Meeting Captain Rades Again

Just as it was time for lunch, Grandma Cassandra invited Shade to dine with her so they could talk about Miss Galina. Shade happened to be looking for somewhere to eat as well, so he agreed.

They did not eat inside the auction house, but at Wood Restaurant on Oak Street. It was an upscale restaurant in the city center, and as a wealthy merchant, Grandma Cassandra naturally received an enthusiastic welcome.

Wood Restaurant's specialty was that all its tableware, aside from knives and forks, was made of wood. Of course, if customers requested it, the utensils could also be replaced with metal or porcelain ones.

As the oldest living witch of the Witch Council, Grandma Cassandra knew many things. It was from her that Shade learned Miss Galina's teacher was also a member of the royal family, though not from the direct line of the Cavendish Family. Based on blood relation at the time, her place in the line of succession was likely below fifteenth.

Of course, that did not mean the Cavendish Family had become a Ring Arcanist family like the Aurora Family. Before Miss Galina and her elder cousin, no members of the royal family had appeared among the witches' seats.

Grandma Cassandra was extremely talkative. She even told Shade amusing stories about Miss Galina's childhood—the sort of stories that would likely get Shade thrown out of Witch Manor if he ever dared mention them.

And not only that, she even spoke with Shade about Sister Devlin of the Order of Spiritual Cultivation. Zina Cassandra, now over a hundred years old, had known the Order of Spiritual Cultivation in her youth and witnessed three changes of chief sisters. Even Sister Devlin, the current leader, had been discovered by Grandma Cassandra as a gifted individual.

"Devlin is truly