Henrietta stared at her oldest friend with horror. "Louise... You... You were going to kill yourself?"

Louise nodded her head. "I was. Thank the Gods that the Bishop saved me..."

Henrietta briefly looked at the girl who had come to be known as the Apocalypse. She didn't even seem to feel ashamed that she had almost killed herself, in fact she was smiling. And that made "You... You idiot!"

Louise and Agnes both blinked in surprise at the Queen's outburst. "Excuse me?"

"Why didn't you say anything? If you were hurting that badly you should have told someone! Your parents! A teacher! Anyone!"

Louise smile turned into a snarl and stood up in an attempt to look menacing. It must have worked, because Agnes reached for her gun. Louise threw her arm out and a force slammed into the Musketeer, pining her to the wall. "I did! I told each and every one of the Professors and do you know what they did about it? NOTHING! And do you know what Karin would have done if I had told her? All she would have said is 'Rule of Steel'! She didn't care! The Professors didn't care! Nobody cared until the Order saved me!"

"Saved you!? This cult turned my best friend into a heretic!"

"You have no right to call me your friend! Friends send each other letters to see how the others doing! Friends visit each other! Friends are supposed to care! All I ever was to you was a distraction! The second I was out of your sight you forgot I even existed! If you were my friend I wouldn't have tried to kill myself!"

Henrietta's eyes widened as Louise's words sank in. Had... Had she really thought of her as a distraction? She tried to remember a single time she had reached out, a letter or a gift she sent to the pink haired girl, a time she had visited the Valliere estate without one of their parents suggesting it... Only she couldn't remember a single time. The Queen bowed her head in shame. "I... I'm sorry Louise."

Louise was silent for a second before taking a deep breath and composing herself, lowering her hand, Agnes dropping to the ground as she did so. "I believe you." Henrietta looked the pink haired woman and smiled. "That does not mean I forgive you... But I am willing to give you another chance, if you do something for me and the order."

Henrietta knew it was probably a trap of some sort. But she had to make it up to Louise for being such a terrible friend. "I'll do anything within reason."

Louise looked at her, her face deadpan. "Tarbes has decided to secede from Tristain, please make it sure that no nobles attempt to stop that."

Henrietta had suspected as much about the village after seeing the townsfolk. "Very well, is that all?"

Louise's deadpan turned into a smile. "Well, I'd like to talk with you again sometime, but for now? Yes." Louise turned and looked out of the room's window. "It's late, you should probably return to your camp before someone notices you are gone... Unless you'd rather spend the night with me..." When Henrietta realized what she was implying the Queen flushed red, causing Louise to giggle. Then she walked over to Agnes and whispered something in her ear, the Musketeer's eyes going wide and then hardening with righteous anger. The blonde walked out of the room, waiting for her Queen.

Once blood stopped rushing to her cheeks Henrietta looked out the window. Louise was right, from the position of the moons it was about midnight. "You're right, come on Agnes." The Queen moved to leave but stopped, just as Louise was sitting down at a desk on the far side of the room. "Louise, before I go, I need to ask... Are you really Lífþrasir?"

Louise stopped where she was and sighed bore walking over and pulling down the collar of her shirt, showing the Queen the runes of one of her Founder's familiars. "The day I failed the Summoning Spell, I actually made myself into my own familiar."

That did it. Henrietta's belief in the Founder had already been shaken due to the events of the day, and now, seeing those runes branded onto Louise's skin... Her belief crumbled into dust... Clearly all the teaching of the Church were wrong... "Louise..."

"Yes Ann?"

"When next we meet... Could... Could you teach me about your gods?" Oh, how she was praying to any divinity that would listen that the Founder wasn't a god.

Louise's smile widened. "I would be happy to." Louise leaned in close and, to Henrietta's surprise, gave her a hug. "Good night Ann."

For the first time since she had seen see Louise, a genuine smile graced the Queen's face. "Good night Louise."

Before releasing the Queen from her embrace, Louise leaned in close to her ear. "I recommend that you have you come back around noon tomorrow and meet some of my brothers and sisters... You might want to hear some of the Order's opinions, and ask for some advice on how to rule, after all most of them are like you, they care for the people. I think you'd like them... Well, most of them, the Slaughter and the Barbarian would probably terrify you... Thankfully they're in Germania and Romalia." Henrietta could do nothing but nod. The Order cared about the people? That sounded like her... Maybe their advice would be useful.

Louise released her a gave her one more smile before turning around and walking back over to her desk. Once she heard the door close, she sat down and began to pen a short letter.

'Dear Diplomat. After a short argument with her, I believe I have gotten through to Henrietta. I have invited her to meet some of our brothers and sisters who shall arrive tomorrow. I shall send another letter after they meet her. I believe that she would make a good addition to the Order. - The Apocalypse.