The noble woman and the prince parted, and as the former made her way down another hallway of her home, she ran into Eliezer's trusted knight. He addressed her with a "My lady," and attempted to walk past her, but she stopped him.

"Sir Hildebrand, was it?"

"Yes, my lady," he responded, curious as to what she wanted him for.

"I assume that you are aware of Prince Eliezer's recent affairs?"

Hildebrand wondered what this was leading to as the lady seemed troubled, but he did not wish to give away any information that Eliezer had trusted him to keep confidential. "Yes, is there anything regarding His Highness that worries you, my lady?"

Adelina looked at him with a tense expression. "He has told me everything, Sir Hildebrand. I know about his affiliation with the Moon Raven and the Lunarian assassins. Having known him for as long as I have, I am currently struggling to believe that this is all true. There is also now something about him that perplexes me. This is regarding his demeanor. We... had an exchange this morning, and for the first time, he raised his voice at me. I was hoping that you could shed some light on all of this."

The knight was slightly stunned. "I'm... sorry to hear that, my lady. I do agree that this is very unlike him. However..."

"However?" The noblewoman cocked her head at him, before sighing and thoughtfully looking away. "It was always rather surreal being around Eliezer as we were growing up. He was never upset or angry. He never cried, or shouted at anyone in temper. It was pleasant, but strange. He never laughed either, and he hardly ever had a smile on his face. It was like being around a plank of wood. When I saw that bit of emotion leave him this morning, it was... refreshing, I've never seen him so..."

"Human?" Hildebrand finished, before nodding. "I believe that this is the Moon Raven's doing. She has given him a heart."

"So they [i]are[/i] in love then," Adelina stated, and then shook her head. "She's an assassin. Eliezer might have found his heart, but he has lost his mind."

Hildebrand immediately regretted letting that slip, but he did not show it. "On the contrary, my lady, His Highness's mind was never his own until recently. Now that he knows the truth, he desires to do what is right for Dainia. He is making decisions that he believes will benefit those he cares about. The people deserve to know the truth."

Concern was written on Adelina's face. "As far as I am aware, this would be the first time that Eliezer is acting on his own. I sincerely hope he succeeds in achieving what he intends to."
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Eliezer returned to his guest room to find that Raven was gone. He was afraid of her wandering about the estate and getting spotted by its guards or residents for a second, though, recalling what Raven was like, he relaxed, thinking that she would probably know how to keep herself hidden. He only hoped that she would not try to do something insane like find Adelina and speak to her by herself. He felt guilty that he had not told the noblewoman about Raven being in her home yet, but he did not know how he was going too. Adelina was already flustered enough with the information she had, and he was certain that she was not going to react well to finding out that a deadly assassin was on her property. He had to speak to somebody, but even his knight was not present at the moment.