The eighteen-year-old young lady spoke with some frustration:
"The main issue is appearances. I'm a respected librarian. If other people find out about me and my young, handsome student... People shouldn't care too much about what others think, but I don't want those immature youngsters looking at me strangely during class. The school's Student Management Office might even ask to speak with me. The rules don't prohibit this, but it still isn't very appropriate."
"All right, all right. If someone discovers it, we'll just have to accept it, but we won't publicly announce it ourselves. When I come to see you in the future, I'll avoid others and sneak over."
"That makes it sound like we're having an affair, but you'd better do that."
She traced circles over Shade's chest with her long, pale fingers:
"Whenever you want a secret rendezvous in the future, remember to tell me in advance. I'm very busy. Or I can tell you first—the code word will be 'duel,' just like this time. I'll test your strength."
She blushed a little even as she said it, but after receiving Shade's approval, she began to look forward to the days when life returned to normal.
But she soon sighed softly again, this time because they could not remain in the woodland forever:
"It's getting late. Let's go back now, before breakfast starts. Speaking of which, at your home... um..."
She tried hard to find an appropriate way to put it. Unlike the princesses, the librarian had never lived in a large household and did not understand its rules:
"Which lady should I speak to? Although our relationship won't be made public, since your family already knows, I can't pretend nothing happened. I have no intention of damaging your relationships with them, but this has to be