It looked like the two had thought differently of the kiss. To her surprise, Jaakuna had pulled away. Emiri didn't understand, and while it was not the first time she didn't understand something, this felt like she had done something wrong. But they were engaged and in love right? Why was he reacting like this? Should she have ignored her feelings and moved away? Perhaps it had been a mistake after all. She made a mental note not to do it again no matter what, it was just...not right. He would apologize to her, to which she wouldn't respond. She also noticed his turning away and she would feel guilty. He would suggest that they would go to the castle to join up with Grant. That was the dark haired man, she remembered.
As he would look back at her he would hold out his hand. She looked at it for a moment, though he would probably notice her hesitation. Was anything she wanted to do right? How did she know what to do and what not to do? When would she know what to do and how would she know if it was right? "Alright." She would mumble, taking his hand. Even if it was wrong, it made her feel better.
Wesley had gotten the message. Good. They had a lot to discuss when they got out of here. He would then turn his attention to Hashmaal. To her surprise, Wesley would let them know that this would be his battle. A duel, it would seem. Savayna would note that Wesley was definitely picking up on Jaakuna's traits. Great. Except she wanted to marry Wesley, not Jaakuna. He would look at her, as if seeking her approval. Nadeline would simply nod. This was not her battle. She would sheath her weapon and step back, making sure to get out of the way.
"What do you mean it wasn't an accident?"
Getting to the castle had turned out to be more of a hassle than Grant had anticipated. The soldiers almost didn't even let him in, after that the castle was swarmed with people protesting and complaining about what had happened in Anther. He had almost gotten evicted with them, though luckily for him one of the royal guards had recognized him and pulled him to the side. Once that had been cleared he had to wait for the Council to finish their meeting with his sister (to which he had heard the yelling and fighting all the way in her office) and finally, when she did show up, Lorenzo and Karolina had come in as well. Vlyn had not been far behind as well, and so they had all gathered to catch Grant up on everything that had happened.
"From what witnesses and surviving members of Anther have testified, there had been an initial blast from a piece of nethicite. Said blast is what caused the magicite to react and overload as a result." Karolina read off the official report. "The nethicite is rumored to have been deifacted...but this has not been confirmed, it is only speculation."
Grant let out a somewhat irritated sigh. "Deifacted nethicite...that means that whoever did this has the Midlight Shard." He muttered, looking at Reia.
"We're told that apparently the last known holder was an Archadian." She would tell him, lightly rubbing her temples. "Everyone here has gone insane, the Council wants to declare war on Archadia, using the fall of Anther as justification."
"We don't know that Archadia was behind this." Lorenzo would cut in. "They're being much too hasty."
"The only reason that people are pointing fingers is because the number of casualties is staggeringly high, the amount of damage has gone into the trillions, not to mention everyone is raging." Reia placed her hands on her desk, rapidly tapping her fingers. "This entire situation has out more confusion into an already chaotic state."
Things were truly hectic here. Grant was just in shock at how downhill things had gotten. He looked at each person in the room, though his eyes would land on Karolina. He didn't think it was possible, but she looked even paler than the last time he had seen her; and she had looked as white as a cloud last time. She looked very tired. "Karolina, are you alright?" Grant couldn't help but finally ask.
Karolina would nod. "I'm fine. I ordered my doctor to go and help the wounded. So long as I take my medication and not do any strenuous activity, I will be alright until he can tend to me again."
"I have been looking after Lady Karolina in her doctor's stead." Vlyn piped up. "You have nothing to worry about."
Grant would nod, though he ran a hand through his hair. "How things have changed..."