Donkey? Claudia Poseidon? Master's wife? Skill from said Poseidon? Lol
Sometimes I am perplexed at how author build up some transparent suspense...

Love is in the air:)

I believe the heartscales is inside Leon, this could be the secret she is keeping

- Rossweisse has a cold body?
- Leon whose heart was stabbed and grew back?

I feel like… a parallel from the play might play out later in the story surrounding the confession of love… maybe