. Diana can do it without a second thought, but can Ophelia herself?" [Merlin]
"I see. I have heard that your two princesses are in a state after Diana exorcised THE THING from them, but for Ophelia..." [Khamisah]
"It's much bigger, and her condition isn't the best." [Amleth]
"We are lucky that Maleficent's blessings are able to put her in stasis, but stasis is just stasis, it means her condition is nowhere improving after all this year. Worse still .." [Merlin]
"We can ask Goddess Favorite's daughter for help, right?" [Khamisah]
"That's what I was thinking, but there's something else you both should know" [Merlin].
"And that is?" [Amleth]
"Dispelling THE THING from her will also mean dispelling other curses that she has absorbed. True, Diana can dispel THE THING, and the Goddess' favorite daughter can help dispel other curses, but the nature of a curse is that it will always, always go back to its origin, not contain it" [Merlin].
"That means even if one of those curses wasn't lifted..." [Khamisah]
"The same tragedy will happen again..." [Amleth]
Just like the play at the opera house the other night, this land is indeed full of curses from the former royal family. It will take everything from me, Khamisah, Ophelia, and the others to overthrow that cursed royal family.
Right now, Ophelia is absorbing all those curses so as not to cause any trouble for this country, but more importantly, so as not to cause any trouble for me. Why... I can understand why she did it, but even after all this year, I couldn't accept it. Why does she have to sacrifice herself? I know there's no other way back then, but...
"There is also the matter of the two dukes... Our plan to overthrow them. If we do it now, I'm sure Ophelia will want to help and won't just stand there..." [Khamisah]
"Some of them are still in agreement with the previous royalty and given Ophelia rightful status to this throne that I sit on now..." [Amleth]
"These two dukes are also working with Prince Rufus. The longer we delay, the harder it will be for us" [Khamisah].
"But we couldn't keep Ophelia for too long either. Even Maleficent herself wouldn't be able to delay the progression that much" [Amleth].
If Ophelia really does return, I'm sure these two dukes will gather support to rally behind her so she can take back what's rightfully hers. She doesn't want it herself, this throne of hers. I can just go back to my old position as Duchess, gladly, if she wanted to take this throne, alas, she knows better than to sit on a throne when she's incapable of it. In her words, she would rather die than be a puppet, hence her wish to pass the throne to me after the massacre of the previous royalty by my hand.
She watched us slaughter her family. She knows what she's doing. The previous family, trying to...
"I told you right, none of this is your fault" [Merlin].
"I know... But..." [Amleth]
"For now, let's focus more on the urgent matter at hand. I'll gather the necessary material in Emas. I'll accompany Siti, and in return, she's agreed to let me take whatever I want" [Merlin].
"As for Diana... I think she actually has a suspicion about what is really happening..." [Khamisah]
"She's sharp. I'm not even surprised" [Amleth].
Hang on, Ophelia. I will save you, my dearest...
"And that's what happened when those two fought! They're crazy strong!" [Diana]
"I see... That's scary" [Kara]
"But it's also reassuring to have them as our allies" [Mara]
"Thank you for your report" [Amleth]
"Report... She just tells you what happened. Not much of a report if you ask me" [Arthur]
"Agreed" [Sas]
"Hey!" [Diana]
"It's okay. She will learn sooner or later. After all, she wanted to become a special knight for Princess Kara and Mara one day" [JOATMON].
"In other words, we have to teach our junior how to behave like us" [Teliara].
"At least she's better than Aya... Hey!" [Asterion]
"Hmph" [Aya]
(Actually, I agreed. Aya is just too quiet for her own good. Even Alaric and Apollo are talking more) [Myle]
My two dearest daughters are with me, hearing about what happened between the Empress and the Elder Giant. We can't afford to lose either of them if we really want to unite against the Devil King. I feel bad that I had to order Special Knight to take charge yesterday when I gave them a well-deserved break.
"Tomorrow Grandma Farhah will go home. Aunt Amleth, can I ask you something?" [Diana]
"Ask away" [Amleth]
"I don't really know how to say this... Are you sure you don't want Grandma Farhah to take a look at what's under this castle..." [Diana]
"?" [All]
"I told you, she is sharp after all" [Khamisah]
"I'm not even surprised" [Amleth]
"Your witchcraft and blessings have improved, haven't they, for you to even locate her" [Merlin]
"I came here to play every day, of course I will notice it. Surely, even you can tell that Miss Vita's performance is based on her" [Diana].
"Wait, what are you talking about?" [Nar]
"Beneath this castle?" [Mara]
"Something is happening under this castle?" [Kara]
"Ophelia, isn't it... Her name" [Diana]
"Indeed it is. Ophelia Vars, your sister and my best friend, and also the rightful owner of this land" [Amleth].