Falling for his warm touch despite his usual coldness, she loved him only to be disappointed and betrayed in the end. When love turns to darkness, it festers to be poisonous and consumes the soul. The naïve Arabella evolved. *** “Thank you for becoming my wife,” was her cold husband’s last words before he died, coupled with a smile that had never before graced his lips. Not on their wedding day. And not even at the birth of their only child. Emperor Ferdinand, someone Arabella loved so much, killed their son. She became a villainess and vowed revenge for her beloved child. For a decade, she used everything she could to make Ferdinand pay. Until finally… he fell to ruin! With her revenge complete, Arabella's life soon ended with her dead husband in her arms. But fate wasn’t done playing with her. All of a sudden, she was back two decades ago right after their wedding. Was it a curse or a blessing? It didn’t matter. Because there is only one thing she needed to do. “I will ruin you in this lifetime too!” This was her hateful promise to herself upon realizing she was reborn. But in her second life, Arabella was unexpectedly bestowed a gift to uncover the truth. Who was wrong and who was right? Only time will tell.
The possibility of this information aiding their efforts to bring home the Prudencians weighed heavily on Arabella's mind.
Since many hateful things happen in war, getting back the Prudencians as soon as possible was for the best.
'No wonder she said it's something I would love to know before the war begins,' Arabella pondered quietly for a moment, processing the weight of Seraphina's revelations.
Their conversation drifted back and forth between personal matters and of their people's plight but Arabella found herself increasingly drawn to Seraphina's steadfast courage to go against the norm despite what everyone else thought about her.
Seraphina had laid out her case thoroughly to inform them of the reason behind her desperate plea to speak with Arabella and why she was here ready to negotiate with everything they had gathered for months while the conflict with Crux and Valeria continued.