Eden would not forget the gratification from last night.
After he finished his retort, Arsia's face turned visibly red with anger. She glared at the priest, her fingers trembling like rose sea salt. Perhaps she was choked up, or perhaps because her mother was present, she ultimately could not speak her retort.
The sight of Arsia swallowing her frustration brought Eden a moment of gratification, even though his spiritual nature told him that a priest should not feel this way.
This retort was just a minor episode in the Imperial Palace. Soon after, Eden and Veldor were to accompany the princess in her wedding convoy heading to the Ausenco Kingdom in the south of the Empire, guarding Arsia's safety while investigating the matter of the Zor Elves in Ausenco.
Before departing, Eden had an important matter waiting to be handled—Ascension.
