Since Galina did not answer, Shade planned to ask Tifa what had happened after the afternoon tea party ended. But Galina gave him no chance to ask the Maid. After the tea party, she sent him back home and left immediately, not even giving him time to discuss the Clown Troupe with her.
"I'll tell you tonight what happened after you went to the washroom. It wasn't anything major, but I apologize in advance—I already apologized, so you're not allowed to ignore me! I'll apologize tonight, and you're not allowed to stop me from staying home!"
This only made Shade more suspicious. However, after returning home, he ran into Dorothy, who was just about to go to Miburg—the Miss Writer was going to discuss spatial power with Grace and Helen. After hearing Shade's account, Leisha, who knew Galina best, gave her opinion:
"She did something bad!"
Using the Miss Writer's face, Her Royal Highness the Princess put on an indignant expression:
"She did something bad and still didn't tell you. What good is an apology? I'm coming over tonight too. I want to see what she says."
But Leisha clearly just wanted to watch the fun. Shade did not think it was anything serious.
It was only three in the afternoon. Since there were still two hours before Emilia finished class, Shade went to Miburg with Dorothy. Grace and Helen had not participated in the "activities" on the night of the Year-End Festival, and Shade felt that he had been neglecting the sisters lately.
Since he had time to visit them today, Shade arranged for the sisters to come home tomorrow night to "play." Grace in the white dress was very pleased with the arrangement, while Helen held Shade's hand and made a small "complaint":
"Sir, we thought you only