Last week continued with Rozemyne’s rescue efforts. She used potions to heal Ferdinand, but Ferdinand assumed he was being poisoned by his signature ultra-nasty rejuvenation potion and attacked Rozemyne on reflex. A confounded Ferdinand questions the joyous Rozemyne’s decision to rescue him. Rozemyne reminds Ferdinand of her vow that she would defy even greater duchies, the Sovereignty, the royal family, and the gods to save him.
Rozemyne finds out that her tablet form of the Book of Mestionora is perhaps less convenient than the traditional form. She does however astound Ferdinand with her copy-and-paste ability which she uses to remove Ferdinand’s schtappe sealing bracelets. They discuss Ehrenfest’s preparations against Georgine, what Rozemyne’s Geduldh is, as well as her future plans to join the royal family and marry Prince Sigiswald. Rozemyne then returns Ferdinand’s name stone.
Rozemyne attempts to quell the rage of the awakened Lord of Evil’s desire for revenge against Ahrensbach and Lanzenave. Rozemyne informs Ferdinand that she has taken Ahrensbach’s foundation thus becoming Aub Ahrensbach and that attacking Ahrensbach could violate his magic contract forbidding him from opposing her. Rozemyne asks for Ferdinand’s help to resolve the issues with Detlinde, Georgine, and Letizia. Ferdinand agrees and asks Rozemyne about her future intentions as she cannot hold both Ahrensbach’s and Yurgenschmidt’s foundation simultaneously. Rozemyne mentions either relinquishing Ahrensbach to obtain Yurgenschmidt or to give the Grutrissheit to the royal family. We then get a history lesson on the Book of Mestionora, the wars of succession, the Grutrissheit, as well as how the royal family and Royal Academy came to be. Ferdinand concludes that even if Rozemyne were to marry Prince Sigiswald, mix mana, and then transfer the Grutrissheit by schtappe, he would not be able to read it and Rozemyne would end up too busy to read books. Ferdinand resolves to find a way to prevent Rozemyne’s adoption, deal with Ahrensbach’s issues, and send her back to Ehrenfest. Rozemyne conveys her concerns that remaining in Ehrenfest would have serious consequences for many people.
Rozemyne gives Ferdinand a registration feystone so he can leave the Mana Replenishment hall. They are given reports on the current situation by Eckhart and Justus. As Ferdinand prepares for battle, Rozemyne meets with Hannelore and finds out that Dunkelfelger is struggling to conquer Lanzenave’s ships. After healing the injured knights, Rozemyne learns that her charm from Prince Sigiswald is actually a courtship charm. Ferdinand then arrives and is shocked to see that Dunkelfelger is assisting Rozemyne. His rival, Heisshitze, attempts to give back his cape, but Ferdinand refuses. Ferdinand persuades Dunkelfelger’s knights to join him in battle to close the border gate, capture the remaining Lanzenavians, and then defend Ehrenfest’s foundation. He also sends Hartmut and Clarissa to brainwash the nobles of Ahrensbach with tales of Rozemyne’s sainthood so that she will be accepted by them as Aub Ahrensbach. Ferdinand informs Strahl that he and Rozemyne are headed to close the country gate.
With the Lord of Evil now joining the fray, what vicious schemes will be unleashed to crush their foes? Will Letizia and the captured noble daughters be rescued? What predictions do you have for this week’s story?
I think it’ll be interesting to see what these ships are like. Rozemyne mentioned before that they looked like submarines. It’s possible they may not have sails at all and if they actually can submerge then battle would get a whole lot trickier. Although like you said, after the gate is closed they shouldn’t have many options and will hopefully just surrender.
I’m pretty sure if those ships had neither sails nor oars, that would have been mentioned in Ferdinand’s chapter, when he first saw one of them, so Rozemyne probably meant the general hull shape. I’m thinking more along the lines of a Korean turtle ship, than an actual submarine, except with the “roof” being the same material as the sides of the ship, and of course longer and sleeker to accomodate the need to fit through the country gate.