Before Shade appeared, the owl had been standing on the windowsill with its wings tucked in. Now, it too was watching this stranger who had suddenly appeared.
Shade did not know how owls judged beauty, but he had to admit that this one before him was the prettiest and cutest owl he had ever seen. Or rather, if Little Mia did not exist, this round-faced owl would definitely have been the most beautiful animal the Outlander had seen in this world.
The instant Shade met its bright yellow eyes, he clearly saw scrutiny in its gaze.
His pupils contracted slightly. With a guess forming in his heart, Shade spoke to the owl:
"Do you know Miss Danist? I'm her student."
"Hoot hoot~"
The owl spread its wings and, with a bang, slammed open the unlocked window. Cold wind mixed with falling snow blew into the room as the owl flew toward the snow-covered courtyard.
"Wait!"
Shade hurried toward the window, then transformed into a silver cat amid a sphere of light and slipped outside.
The owl flying overhead saw that exquisite Transformation Spell. Slightly surprised, it swooped down and passed over the cat that had landed on the snowy ground, then flew low toward the outside of the manor.
The owl led from the air while the cat followed behind. They left the manor and entered a Silver White town of continuous low buildings, whose streets even had droppings on them. The manor itself stood at the edge of town, so they soon left it and entered woodland dyed Snow White by the snow.
The owl left no trace as it flew through the air, and the light-bodied cat left no footprints as it ran across the snowy ground. The owl had initially worried that the cat would not be