After informing the other three members of the group that this week's Study Group was suspended, Shade had nothing else to do today. Before heading out to kill someone that morning, he had received letters from the client, Mrs. Lemmer, and her lawyer. Because of everything happening in the city these past few days, Mrs. Lemmer had actually gone directly to stay with relatives in the countryside after the lockdown order was issued.
Many rather ridiculous rumors had spread among the citizens about what happened on Thursday night, while city hall showed no intention of dispelling them. Thus, Mrs. Lemmer and some other citizens had chosen to stay in the countryside for a while. The inheritance acceptance had been postponed until next Sunday, and a week would be enough for things to settle down.
Therefore, Shade truly had nothing to do this Saturday.
Miss Louisa asked about Shade's plans for the day. Upon learning that he wanted to go home and read, she suggested moving their usual evening lesson to this afternoon, since neither of them had anything to do.
Naturally, the place for studying had to be moved to Shade's home. This was not because his place was larger, but because if Shade spent the entire day in Miss Louisa's apartment, the landlady on the 1st Floor would be very displeased.
After lunch, the two took a walk and chatted as they made their way back to Quill Street. After helping Miss Louisa carry the notebooks and a few materials needed for class, Shade did not return home immediately. Instead, they took a carriage to Delarion National Bank. Shade needed to withdraw some money.
Banking in this era was only just beginning. The National Bank was a royal asset, and its services were limited to exchanging Gold Pounds and