Leisha answered Shade's questions while holding Angelina's hand and following behind him up the stairs:
"If all goes well, I plan to have Angelina leave next Wednesday. Great-Aunt said the Witch Council would handle Angelina's travel arrangements. She should be able to arrive quickly and won't need to take a carriage."
The maids followed below with the luggage. Going to stay outside the palace also meant the princess had to bring quite a lot of baggage.
"Will Angelina be going alone, or will capable people be arranged to accompany her?"
Shade asked again, and Angelina answered for herself:
"I'll bring two personal maids, but they'll leave early by steam train. Great-Aunt will send two people to escort them all the way. The four of us will meet in Arcadia City. Older sister said these four people will be my future core staff."
Although Leisha could sometimes be quite strict with Angelina, now that Angelina was truly about to leave her temporarily, she could not help but worry. This was not a large group operation, after all. Even though Shade would be going to Arcadia City every day, she was still worried about Angelina:
"Shade, this time I'll have Angelina carry the two relics you gave her—the Sage Level Relic [Soul Gem] and the Document Level Relic [Foe of Arrows].
You should focus on your own affairs in Arcadia City first, but if you have time, remember to look after Angelina as well."
"No problem."
Shade agreed, but when the group reached the second floor, he hesitated before deciding to tell Leisha and Dorothy the bad news:
"This afternoon, I heard that an Evil Spirit Demon may be hiding in Arcadia City."
Miss Writer and Her Royal Highness the Princess could both guess where Shade had obtained that information. Dorothy looked