"Don't feel sorry for Miss Olanord. You'll see her again someday."
Once he had arranged the setting, Shade placed the cat from his lap onto the tablecloth. Then he raised a hand, lifting the six candlesticks on the cloth to a height of one meter and suspending them there.
"Please forgive my inadequate hospitality, ladies. May I invite you to a candlelit dinner tonight?"
As he asked, Fiona immediately nodded. Miss Feliana gazed at the glowing stream behind Shade, then raised her chin and considered it for a moment before speaking.
"I think that would be acceptable."
The wind brought the chill of late summer. The Sun sank in the west, while March hung over the Star Sea. Though the dinner by the stream was held outdoors, it was exceptionally romantic. Only such a season allowed for such a date. After all, summer truly was coming to an end.
The dinner by the stream lasted a full two hours. Beneath the Star Sea, the three of them spoke of many things. Some were important, but most were merely warm little details of everyday life.
And considering that Miss Feliana and Fiona would be staying the night, Galina and Leisha did not visit 6 Saint Derain Square that evening. They merely sent a maid to stock the kitchen with enough food before the three returned home.
Thus, when Little Mia woke Shade punctually at six-thirty on sunday morning, Fiona was already humming a tune in the kitchen as she prepared breakfast.
"Good morning, Fiona. You're up this early?"
"I got up at six. I have Red Dragon Bloodline; our sleep is rather different from that of humans and elves."
The girl in an apron turned around with a smile in front of the stove. She held a pan in her right