I didn't have the luxury of noticing Raphtalia's growth. All I could see were her rising stats in the status screen.
The feast has long ended. So I fell into a deep sleep in a dusty unused room, originally prepared for the servants.
Someone believes in me. With just that, I feel like a burden had been lifted from my heart.
The meaning of this became clear the next day during breakfast.
For the first time since I was betrayed by Mein, my sense of taste had returned.