look i knowww that narratively gregor is supposed to stay in the overland but hear me out. hear me out
there's a law in regalia that says the reigning monarch must marry by age 21. if they haven't chosen a suitor by this age there's a whole Ceremony where suitors, typically from the regalian nobility, present themselves as competitors for the monarch's hand and it's a whole thing
gregor does not know about any of this. he's in nyc working some random job he doesnt care about, writing back and forth to luxa who he hasnt seen in person since the events of code of claw. she's always dropping hints in her letters that he should visit the underland, and he's always dropping hints in his that she should visit the overland, and neither of them acknowledge this
one night gregor is on his way home when ripred shows up in a dark alley (scaring the shit out of him and making fun of him about it). he tells gregor that suitors for the queen's hand are going to formally present their intentions in like 3 days. gregor is like . oh ok cool thats cool im happy for her (so fucking sad) (also hurt that she didn't tell him). ripred's like overlander you stupid bitch you have to go vie for her hand. gregor's like look ripred i cant do that i don't belong down there and ripred's like oh yeah bc you've got soooo much going on for you up here (that one stings) (ripred's a dick man) and gregor's like fuck you ripred, and fuck luxa too, if she wanted me to . declare my intentions for her hand or whatever then she shouldve told me about all this herself and ripred's all SHE'S IN LOVE WITH YOU YOU ASSHOLE, she's always saying you should visit and you DON'T, that's on YOU,
they fight and ripred's like fine just throw away the love of a literal queen who wants to marry you you stupid motherfucker. and leaves. and gregor tells himself that's that. except he can't stop thinking about it. at tf all.
and of course when it comes time for luxa's suitors to declare themselves there's some part of her, a part she's trying to stamp down as being stupid and childish, that's waiting for him. and just when she thinks he's not coming he bursts in all out of breath and all the regalians gasp and luxa's mad at him for taking so long
and then maybe the suitors have to compete in challenges for her hand or something idk i think itd be fun