Of course Barthold is the one keeping Oswald in the loop. This guy.
Flo bringing up embroidery again? These noblewomen…can’t they see Roz is busy with a bunch of other important stuff? Though it’d be funny if later in the story Sigi mocks Roz for not being able to embroider, and that’s when she finally snaps and crushes him.
Flo gets some flak for not properly educating Roz, but here we see that she wanted to, but it was de-prioritized in favor of Roz’s other endeavors. Also reiterating her misunderstanding about Elvira going to the temple…I wonder if that will become a plot point.
Sylvester going to Ahrensbach alone makes me apprehensive. Also this talk of “if I die first Boni’s here.” Maybe you should stay home and let Ferdinand cover for you.
Wilfried…semi-redeemed? He wasn’t really scheming or up to no good, just dissatisfied with his situation. Seems like he’s still a good kid at heart.
To be fair to Florencia, embroidery is one of the ways noblewomen defend themselves. They embroider their husband’s capes true, but also their own. We know Roz just brews charms for herself and her loved ones if needed but that’s a Ferdinand approach, a typical noble women would embroider magic circles, so it is quite important.
Tbh after the archive I doubt he as any expectations from her aside gbook, mana, and temple stuff after getting burned on the coals.
Side note aren’t first wives manly responsible for embroidery?
It’s great seeing Wilfried step down from “guaranteed next aub”. It looks like the contest for next aub will be between Charlotte, Malchiore, and the unborn baby. Sylvester said that the contest for succession will continue until he or Bonifatius dies though, which sound a lot like a death flag?
I don’t see Sylvester going anywhere immediately, but… god it’d be so heart-wrenching if Bonifatius passed soon too. He’s always just been the super kind grandpa who wants to dote on his grand-daughter.
Maybe I’m putting the cart before the horse though! 😅 There could even be something that triggers a need for succession that we’re not privy to as readers yet, though I don’t even know what that would be.
I just don’t see him saying something like that and it truly being something that never becomes relevant within the scope of the series again. Really feels like a Chekhov’s gun was loaded.
I am irrationally happy to see Damuel on the cover. It’s been a long time
I’m still convinced that Winfried will fuck it all up. He is essentially on the same level as detlinde.
Also I’m so rooting for Charlotte, I’m waiting patiently for the moment that myne is like: “I’m sorry I broke my promise to you. I will support you in your quest for Aubhood”
Can’t wait for next week’s part. To think we’re already at Volume 27 and it still keeps getting better and better.
Also huge probs to quof & co. Absolute Madlads there.
I’m over the Wilfried hatred. I was upset because it looked like he was mad at Roz even after all she had done for him but he was acting that way he was because he was being forced into a situation he hated. He was aware of his situation enough to ask for Roz to be Aub. He doesn’t know about her commoner origins so he couldn’t understand why he was being forced to be the Aub. And I can’t be mad at him for not wanting to be compared to Roz. She is just crazy out of his league.
I’m not saying Wilfried is a saint. There’s definitely a lot of spoiled brat in his behavior. He could have tried harder to get along with Roz and done more to gain the Leisegangs’ trust. But he’s like, what, 14 or 15 now. It’s a little much to expect him to able to manipulate adults who have been playing politics for decades but if he done less whining and more trying, he might not have been in so bad of a situation.
I think things are in a good situation for Roz’s siblings now. Charlotte gets to try for Aub as she always wanted. Wilfried has time to decide what he wants to do with life and Melchior will get to spend time with his wonderful big sister and learn to be just as awesome as she is at being High Bishop. I’m rooting for Charlotte. She’s always been the best candidate and I hope Wilfried is smart enough is realize that and decides to support her. He’s much better off trying to Knight Commander, IMO. It’s something he enjoys and he’s good at.
But he’s like, what, 14 or 15 now.
Just turned 13.
I’m not so sure on the Knigh’s Commander thing.
Karstedt and Bonifatius might appear like pure muscleheads at a glance, but they are still quite skilled in sniffing out hostile conspiracies, even if it’s more of an instinctual thing for Bonifatius, rather then intellectual.
He seems to be doing reasonably well in Gewinnen, so he might grow to be a good tractician, but that sounds more like a good vice commander to me, than a commander, who usually also doubles as the Aub’s guard knight. Not to mention that in the Ditter match, he completely defered to Rozemyne and Leonore for the battleplan, which is again making me think he might be better at following orders than coming up with and giving them. There’s also the whole naivity issue.
I guess it’s possible he might develop those skills and instincts with time, but right now, he’d be a bad choice and will likely stay so for quite some time. Then again, Karstedt doesn’t look like he’s thinking of retiring anytime soon, so he has the time.
