I cried when Gillian started talking about how she wanted to take on the position because she was inspired by Ebony huhu i love this besties so much
When the duke started asking ertha to talk about her when he snapped out of being lured by his instincts because of her blood, it made something to my heart. Though he is an evil man, he is sweet to his wife
It does seem like he is starting to treat her preciously --- though I have my doubts if it's because he is genuinely starting to cherish her as a person or a partner... Or like, he wants to "treasure" her because she is a one-of-a-kind existence for wizards... like some sort of singular cure for cancer.
Drugging someone this ain't it super trash fck j