The next morning, Velin prepared to visit the small courtyard where his mother lived and tell her about the good thing he had seen at the Banquet.
Pushing open the main gate, he saw Xuemiyya sorting through some documents.
"Velin, what brings you here?" Xuemiyya raised her head and curiously asked her husband, who stood at the doorway.
Velin looked around and asked in confusion, "Where did Mother go?"
"Before dawn, Father took Mother out. They should be back in half a month," Xuemiyya replied.
Seeing this, Velin tried hard to recall what had happened the night before and muttered, "I didn't give anything away. How did Father find out? Or had he simply planned ahead?"
"What's wrong?" Xuemiyya walked up to Velin and asked with concern as she looked at the puzzled expression on his face.
"Nothing."
His old father had already made his move, so he could only wait until his mother returned.
"I'll take you out today."
"What about these documents...?"
"There's no rush. Who knows when we'll come to Angara Port again? Before we leave, I'll show you around."
"All right, I'll listen to you," Xuemiyya replied with a smile.
Over the next half month, Velin took his wife sightseeing around District Twelve of Angara Port, from the largest areas to the smallest, and also brought along Morris, whom he had met aboard Floating Ship No. 53.
On the second day after Velin left Karida Manor, Kyle returned to the manor carrying a black-haired girl in his arms.
"Where is Master?"
After scanning the manor, Kyle found no trace of his master or mistress apart from the dragonkin guards.
Guard Captain Reginald respectfully replied, "Lord Kyle, the West Wind Knight and his wife left yesterday. They should not return for another half month."
"You may leave."