"Everyone's busy, and I don't like being waited on. Besides, things are different from the Fifth Epoch now. They no longer hold that much power."
Shade explained from the front, while the girl behind him gave a soft snort:
"Those who cannot have it can only keep looking back, while those who have it do not know how to cherish it. The Red Butterfly Sisters, who were once protected by Miss Feliana, came first. I came second. Do the Witches of this era have no sense of urgency at all? Luvia told me that those butterflies have already climbed into your bed. Have they still not reflected on their so-called modesty?"
The arms wrapped around Shade's waist tightened slightly. Only then did Shade realize that since he and Illustrious Miss had acknowledged each other, this was one of their rare chances to be alone together.
But before he could express his apology, he thought of something else:
"How did you know that Helen and Grace once met Miss Feliana? That is part of their private past, and I don't remember telling many people about it."
He had only asked casually, assuming that Grace and Helen had spoken with her when they had been summoned by Shade during the disturbance at the Edge of Life and Death. Unexpectedly, the blue-eyed girl immediately fell silent.
Shade, holding the reins, was briefly taken aback before asking in disbelief:
"Wait, I have a strange guess. Miss Feliana, Miss Olanord, Fiona, and the other Witches from Saint Byron's founding period lived around the year 3002. But when I witnessed the story of your birth in the Sea of No Light, it was already the year 5180."
"That is more than two thousand years apart, longer than the entire span of the Sixth Epoch so far.