As she walked back to her room, after bidding good night to Bella, Milena still had Rachael's words in mind. She hadn't thought one of her rivals would do the first step in coming to her... Would she have been able to do the same? She had thought so many times about going to Philomenie, notably to ask about the Saint, but she hadn't been able to. Somehow, Milena knew she had too much pride. She just couldn't be the one to do the first step, especially not with Philomenie, who was basically everything she hated... and someone she couldn't understand. She couldn't understand how someone who had grown up in a similar environment as she could have turned out so innocent and pure. Either Philomenie was the fakest person in this Kingdom, either she was too dumb for her own good. Milena couldn't
