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Fortunately you can try and distract yourself with important matters, push worries from your mind with focus. Immediately of course there's the matter of increased security, if the elves can stage an assassination attempt all the way up to your private quarters. Better patrols around the castle, watchers along the main causeway in and out of the castle across the reshaped lake, and even patrols on the water with boats. All of these things possible now, with the successful conclusion of the winter celebrations and tournament; rewards and honors to be bestowed, visitors and guests slowly departing once again (although a fair number, by your charm have resolved to stay permanently), and some normalcy returning. One of the goals was an increased focus on able-bodied citizenry so in the wake of the sneak attack upon you, which comes to be known among the populace, there is a swell of volunteers to the town watch and military efforts.
To that latter point in fact, along with the success of the winter festival, you also gain massive support and sympathy from the populace for your troubles including from the nobility. Not just solidarity with their leader, such that there's less grumbling about you in general within your court, but also a stronger answering to the call you made for militant focus. As such the various noble families have managed to muster and equip a fairly sizeable military force between them all, larger even than before Bexley had been laid low by elven attacks and the siege. Although by the nature of war and economy in this society, a military like this cannot be sustained indefinitely by the nobles or your people, it's meant more for temporary mobilization to deal with a problem and then to be disbanded again. But the point is that Bexley now has a rather decent little military force it can call on when the need arises, and though lacking for experience or discipline yet, the effectiveness cannot be doubted when your divine aspects prevail over the land.
How many battles under the belts of your troops... or lack thereof, few would desire war when your men can heal and recover from all but mortal wounds, in short order.
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Certainly plenty of things to keep you busy, even as you're less able towards activity as each day goes by. Thankfully you have your closest mortal devotees to help however they can. Lord Darry manages the nobles and politics in these troubled times, Henri sees to military logistics well, Jean continues to improve town security and defenses, and Sir Tyne continues to mediate between you and the church and provide for the wellbeing of the common folk. Beyond Bexley itself, Montez and Claus and an assembly of able-bodied scouts and foresters, take up the effort of tracking the kidnapping and fate of Leon and finding where he was taken.
