Early the next morning, Cypher opened his eyes on schedule according to his body clock, staring at the ceiling.
The faint glow of the wall candles illuminated the mechanical clock in the corner of his vision.
Hmm, a familiar place. The Room of Requirement.
He reviewed his memories. Everything was remarkably smooth, without the groggy feeling from last night.
It seemed the backlash injuries to his mind had been smoothed away during a night of deep sleep.
Right now, he was in high spirits!
Just as he was about to get up, he sensed that his body felt somewhat heavy.
No way, not again?
Cypher's heart skipped a beat.
Then he mocked himself inwardly.
He had been overly vigilant.
He had been away for too long... he had actually grown unaccustomed to Iris and Luna pressing against his sides.
At that moment, Iris and Luna were awakened as well.
The three exchanged glances, confirming that everyone was safe and sound.
They could not help but laugh.
In the Great Hall, the three occupied an entire table for breakfast. Cypher sat on one side, while Iris and Luna sat together across from him.
"What are we doing today?"
Luna held a cup of hot milk in her hands and took small sips before suddenly asking Cypher.
"Today's plans are neither particularly many nor particularly few. They are not troublesome, but they will take up quite a bit of time. Luckily, classes do not officially begin until next Monday."
After hearing that, Luna seemed to realize something. During the first few days before term began last year, she and Iris had taken Cypher around Hogwarts. It had not been difficult, but they had needed time to measure out Hogwarts step by step.
"Over here!"
When Cypher saw Cassandra enter the Great