However, after that incident, Annan suddenly realized—
Perhaps it was because Salvatore had heard about Ivan turning into a dragon not long ago and was somewhat worried about himself.
After all, Annan was still quite young, barely half a year older than "Queen Kafney."
But Kafney's situation was rather unique.
Her father had no designs on the throne, so it was Kafney, his granddaughter, who took his place to ascend the throne. She actually occupied the position intended for her father.
To the uninformed public, the young Kafney's succession to Queen of Noah definitely meant that Albert was secretly manipulating court affairs. He merely pushed Kafney forward due to various reasons—such as being too closely associated with the Silver Baron church, which made it inconvenient for him to run for the crown himself.
This reasoning, upon brief consideration, actually made quite a bit of sense.
