Shade's plan for today was to visit Green Lake.
On one hand, today was the first day of negotiations. Even if he could not bring Leisha any useful information, he at least needed to confirm the situation of the Follen Brothers. On the other hand, he was still short a few fish bones promised to Mr. Edmund. He did not intend to delay any longer. Today, he would jump into the lake himself to catch fish and, while he was at it, see what the Church thought of the unusual clouds over the island.
"Of course, yesterday was simply too bizarre. Two assassination attempts in a row—I'd better hide out at Green Lake today."
But Shade had only just carried Little Mia to the door of Room Number One on the Second Floor when there came a knock. He thought Luvia had forgotten something, but when he opened the door, Leisha was standing outside.
"Yes, I saw Luvia just now. She seemed to be in a good mood."
Her Royal Highness the Princess said this as she entered. Only after confirming that the maid outside had shut the door did she touch Shade's chest with considerable concern.
"I heard about what happened last night. Thank you for protecting Angelina. I knew I shouldn't have let her get too far from me. She always gets herself into all sorts of trouble."
That was rather unfair to Angelina, but it also reminded Shade that when he had first met the little princess, she had been playing turtle-shell divination with her friends at the Seer Association, which had resulted in a turtle shell exploding.
"Galina asked me to bring you the Military Intelligence Section Six documents, so I brought them. She also asked me to tell you that Director Dak Anlos has submitted