When Cid meets with Rose again, its as Shadow, whom Rose assumes is there to kill her.
Instead, he asks her to follow him to the balcony outside Reinas chambers.
There, they not only overhear her and Perv getting it on, but discussing all of their schemes.
And once he marries Rose as a mere formality, theyll get rid of her too sotheycan rule Oriana.
But she still smiles, because through it all, Cid has never been far from her side.
Turns out Cid wasnt trying to give the ring to Rose.
He didnt even leave it there on purpose; it simply fell out of his pocket!
But as he tells Epsilon back at the inn, he gave Rose the key.
But Epsilon thinks hes talking aboutthekeythe Black Rosewhich explains why Garden hasnt been able to find it.
Cid would probably recognize the game too.
The thing is, Rose believes the ring is a wedding ring fromCid.
I dont think she knows its significance.
She listshismisdeeds and pronounces him guilty.
Refusing to give up on love, she puts the ring on her finger.
The kings message ends with him saying he loves Rose, which brings tears to her eyes.
When Perv starts bloviating, all of his allies in the court turn on him at once.
Tearing off her extensions (shedidnt grow it back!
But then all of a sudden his head goes flying in a fountain of blood.
Rose looks as shocked as everyone else (including Perv).
The culprit behind both beheadings is none other than Mordred, who was posing as the priest.
It unleashes its breath and destroys a good chunk of the capital.
