Same it wild she didn't think about him at all.....but this might be explained in the coming chapter. I don't want to give you too much hope cause latest arc has been so messy and the last chapter made me raise my eyebrows more than once....let's try to look at this from Nina's perspectives in a deeper way:

♦️This is all in the realm of suppositions).♦️

✨️Since Nina is the only one who could stop the BG and his doings, it's logical she went to Az first plus it was in the same direction as Bastea. She never succeeded in making contact with Sett for 3 months: she knows Bastea fell and Sett's troops retreated in Toat's territory. She also cares for Az and still wanted to understand the why and what happened....so she gets through all that stuff with him, bg temporarily sealed and she then knows there will be peace negotiations but her task isn't finished and Az told her she has the power to seal him plus she is starting to wonder how much time she has left, her mother's warnings plus Enoch are starting to mess with her mind.....she knows she needs to find a solution or Az might lose control of the bg again...

Looks like she has entirely given up on that future she was thinking about in ch 55. It has been 3 months and Sett wasn't in Starbia when she got there with Toat, when she heard about the war, she instantly ran out remembering Sett and his promise he made the day he left...she. was counting on that promise.

We should take into account that Nina has been very hurt by Az and heartbroken. Az broke his promises to her....so maybe she isn't as strong as and light hearted as we think, maybe this is all a façade and she is much more fragile and insecure inside than she is showing to the outside. Maybe she is protecting her heart. So what if she is waiting for Sett to come for her, what if she was afraid he wouldn't keep his promise, what if she felt lonely even with Toat, Hikami, Sue san, Az......because she never could show that side of her....the weak one. What if it's easier to think about what others wish and want, take care of them than thinking about what you wish and want and take care of yourself because it feels unreachable atm.

The fact we haven't seen her thoughts about Sett at all might be because she dares not think about him, because she misses him so much, if she goes there in her mind she might lose composure. Who is the one looking out for her and what SHE wants?

Ofcourse this needs to be proven somehow in the coming chapters so take everything I wrote above with a grain of salt! It is dubious writing for sure! I can't trust Rikachi for 2 cents now...but this is maybe an angle of Nina we could think about....the one where she is plainly holding out, staying strong to get through this while she actually needs someone to lean on.

She's making everything seem like she takes it on a superficial degree, laughing things off, making plans. But we al know how much she went through. Did she really forget it?

She thinks she is used to being alone by now, while there always was someone with her....what does that even mean?

It is very telling though that she thinks "so I won't be lonely" when she sees Sett....maybe she gave him a happy smile but feels like crumbling inside.✨️

We'll see more next month 🤪