Meanwhile, someone else was watching it all. The Sunflower princess witnessed it all from the start to finish from another balcony of the palace, somewhat far away. From the moment Sophia came out of her training room.
Lumina wore a look of devastation. Her heart was in shambles.
Lumina saw, with crystal clarity, how utterly fascinated Axel was by the sight of Sophia that he had a panic attack. Lumina was about to rush in that direction, seeing Axel's worsening state.
But to her shock, her emotionless, soulless dear friend Sophia, she who hated men more than anything, came backwards and saved Axel with her own hands. Lumina saw the expressionless valkyrie give a curious look, and the countless, complicated array of emotions that Axel expressed did not escape her notice.
