"HOW'S Neoma?" Nikolai asked while pinching the bridge of his nose. He just received Dion's full report, and he wasn't happy with what happened at Valmento. He wished he could Neoma, but he could only use the communication device in his ear at the moment. "Has she woken up?"
["Yes, Your Majesty,"] Dion said. ["But Princess Neoma seems to be in a bad mood."]
"Her pride must have been crushed."
He knew how arrogant his daughter was.
The fact that a crow executive had showed up and declared the cult was giving Valmento and the Hazelden Kingdom to the Crown Prince as a birthday gift must be shocking for Neoma.
[Scratch that– Neoma was definitely offended.]
["That seems to be the case, Your Majesty,"] Dion said. ["This may be impudent of me, but I believe this experience is necessary for Princess Neoma to grow stronger. Thanks to her encounter with Bram de Luca, Her Royal Highness has become wiser and more creative when it comes to using her powers."]
The Paladin was correct.