Honestly yeah xD I think Crow would be thinking the same thing

Also, I have a few major plot ideas I've been toying with for a little while, so I'll share some to see what you think cx

1. After the shenanigans with the Younisian princess and everything gets settled down, Brerra and Younis come to some sort of agreement (probably a trade deal/alliance sort of thing; I could see the terms being something Crow, Penelope, and Gavin come up with, and the Younisian princess supports) to end the war. However, when they do, that's when the northern kingdom, Eyaris, strikes both of them. Since Eyaris wants to conquer the two kingdoms, they wouldn't want to give them time to recover from their feuding, so that's why they'd swoop in so fast. This would lead to Younis and Brerra teaming up to fend off Eyaris and Gorm (Gorm is a landlocked kingdom with no access to sea ports, so Eyaris could win their alliance by offering them a portion of land that connects to the ocean in exchange for soldiers). I haven't come up with a way this would all play out, but I think it makes sense for the direction we've been sending the story in so far.

2. I also want to bring in some of the plot points we sort of dropped after the time skip (the staff being a big one). One way I could think of doing this would be that Eyaris breaks down Younis's morale by revealing that they have their staff, and the war begins to turn in the enemy's favor. To save Brerra and Younis from being overwhelmed, Crow and Penelope (and probably a few others like Olivia and/or Hartley), go on another mission to Eyaris to try and steal the staff back for Younis's sake (Crow would probably go behind his father's back, which could also cause some tension). If we do that, we could also bring back some epic mercenary fights and other action. I think it could be good timing, since it would be following the cool down when they're all at the castle.

That's all I can remember right now lol
Let me know what you think or if you've got any other ideas cx