A month passed just like that. Winter couldn't get any colder than it was. Everything was frozen and most of the forms of transport had been stopped except for teleportation.
And despite everything that had happened over the previous months, the investigation reached nothing. Everything remained a mystery and every lead or trail eventually disappeared.
Even Lilith's intelligence network, normally capable of uncovering almost anything, had found itself chasing ghosts. The only certainty was that someone had removed the councillor, someone close enough to move beneath their notice.
The realization bothered both rulers, though neither admitted it often. Life continued regardless; court meetings still happened, trade still required management, and moon crystal distribution plans moved forward.
The Demonic Continent continued exchanging letters. Prince Lucifer had eventually left, after a lot of convincing with the first batch.
