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Ella is the most likely target but there are some other potential possibilities (the one nearest to Ella at the time, Nico not very likely but would be a very interesting curveball), and Charlie as Drako mentioned.I'm prone to believe the Arbiter was looking for Ella and not Aglaecwif or anyone else for that matter.
Aglaecwif literally scoffed at the idea of the Arbiters even returning as a belief in the first place, and despite her age still doesn't know what Ella was doing in her rituals. This is the same Aglaecwif who literally does a ritual to make us stronger, so far she's about as expert as it gets and yet still doesn't know. This is probably because Ella is trying to "restore" or do something for the Arbiter, something she doesn't even believe.
If I'm not mistaken the Arbiter mentions a chosen spawn of the 4th (or 3rd can't remember, regardless they both work together and they both know Ella & visa versa) and we know monsters arent really chosen, they are birthed among other methods but never CHOSEN or even refered to as such. Perfected could be in reference to a Level 5, as I'm pretty sure that isn't the first time a Level 5 or the concept itself isn't referred to in that way by other characters.
We also know it was looking for it's hearts to complete it's transformation/full power. Last I checked Aglaecwif didn't have any fucking hearts and wasn't crafting them, though she was aware of them. Now you know who HAS been crafting hearts for the entirety of the game? Ella.
I dunno call me stupid or a simp, but I'm 90% sure the Arbiter was referring to Ella and not Aglaecwif.
Could another girl be the target? Unlikely but those 3 are my top picks. Charlie is a unknown to me except for the goal of hers (maybe she is creating hearts too or holding onto one for Ella..who knows?). Nico, well the only reason I even place her as a possibility is just due to the close proximity she was at with Arbiter, he kept saying "her" which is extremely vague there are 2 females present in his general location and Ella gets special attention only because MC's memories are more familiar with her over Nico.
I do wanna mention the lack of urgency with Arbiter MC when he encounters Ella and Nico, the moment he is talked to by Ella his quest for finding 'her' is stopped in its tracks (too overwhelmed with familiarity I suppose) and boom yeet'd away...it just feels well at least to me too on the nose that it is her and its a big ol misdirection from Weird. Something else I mentioned a few pages back is that whomever 'her' is, is waiting for the Arbiter at least thats how he made it sound and its quite clear Ella had no damn clue (nor did Nico referring to Arb MC as another one of Ella's pets and Ella realizing its MC).
The Arbiter's usage of MC's memory is also very tenuous aka dogshit. He vaguely recognizes MC's name and has a familiarity with Ella's face (since MC most likely has known her a long time).