Weeks passed by.
Now, Sebastian was no longer required to enter the nightmare realm to train, but he still did. Every single night, every single opportunity, he had to enter the realm to bury the memory of what happened in the holy Empire.
To protect the memory of Magnus and their meeting, he had to add to the year count of the orb.
In addition, Sebastian noticed how Loneborn started to deteriorate in health. He busied himself on his own experiments and started to wander, disappearing to he didn't know where.
The incident in the Holy Empire was so famous it shook the continent. Magnus' declaration was loud and clear, showing his hostility toward slavery and his determination to abolish it.
At the same time, Loneborn assumed that Sebastian failed to punish the man who had killed and raped Aira. Because the Apostle got him, it meant Sebastian didn't have a chance to enact his revenge, right?