The rest, even her fate in Atticus' arms was obscured upon coming to the conclusion that Ada was finally in the castle.
Only the night before did Floriel fly there to probe things around. They reacted quite fast. Then again, she must've reported on the condition Arabella was in which may have led them to precipitate things.
Before she knew it, the General had taken her into one of the many bedrooms under that roof.
What was to come was more than obvious and needed no explanation so, the young woman opted to be the good obedient machine they wanted her to be and just blocked all the rest out for the sake of her sanity.
Atticus did not put her back on the floor but on the bed instead. Instinctively, her fingers curled around the red cape bundling her as she tucked her feet beneath her ass on the cushy mattress.
He said nothing while taking the armor parts off his body, leaving nothing but the thinner, fabric layers under it.
