This enraged Aristia that she expresses her pain and misery she had to undergo because of this and rejects Vita. And since Allendis de Verita too was away as he too had responsibilities as the Castina empire's chancellor's son, she becomes lonely since there is no one to guide her in her training.

Thus, she decides not to get involved with the prince, but she is often tested by the Emperor and she ends up receiving praise throughout the empire for being an intelligent and graceful child who is fit to become the Empress. When she attends a party in the palace at the age of 13, she eavesdrops the conversation between the daughters of aristocrats and hears them insulting her by spreading the false rumors that she and Carsien are lovers.

She is thrust into a position of power and saddled with responsibilities she has no experience handling (let's be real, a 16 y/o with mere 4 years of education added thereafter cannot handle statecraft the way a girl who has been brought up her whole life learning how to can). Jieun's lack of understanding over the importance of and her negligence towards being Empress greatly annoyed and angered Aristia, who had trained for the position since childhood. As the story goes, more things will be unfolded and it will give you new perspective about the circumstances and the characters. Jieun cannot approach Tia without being rebuffed and believes clinging to Ruve is her only way of survival and doesn't allow herself to be vulnerable in front of him.

She retains memories of her life and nearly kills Tia only to save her and then helps her uncover Jenna's actions.It can be built upon admiration, yes, but unless one makes an effort to know someone love, in its truer (real, if you will) form, cannot exist. She carries the trauma from her past life with her, and whenever she encounters him, Aristia becomes extremely shaken, often going still, unable to speak in his presence.