Hearing the Magic Gate chime, Fiona jolted awake. When she saw Anvis outside, she hurriedly closed the book in her hands, waved, and opened the door.
"Meow—"
Little Cat Kate gave a soft cry, blinking her blue and green eyes in confusion at the expedition's sudden end.
Within the book's dream, she had gained a special and amusing ability: she could suddenly appear out of midair. It was much like one of her kind from the story, a perpetually smiling cat called Cheshire, from some unknown place.
"I hope I didn't disturb you, Fi."
With an elegant smile, Anvis stepped into the room. He glanced at Fiona, who was sprawled on the soft sofa with Kate, dressed in a comfortable pale dress and kicking her little feet, then got straight to the point.
"Did you receive Father's letter?"
"Brother, do you mean the recent prophecy?"
The girl nodded. Her delicate little face drooped slightly, and her lake-blue eyes were full of distress.
"Father told me in the letter to be especially careful of my safety lately. If necessary, I should seek your help, Brother."
Anvis nodded lightly, confirming her guess.
"That's right, Fi. We're at Pamir Academy, so there shouldn't be any problems for the time being. But this prophecy has far-reaching implications. I'm afraid that, before long, someone will come to test us."
"Fi, be more careful whenever you go out. The chances of outsiders directly attacking either of us are small, but we still can't let down our guard."
As he spoke, Anvis put on the Mercury Eye before the girl. Through his advanced Vision of Fate, he peered at her Fate Line to see whether any changes had occurred.
Fate was never fixed. On the contrary, the Web of Fate shifted at every moment.
One second, someone