Synopsis

Rosalin returns from a garden outside the palace, having disobeyed orders. She explains that Prince Hacabe greeted her with a kiss on the cheek, a custom in Balta. The chapter highlights the awkwardness of the situation, with characters expressing jealousy and concern over Hacabe's actions. Rosalin then notices a suspicious number of people in the palace with intense, violent demonic energy, possibly not naturally occurring, that prompts her concern.