The three returned home at three in the afternoon. Shade had already finished reading several documents that morning, so he continued his reading at home in the afternoon.
Leisha had originally planned to stay by Shade's side. While flipping through books and parchment, she could occasionally hold his hand or touch his leg—provided there was no cat on it. But not long after returning home, Dorothy dragged Leisha off to help proofread a manuscript due to be published next month. Her Royal Highness the Princess was naturally unwilling:
"Today is Red Butterfly Day. I finally managed to clear out an entire day. It's supposed to be a day full of sweet romance and burning passion, so why do I still have to work on this?"
"Because you have time right now. Hurry and help me look it over, otherwise Shade's Night Lesson tonight will be delayed again."
Among the documents Miss Feliana had left for Shade was much knowledge worth studying and researching. In the sections concerning Flesh Creation and Flesh Corruption, Shade believed Blaney must have participated in the writing as well.
Blaney was a witch who wielded the power of the Yellow Moon, but she was far from ignorant about the power of the Red Moon. The perspective of a Demigod Witch was certainly beyond what Shade could compare to at present. From a higher vantage point, she explained the secrets of the Red Moon to him, and Shade could even read Blaney's tenderness between the lines.
[Like a love letter?]
"She" asked softly, and Shade very much agreed with that assessment. Daniste's perspective when explaining the mysteries of the Red Moon differed from Blaney's. Shade felt that if he could fully understand the contents of these materials, his control over the power of the Red Moon could