By the time Shade arrived at Belinder Manor, the atmosphere there was no longer as tense as it had been when he left the previous night, though it had not returned to its usual calm either.
After what had happened last night, the Countess with the beautiful Crimson Birthmark between her brows had already gone to city hall to oversee the work.
The City Council would be busy for some time with reassurance and cleanup efforts.
Miss Sylvia was with Margaret, urgently preparing the Princess's speech for the afternoon.
Margaret had to make a statement on behalf of the royal family regarding the previous night's events.
Meanwhile, Miss Benanis had taken Siris and was rehearsing with the girls of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe at the Opera House.
They had originally been scheduled to begin their official performances tomorrow, but now all artistic performances in the city had to be suspended.
They would take part in upcoming charity performances to raise funds for rebuilding the affected districts, so some of their repertoire needed to be changed.
Miss Swift had gone to the local Cassandra Auction House to arrange charitable auctions for the coming weeks, while Miss Matilda was naturally with the Countess.
Even Emilia and Angelina were absent.
The Elf Girl had volunteered to help at the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe, while Angelina had been taken away by Miss Sylvia to help temporarily, since Margaret's side lacked personnel to handle urgent official affairs.
The little Princess was certainly capable, but just as Shade had told Miss Galina last week, the key to politics was not ability, but connections.
And Angelina and Margaret, because of Shade, could also be considered very well connected.
Furthermore, since Miss Hailey Aurora, Miss Aurora's apprentice, was still on her way to Moon Bay, only Tifa,