A few minutes passed as Aiden finished explaining the situation to Laela and how they ended up here.
"She's been trying to force my hand to give her the same thing ever since she realized I'm the dragon's vessel. It's obvious why. She knows I'm not as strong as the others."
Laela stared at the lifeless copy of herself. "I didn't do anything to deserve this. I'm not even part of whatever conflict she has with you, yet she was going to kill me… just to get this boon?" Her voice trembled slightly.
"And that was her a mistake. Lucina threatened what's mine."
Laela was quiet for a moment, processing everything.
Then her gaze drifted past Aiden's shoulder toward a corner of the domain, where a figure sat silently watching them.
She tilted her head slightly. "Aiden… who is that?"
Laela looked particularly worried seeing another woman sitting there.
