Blaise was on the verge of losing his mind because of Hugo's and the other Warriors' antics. He had forgotten how immature some of them could be during their time apart.
When the message came back granting the Kanta delegation an audience with the king's cabinet, he made his way back to the port immediately. Everyone was excited about completing the first step of their plan but especially Marcy, who seemed to thrive on politics far more than Katie or Alamar did.
It was a pity she hadn't been born a noble. Commoners had only recently started gaining any political traction in Annalaias and from what he heard; it was largely due to Katie. While living as the third princess she had the current king's ear.
Marcy and Edmund would already be married if she was a noble. As it was, his parents weren't aware of their relationship because they would have disowned him and he would have no way to support himself.