Episode 12. The Secret Door: Duke Freid has returned and war preparations are underway. Hitomi feels the stress of Zongi’s death prophecy and the pressure of everyone’s expectations but she manages to give some kind advice to the shota prince Chid. Donkirk looks forward to seeing her power for himself and of meeting *surprise surprise* a fellow Earthling. But her tarot cards and Millerna’s discovery of Marlene’s diary point show that Allen x Marlene = Chid.
There was plenty of foreshadowing since the episode entitled ‘The Blue Eyed Prince’ so it was not particularly surprising. Having set up Allen as someone for Hitomi to fangirl over, this proves to be a serious knock on her image of him which foreshadows how Hitomi’s relationship with Van holds the key to the fate of Gaea.
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