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Lyndernia sat at the table, her face unusually grim, pondering the day's news. Her plans for the day had fallen apart, but that was the least of her worries. The death of one of the princesses, and a priestess of Arteria at that, was a far more serious matter than the temporary lockdown of one of Clematis's districts. As if the country didn't have enough problems already, with unrest caused by the controversial laws. There was no doubt that Vivian was not a random victim; she was too well-known for that. And the Sorceress had a couple of ideas about who might have benefited from the poor girl's death. Even if these ideas were based on personal assumptions and incomplete information, filtered through her own perception. It could be an attempt by Lysiard's agents to destabilize the country, further enraging the Arterians, who were already dissatisfied with Lucretia's heresy, and the inability of the upper echelons of Airisufir to protect their beloved princess. Or, even if it sounded like a crazy conspiracy theory, the death could have been orchestrated by the upper echelons themselves. Especially if the younger of the sisters did not want to support the empire's policies and remained loyal to Reginalve. In that case, they would not only be getting rid of a popular opponent but also diverting the people's attention from the reforms they so disliked. They would divert and redirect the people's anger towards a new target – Vivian's killers. In that scenario, the killers would undoubtedly be some of Airisufir's enemies – the same non-humans. However, the Sorceress was not entirely confident in the validity of these ideas. And even if the upper echelons of the empire tried to pull off the trick described above, there was no guarantee that they were actually behind the princess's death. Therefore, instead of guessing in the dark, not knowing the true state of affairs, she headed to "Sukebé" – to have breakfast and, along the way, clear her head.