Ep. 3: Claude insists on overseeing Athanasia's wellbeing despite her desire to avoid his attention.

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Lilian and Athanasia are summoned to an audience with Claude, who declares that he will personally oversee Athanasia's wellbeing from this point forward. Although Athanasia desperately wishes to avoid attracting his notice, he insists on sharing tea with her. This sudden interest contrasts sharply with his usual cold demeanor toward her. She questions the reason behind his changed behavior and wonders if his attention is merely another component of the tragic fate she is desperately trying to escape. The encounter leaves her uncertain about his true intentions and the potential consequences of his involvement in her life.