Iluna would be back by the weekend, while Luvia had indeed received notice from the Association that she would be training at its headquarters for half a month. This way, she would not be able to return home until the end of the month.
Attending the training was naturally a good thing and showed the Seer Association's regard for Luvia, but Luvia herself was not particularly happy. After all, she had originally thought she would be able to return to Tobesk City soon and spend some time alone with Shade.
On thursday after his date with Claire, Shade unusually failed to get up on time.
By the time he woke, it was already eight in the morning. Wondering why Little Mia had not made a fuss about being fed, he left the bedroom and discovered that breakfast had already been laid out on the dining table. Luvia's handwritten letter explaining that she could not return home on time had also been placed in a corner of the table alongside the newspaper.
The maid who had delivered the letter and prepared breakfast was nowhere to be seen, but Shade knew that Winnie had probably taken care of it all.
After washing up, he sat down at the table and lifted the covered dishes meant to keep the food warm. Only then did he realize that Little Mia had not eaten either; she had waited until he arrived before happily going to drink her goat milk.
"You don't have to wait for me on purpose."
Shade said to the cat with a smile.
Luvia had explained the training matter very clearly in her letter. She and Shade had agreed to meet again at Snow Mountain Hall that afternoon. At the same time, the Dawn Church had already paid the Philosopher's Stone and