Before the tournament

18 Days Later - The Tournament's Starting Day

During the past Eighteen days, I sent a long letter to Avanne, but since it would take at least a month for a reply, there was nothing I could do but wait. Of course, I didn't ask any questions about a possible my child because of the risk of the letter being intercepted. Honestly, I was beginning to understand why Avanne had kept her pregnancy a secret. After all, our separation had happened after "that day." She had likely found out that I had been imprisoned and chose this path to protect her child. But the strange part was that the information about me being imprisoned for trying to kill Richard hadn't reached outside the palace.