As morning rises in Varsiko, you 've already been awake for a few hours. Even Levi, who usually wakes up before you, awakes to the sight you sitting on your bed, your arms looped around your knees as you stare out of the window in deep contemplation.

After your meeting with your father, you explained everything to Levi. He didn 't put too much stock on any kind of omens or prophecies, and he even went as far as calling your father 's words 'some first-grade mumbo jumbo '.

During the dinner, you convincingly played the part of a dejected daughter as your father ignored you. The mood was exceptionally stiff, and the Czar was the only person who kept the conversation rolling with casual questions and non-convincing compliments.

Five days of negotiations start now. You will be expected to attend them every day from morning until dinnertime.

Maid Springer gets you ready in near silence, and when you set course for breakfast, you feel Levi 's eyes on you.