The Dragon Devouring Order's message that they had arranged a time to meet with the "God Summoner" arrived on the second day after the assassination and border conflict—on the morning of a brand-new Monday.
At the time, Shade was yawning as he emerged from the hidden space in Green Lake Inn's basement, carrying a newspaper and two bottles of goat milk, with Little Mia perched on his shoulder and staring at the bottles. Right in front of him, he saw Luvia standing in the basement and speaking with Iluna.
He had not expected to see them so early. The Seer Association's large-scale Divination Ritual had temporarily come to an end, so Luvia had some free time locally. But Iluna was the main figure in Wednesday's Battle of Green Lake. Shade had not expected her to still find time to come here under such tense circumstances.
"As a Chosen One, my freedom is unlimited."
The girl with beautiful brown hair said with a smile, then invited Shade to breakfast with them.
Worried that others might see them, the three had breakfast in Shade's room. The Witch Council had not yet received word from the Dragon Devouring Order because messages took time to arrive, but Iluna had obtained firsthand information:
"The situation is urgent. The meeting will be tonight. It can basically be confirmed that Nadia Furen is the one inviting you."
Shade had mentioned during Saturday's ball that, because the Dragon Devouring Order had discovered another Poem Chapter Fragment, most of their primary Ring Arcanists had left Green Lake. Thus, Iluna had more guesses:
"On one hand, Nadia Furen truly is dissatisfied with her ancestor. On the other hand, the Dragon Devouring Order no longer has the attention to spare for Green Lake, so they want to establish a certain degree