There were these egoistical and self serving nobles who she had to deal with. No wonder she looked more haggard than when she faced the duke. What's more, it hadn't even been a day since she killed her brother with her own hands and she already started handling the matters of the city.
It didn't need someone close to her like Alvara to see it, anyone could see that she was clearly pushing herself.
"Even if it's tough I cannot stop right now, not after I came this far. My resolve will not falter no matter what"
Cynthia spoke returning to the person she was back inside the senate. She had made her resolve a long time ago and seen far too bloodshed to stop right now. No one could dissuade her and if they did, she would simply discard them. Just like what she had done with Baron Regor by taking over his fief.