"Would you be able to accompany me to meet Hetherwelin tomorrow?" Velin asked with a smile.
Elios answered without the slightest hesitation, "I'd be delighted."
Before they knew it, they had arrived outside the Manor.
After bidding Elios farewell, Velin led Xuemiyya and Flora into the Manor.
The moment they stepped through the gates, they saw a familiar figure before them.
At that moment, O'dor turned around. He merely glanced at Velin before shifting his gaze to his teacher, his eyes gentle.
The moment Flora spotted O'dor, a smile appeared on her face, and she hurried toward him.
"You've been away for quite some time."
"There were too many matters to handle, so I returned a little late," O'dor replied softly.
"It's good that you're back."
Hearing the exchange between his aunt and uncle, Velin was about to stay and watch when Xuemiyya took his hand and forcibly pulled him away from the front courtyard, leaving the two alone together.
After passing through the corridor and returning to the courtyard where they were staying, Xuemiyya finally released her husband's hand. She turned to look at him and said softly, "I have a guess."
"What kind of guess?" Velin could not help asking.
Xuemiyya glanced around, dismissed the Dragonkin maids nearby, then raised a Magic Shield. Taking advantage of her uncle being too occupied to notice, she said, "I think Uncle and..."
"Wait a moment."
Velin seemed to have guessed something. He opened a Demiplane passage with a wave of his hand, took Xuemiyya's hand, and entered Cecilia's Demiplane directly.
Only after closing the Flowing Light Passage did Velin say, "You can say it now."
"I suspect Uncle has some sort of relationship with Lady Olavia."
"Why do you say that?" Velin asked curiously, rubbing his chin.
"Intuition." Xuemiyya said thoughtfully,