[ The frown on her face threatens to turn into a bit of a smile but never quite reaches that mark. Instead, her gaze lands on their joined hands before raising her head to look at the fire-y haired woman. She, of course, acts as opposite to Gentiana. Both, however, are deeply important to Lunafreya. She relies on their council as much as a king would his own guard. ]

One can only hope that it might. Yet... this is the Empire. We see how little they truly respect arrangements they have built.

[ She means to say that she does not truly trust the arrangement at all. It seems as if it would be too good to be true. ]

To that end, then, would the Empire hope to control Noctis-sama through me?