She won’t be returning. Maybe for a vacation or two to see her sister but that’s it. She’s not some damsel in distress like you think mister blonde hair. She a capable woman who will leave on her own when she feels the need not Whalen you get stronger....
And why would you get strong for? To fight the duke? You can’t because she already had an attachment even if she doesn’t fully realize it to it’s entirety. I may be justly being needlessly mean but I don’t like 2nd hand characters like this. You’re friend zoned dude.