Having left Moeria to force her consciousness into the clone of Mono's body, Raven and Mono made for the castle. Once getting there, the hero was left in Grace's care inside one of the smaller meeting halls. Sitting on one of the couches, Raven awaited the queen's return from what she had said would be a quick change of clothes.
Meanwhile, keeping him company was Grace. Sitting across from him, she had her legs neatly pressed together and sipped on milk tea–something Raven and the rest had already had enough of, and thus she made no attempt to offer him another cup. While drinking the tea, however, she locked her gaze with the hero and couldn't help but ask.
"What happened exactly? For once, Master Mono had been happy for a long time, but suddenly, after you came with that spirit, her spirit…withered?"
