Board Thread:Series Discussion/@comment-4738647-20150321163122/@comment-25450485-20150321194330

Well, that bethroal was most likely out of necessity to have the full authority as the empress of Vers.

And in case any of you were confused about Asseylum's conversation with her grandfather, here is an explanation:

Last time Rayvers talked to "her" (was actually Lemrina, but he didn't know that) she was quite supportive of the war. He probably didn't believe Asseylum actually meant that and told her to continue so she wouldn't make a mistake on a whim because that's what it probably looked like initially. Also, his bad health didn't help either.

After that he "woke up" and told asseylum that she should suceed him and told her to use the power of Aldnoah to bring mankind happiness and to not misuse it. I guess it was at this point he realized Asseylum was serious about that and that he couldn't lead his country any more.

About Klancain being sent on direct orders of Rayvers himself to investigate dafuq actually happened:

He may be quite sick, but he probably felt that something was off with Asseylum so he chose to send Klancain, probably because he knew that Klancain would not betray the princess no matter what. It takes between 150 and 300 days to travel from earth to mars, depending on how far the planets are at the moment from each other and how fast you can go. So the most likely scenario is that Rayvers sent Klancain on his mission quite soon after learning of his granddaughter's survival. Which is why he arrived this late.