For once, Cirilla or Hjalmar shared a mutual sentiment. Panic and disgust. They may be highly skilled, powerful kids who could beat adults into submission, they were still kids.
Be it the Ancient China or the Western Middle Ages, the higher up a girl's position was, the more she would be unable to decide for her own marriage and soulmate. Nobles considered themselves to be the superior, race. Their marriages had to be arranged to perfection.
The "Lioness of Cintra" Queen Calanthe saw the severity of the situation ------ The great army of Nilfgaardian Empire in the South was moving.
As Queen Calanthe roused the Kingdom of Cintra to arms, she hoped to get the Kingdom of Verden by her side.