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.
Arabella understood that talented people like Ivan had to go at their own pace for them to shine their brightest.
This was the same reason Ferdinand simply provided everything Alwin needed and was allowed to learn and master what he wanted.
People like them had to be allowed to play and explore as they wish without getting shackled by this and that.
Alwin excelled in everything as well and actually did better than expected even in archery and swordsmanship. He simply lacked the interest in it since he preferred magic.
Ferdinand still made Alwin learn it though since he also needed it.
There were also times Ferdinand slacked off on those because he thought he was already strong without them anyway.
But it was what led him to getting caught by his enemies or even humans when he was younger.
There were times it cost him his horns and his wings before.