Is it just me or is the contrast up too high on some pages? I don't mind, I just wanna know if something is happening or its actually supposed to look like that? I feel like there was a discussion about the style change too but I might be crazy.
@Joey102 reread the previous chapter, in it the aide was shown to have captured? possessed? taken control? of Undine using those demon pinky fingers or whatever so that he could take control of the city's water supply. so defeating him released Undine
"So, when the coin flew up, which face crossed your mind?" Her saying face instead of side was pretty sly, indeed. She tricked him into subconsciously thinking of Mimoza's and the kids' faces, forcing him to realize that he can't leave just yet.
@Scrabbleman nobles are like cockroaches. They scatter at the slight sign of danger and look to save their own skin. Handing over the girl who kept them alive will keep them alive even longer. Noble doesn't mean honorable...