Perhaps Bella Brown's defection and appearance were matters of immense importance to some, but for most citizens living in Tobesk, the news would never reach their ears.
Miss Brown and her fiancé had headed south with the fleet. Time would not come to a standstill because of anyone's departure; everything continued.
In the two days after Wednesday—Thursday and Friday—nothing else happened around Shade. Miss Sylvia did make time to visit Saint Derain Square again, discussing the topic of spatial power with Shade. Princess Margaret also sent Shade a reply. Though Sir Prisha was surprised that Shade was a Ring Arcanist, he accepted Shade's invitation and agreed to meet Shade and his friends at Saint Derain Square on Sunday afternoon.
This way, Shade only had one matter left to handle: "Help the Bard find the Yellow Moon." Unfortunately, Tobesk's weather was poor over the next two days, and the nighttime conditions were not suitable for Shade to use a ritual to resonate with the Power of the Moon. Thus, he devoted his time to intense studying instead.
Other events also occurred in the city during this time. While Shade huddled before the fireplace at home reading, organizations including The Truth Society, together with the Orthodox Church and professors from the Three Great Academies, encountered other Keepers of Secrets in the city.
According to the news Shade received from Luvia on Saturday morning, The Church seemed to have vaguely learned that the location where the Fourth Chosen One would perform the ritual was not local, but farther south.
The Church captured a Ring Arcanist from the Pantanal Voodoo Society during its operation. Though the man promptly killed himself, and Suicide Reversal caused considerable trouble while making Spirit Communication with his soul impossible, the diviners of the Seer Association still found useful information