The situation was indeed rather strange.

After everything that had happened today, Cyclone finally realized the problem.

If it were the usual Elyse, she would have definitely caused a scene at the meeting just now.

This matter concerned her personal interests, and Elyse had every reason to be involved in it.

As a princess, she had been quite resistant before.

Resistant to the things Cyclone arranged for her, resistant to the decision to hide her away.

But why? Why did she choose to remain silent?

This shift was truly peculiar.

As Cyclone recalled her retreating figure, he felt a loneliness different from Yuna's.

Cyclone knew everything about Yuna, understood her loneliness, grasped her pain, and thus accepted her.

But what about Elyse? Cyclone also knew about her...

Huh?!

At this moment, Cyclone sat on a chair on the rooftop, gazing towards the distant stars.

Elyse should be...

Now that he thought about it, Cyclone realized that he actually didn't know Elyse at all.

She was twisted, she was lustful, she could definitely be called a true "flesh" princess.

That was her, she had been like that since her first appearance, and remained the same during her second appearance.

Even after coming to Kakarl, Elyse arrived before him in the guise of a nymphomaniac.

Cyclone didn't reject her, and even offered her refuge.

Being with her, Cyclone's body was filled with pleasure.

But besides that?

Besides that, Cyclone couldn't think of anything else.

Apart from desires, Cyclone couldn't find anything else to connect with Elyse.

Because she was a twisted princess, Cyclone unconsciously began to imagine her past.

Because she often started random fights, Cyclone unconsciously wanted to cut off their conversations to avoid more quarrels.

A series of unintentional actions slowly led to today's outcome.

Apart from physical contact, Cyclone rejected Elyse's heart, he refused to have a mental connection with her.

Consumed by desire, Cyclone and Elyse were just a couple in name only.

Even though Elyse had her own child, and had left the City of Dusk for herself, Cyclone chose to evade her, to deny her.

What kind of husband was he? What kind of man was he?

Cyclone sat quietly alone, looking at the night sky, finally realizing his foolishness.

Why was Elyse like this? The reason could be simple.

He had never thought from Elyse's perspective, why did she seek him out? Why did she like him? Cyclone had never considered.

Different from Cyclone's other wives, he had never pursued Elyse, never done anything for her, let alone try to please her.

It was this passivity that led to today's strangeness.

Faced with Elyse's love, Cyclone chose to avoid it.

That was the answer, Cyclone was evading.

Because it wasn't something he pursued, Cyclone didn't value it.

Choosing to escape, avoiding getting to know Elyse the girl, avoiding facing her as a princess, avoiding accepting her as the son of a farmer...

Cyclone chuckled.

He was her husband, yet he still had such ridiculous thoughts.

At that moment, Cyclone realized how much of a failure he was as Elyse's husband.

After pondering on the rooftop all night, when he opened the door in the morning and saw the sleeping Elyse and his other wives from afar, Cyclone made a decision in his heart.

"Well then, the husband won't run away anymore."

Closing the door, Cyclone headed towards the direction of the Water Teach.

Just like back with Yuna, this time...

"Let me make a big scene!!"

Theodore the Sage, carrying a smile despite the unrest, strode towards the center of the battlefield.

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