The Palmer and McCann clans were steadfast planning what would be Country F's biggest wedding of the year; finally, Xavier and Ella would hold their wedding towards the end of summer and this time it would be all have all the bells and whistles. Due to Xavier's lack of anxiety around having to postpone their wedding, after Madam McCann had fully recovered and that's how the family found out about their court marriage. The family became even more excited, Xavier moved in with the Palmers and would remain until the wedding; With Alice and Maria gone, the house was fairly empty.
A lot happened during Country F's spring; A lot changed for a lot of Country F citizens, but no one saw the Palmer's publicly denouncing their eldest daughter coming; well, no one outside their tight knit circle. Maria was still nowhere to be found, and on the last week of spring, Israel held a press conference denouncing his eldest daughter.