Detlinde/Story

Detlinde first meets Rozemyne and Wilfried at their first year fellowship gathering at the Royal Academy, where the archduke candidates of different duchies formally greet one another. She greets her cousin Wilfried warmly, but ignores Rozemyne and shows contempt for her.

They later meet again at dedication whirl practice, when Detlinde invites Wilfried to a “cousins tea party.” Reluctant to let him face such a risky social situation alone, Rozemyne points out that she’s also Detlinde’s cousin by adoption and tries to argue her way into being invited as well. However, Detlinde rejects her and plainly says that she does not consider her a cousin.

When Rudiger, Detlinde and Wilfried’s cousin from Frenbeltag, asks to join, Detlinde agrees after some hesitation. However, her vindictive smile suggests that she only agrees to spite Rozemyne.

At the cousins’ tea party, Detlinde grills Wilfried about how the Ehrenfest students raised their grades so drastically in such a short time, why Lamprecht's marriage was denied and whether Wilfried is already engaged. While Wilfried later describes it as an amicable meeting, Rozemyne suspects that Detlinde’s veiled insults might have gone over his head.

At Ehrenfest’s joint tea party for all other duchies, Detlinde attempts to damage Rozemyne’s reputation by exposing her background in the temple and revealing that she was absent from the Royal Academy because of the Dedication Ritual. However, Wilfried and Rudiger chime in to support Rozemyne. They explain that both Ehrenfest and Frenbeltag face such a serious mana shortage that archduke candidates are needed to conduct such tasks, and the guests feel sympathetic for their unfortunate situation.

Later at the same party, Rozemyne hands out small samples of rinsham to Eglantine and her friends. Detlinde asks for a jar to use herself. When Eglantine chides her for her making demands after being blatantly rude moments before, Detlinde insists again on the basis that Rozemyne is her cousin. Rozemyne reminds Detlinde that she previously told to her face that they were not cousins.

However, Justus signals to Rozemyne that she should give Detlinde a jar anyway, and she realizes that it will benefit Ehrenfest to reinforce its familial relationship with Ahrensbach in such a public setting. She gives Detlinde the rinsham, saying she values their relationship as cousins.

In Georgine and Gieselfried's side story, it is revealed that they want to arrange a marriage between Detlinde and Wilfried because Letizia, Detlinde's niece, has already been chosen as the next Aub. To avoid civil war in the duchy, they want Detlinde to marry a husband who lacks the ambition to push her to fight for the title of Aub herself. Wilfried, whose reputation was tarnished after entering the Ivory Tower, and who carries Ahrensbach blood, suits their plans perfectly. Unfortunately, Wilfried has already received the king's approval for his engagement with Rozemyne.

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