If last week’s episode was all fluff, this week’s is the exact opposite—well, at least on Rose’s side of things, anyway. Two episodes ago, Rose was planning to do her duty and get married to Perv Asshat and wanted Cid to know her heart was still with him (though it’s not like Cid noticed this). Then came word she had stabbed her fiancé and run away. Now we get to see precisely what happened.
The whole thing was a setup. She was goaded into stabbing Perv Asshat by himself and the other members of the cult—who now completely control her father’s inner circle. Their reason for the setup seems to be to control her as Oriana’s next queen. After all, this scandal completely discredits her (by labeling her “crazy”) and separates her from any potential allies. And they believe they can blackmail her into anything…
