Shade chose to sit at one of the outdoor tables just in case, but nothing actually happened. City hall and the Grey Rock Pass garrison had made extremely thorough arrangements for Margaret's security. If they could still be infiltrated under such circumstances, then the Derainore restorationists could not possibly have failed to accomplish anything significant all these years.
After lunch, Shade did not leave the table. He only stood up after the Royal Guards cleared the way and Margaret's carriage departed Greyrock Pass Fortress for Arcadia City. The warm Sun shone upon him, and the effects of the Praise the Sun Thaumaturgy filled his entire body with energy.
It seemed that nothing else would happen today—or at least, that was what Shade thought when he was preparing to return.
Wei Ge had deliberately remained at Greyrock Pass Fortress to wait for Shade, but since he had already visited the patient, there was no need for him to stay any longer. Their carriage thus returned to Fragrant Residence. At two in the afternoon, an unmarked carriage stopped before its gates. The Blonde Young Lady, still wrapped in a trench coat despite the early-summer season, was the first to enter, with Sylvia following behind her.
"Shade!"
Margaret spotted Shade at once and instinctively wanted to hug him. But she immediately remembered that, after coming here, she was no longer a Princess but a Witch Apprentice. She restrained her longing and bowed to the mistress of the residence beside Shade.
"Good afternoon, Miss Astley."
Margaret, who had accepted Wei Ge's formal address that morning, now used formal language when addressing Wei Ge as well.
Wei Ge said with a smile:
"Good afternoon, Margaret. This is the first time we've met outside the Council, isn't it? Vanessa is truly lucky. The apprentice she found