Before leaving Huntington that evening, Shade visited Mr. Bernhardt's manor and asked him to send someone to Professor Drake's home to copy those textual materials.
Mr. Bernhardt was pleased to learn that Shade's investigation had made progress, but he also mentioned another matter: the farewell dinner to be held at Rothschild Manor tomorrow night.
This was the farewell dinner for Princess Margaret Anjou's visit to Tobesk on behalf of the royal family, so its scale was exceptionally grand. Not only would local nobles attend tomorrow night's banquet, but Kasonlik nobles who had come all the way from Wilundell would be present as well.
As a highly respected local noble, Viscount Bernhardt had naturally already received an Invitation Letter. He invited Shade to go with him, and that was what Shade had intended as well.
"Mr. Bernhardt, my Kartherian Language isn't very good. I may have to stay with you the whole evening tomorrow."
Shade said this somewhat apologetically, but Mr. Bernhardt did not mind.
"It's your first time attending a Kasonlik noble banquet too. It'll be interesting."
Saturday night was traditionally the time for Shade's evening lesson. Of course, since the beginning of this month, it had also become the time for Leisha and Shade's private dates.
On Saturday morning, Shade had used the flower shop on Silver Cross Avenue to inform Leisha in advance that he needed to go to Huntington tonight and would not be able to meet her that evening.
Leisha had not replied to Shade right away. But when Shade arrived at Doctor Schneider's Clinic carrying the cat for this week's Study Group, he could tell almost at a glance that Dorothy, who had arrived early, was actually Leisha.
He could not keenly distinguish the difference between the two souls, but judging from the dissatisfied look