The two of them spent the rest of the night embracing. In the morning, so Luvia could sleep a little longer, Shade even woke up before Mia. He covered the cat's mouth to stop it from making a sound, then carefully carried off the bewildered cat from the bedroom to prepare breakfast.
By the time Luvia woke up and left the room, it was already half past seven on this Monday morning.
The morning sunlight streamed in through the windows of the living room and kitchen. Steam rose from the hot breakfast eggs amid the sunlight and dust motes, making the scene look like a rather classical oil painting.
When the languid female diviner entered the dining room, Mia was eating with her head lowered at the table, while Iluna was reading yesterday's news in the newspaper. Shade had sent the letter for Miss Danist through the Poetry Manuscript Paper and had just emerged from the study.
"Good morning, Luvia. I was just thinking of waking you up for breakfast. I made breakfast this morning. It might not taste very good, but—"
Shade looked toward the dining table.
"Look, at least Mia is enjoying it."
"Good morning, Luvia."
Iluna also put down the newspaper and greeted Luvia. Miss Luvia nodded. Looking at the scene before her, all her anxiety and unease about life vanished.
Iluna had arrived at Saint Derain Square at seven in the morning. Since Shade had finally recovered from his illness, they needed to summarize the Battle of Randall River Valley and discuss their plans going forward.
After breakfast, the three went to sit in the study. The two girls listened as Shade recounted everything he had experienced on the night of the Battle of Randall River Valley, after which they each spoke about what they had