Ilya was overlooking the fief from a distant mountain.
It had been a while since she had arrived at the Arscheston Fief. Rather than continuing her plans, Ilya decided that visiting the fief would be better than going somewhere else.
In the past two lifetimes, the Arscheston Fief hadn't been struck with a disease.
Meaning, there was something different that happened after her second awakening. Ilya knew all there was that happened within the capital. However, she wasn't aware of what was happening in the entire Empire.
Her journey had the purpose of letting her explore the Empire before she had become a Knight.
She wanted to regain sentience to the true problem the Empire was facing. In that way, she would be able to address them in the next life, the life after, and even beyond that.