Because we later find out through the Demon King's brother that he planned on using his powers to become human and (likely) marry the princess... but did she ever know about that?
I figured if she were to find out it would be probably be like this... a vision she sees in her subconscious due to her magical connection with Meredith. But ultimately it'll remain an unfulfilled ambition for Meredith and a vision in the mind for Liltopaz, so it's just a dream.
BONUS HEARTBREAK: with ring version
I couldn't decide which was better... the ring makes the narrative come together, but I kind of like the softer feel and canon-compliant open interpretation the sans-ring version has (plus idk if they had that tradition in Lil's time... we don't even see Eperia, Lanoste or any of the other characters with one?? Only rings they got are the magic stones like the whole jewellery store display on King Kansiol's fingers looool).
In the end I went for the more canon-compliant one for the main one, but couldn't really decide. >.<
Because if someone says that he doesn't know what flowers are, she's bound to show up the next day looking like this, after a fruitful (or flowerful) stroll through the palace gardens!
Unfortunately DK still doesn't quite understand the fuss over flowers or their purpose... but Meredith gets it bc Lil looks pretty!
I picked the flowers for their flower crowns based on their meaning in the language of flowers: DK has forget-me-nots (remembrance), Meredith has four leaf clovers (luck) and Lil has cherry blossoms (love); all as dark foreshadowing for their future fates! 🖤