They asked Cygnus whether she was ready to shoulder the burdens of being the Empress, warning her that not only would her health deteriorate while absorbing the power of Shinsoo, but there would also be many assassination attempts on her life, not to mention the constant struggle of having the entire world depend on her leadership. At the end of the year, Cygnus was brought before the elders, who questioned her about her lessons. Realizing that Aria's descendent may have been found, Orchid prepared for the Black Wings to invade Ereve. The wandering warrior found a cure for her sickness in Mu Lung, but word reached Orchid that an envoy of Ereve had sought children's medicine. However, Cygnus fell gravely ill partway into the year. Over the course of the year, the wandering warrior and Neinheart tutored Cygnus in subjects such as history, leadership, and diplomacy. In order to help prepare Cygnus for her evaluation, Neinheart summoned a wandering warrior who owed Neinheart a life debt. The elders gave Neinheart one year to prepare her for her responsibilities as Empress, after which they would give their decision. He brought her before the Senate of Ereve, hoping that they would recognize her as the heir to Ereve.
After a long and difficult search, Neinheart succeeded in finding the descendent of Aria’s niece, a young girl named Cygnus. Lilin and Neinheart got into an argument, and when Lilin refused to abandon her faith, Neinheart left her behind.
Eventually, even Neinheart lost faith in the prophecy and decided that he would rather take fate into his own hands by finding the lost descendent of Empress Aria in order to have them become the next ruler of Maple World. One by one, the clan began to leave Rien until only two siblings, Lilin and Neinheart von Rubistein, remained. Over the centuries, the Rien Clan continued passing down the prophecy of the Heroes’ return, though many slowly began to lose faith. On Rien, a small clan who still remembered the legend of the Heroes held faith that the lost hero Aran, who remained frozen on the island, would one day awaken.
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