The rogues had plagued Aysun now for about three weeks. Unfortunately during this time, Lord Creon became a national hero and Lord Halliday grieved a child and quit attending court. However, Lord Halliday did not want his daughter who had developed temporary aphasia to sit at home all day all stare at the ceiling. He had already lost a child, he was not going to make that two. So, when the king suggested that Adelaide come to the palace to play with his son and the Beta's son, he had no objections.