Since the son confirmed it, I guess there's no chance she faked her death to travel with the knight or something, even more if she was already ill for some time. This is quite a sad twist, tbh, I hoped he would meet her again at some point.
Rare that an important early death like this happens in this type of story. Then again, an old man MC is also rare. Guess it’s just a pretty rare manga (in a good way) lol
Wow... this manga sure has its casual and lighthearted moments, which is great, but that sudden 180... oof... that hit a bit too hard... I was expecting Bard to somehow meet Aidra again and do something with her, like take her out on a journey... EVEN JUST TALK D:! That's quite sad... goddamn...
Binging it right now in the year of 2023. What a gem this work is. It broke my heart when Bard got the message of the princess' demise. Bard Loen is such a good character.