Chapter 86 – Raven Takes Charge
Princess Astra somehow managed to keep Crown Prince Mars occupied for the next two days. Perhaps the annoying young man had suffered a fright at Mana's hands, but in his eyes, his seemingly gentle fiancée suddenly appeared much more attractive and he was happy to spend his time with her. They caught up on their experiences since they had last met – Astra probably realised that Mars didn't really pay much attention to the long letters she painstakingly wrote to him every week, but she didn't create a fuss over it. Instead, she told him about all that had happened with her, including her mother's incarceration. Of course, in Astra's version, Sora and Astra were the innocent and unwitting victims of the grand conspiracy hatched by Mana, Jules and Raven, and King Jaren was too blinded by affection to see through their deception because of his overwhelming love for their late mother Queen Dora.