Iluna filled her in on what had happened:
"I've already confirmed it. This really is Emilia. It seems our plan failed, and she didn't reach the intended time."
Because this matter concerned the Murmuring Chapters, Iluna and Emilia had not discussed it in detail before the others. Only when Shade arrived did they take the initiative to bring up the topic.
Shade sat down beside Emilia and summoned Little Mia as well. Seeing familiar people and a familiar cat, the Elf Girl's emotions finally settled down again. She even reached out a finger, wanting to poke the cat as it searched for a suitable place to lie down, but the cat dodged away.
Though they were in poor spirits, the five young ladies did not appear to be injured. The camp relocation had taken place not long ago, and they had only just arrived here to settle in.
As for Emilia, after regaining her composure, she apologetically said to Shade again:
"I failed to go where I was supposed to go. Everyone must be very disappointed, right? I can still learn things here, and Iluna and Miss Wilde are willing to teach me, but..."
She truly blamed herself deeply:
"I'll persuade Miss Bister to come back with me and help me. That's all I can do now. Grandma Qishala, Professor Danist, and Luvia will all be disappointed. And before I left, I promised Angelina that I would bring her a souvenir. I can't do that now either."
Shade wanted to comfort her and say that it was nothing, but before he could speak, the Gray Wolf Girl whose name had been mentioned twitched her ears:
"Are you talking about me?"
The Elf Girl explained:
"Iluna and I introduced it earlier. We are fighting a war. I need people from the