Mr. Madison and the disguised Princess Margaret arrived at the Three Cats Inn on this foggy friday afternoon. They chose a table very close to the woman sitting alone, and the maid of the Three Cats Inn quickly brought them drinks.
Shade saw Mr. Madison ask the maid not to leave yet. He pointed at the woman sitting alone, seemingly asking about her. The plainly dressed waitress answered a few questions, earning two small coins from Princess Margaret.
"Doctor, don't prepare the ritual."
Having seen the "Taking Beans" scene just now, Shade kicked the Doctor beneath the table, raised a finger to signal him to keep quiet, and then pointed toward the table on the other side of the courtyard.
The Doctor also saw Mr. Madison and the other lady. He frowned in thought, then signaled for Shade not to make a sound either. The Doctor wrote a passage in his notebook and pushed it over to Shade:
Although we are friends, they have their own operation. We should not get involved in this sort of thing. If this is Serkses Higher Medical Academy's business, our appearance will only cause unnecessary trouble.
Shade nodded at the Doctor. That woman was clearly the target of Serkses' Correspondence Student Ring Arcanists.
He was not worried that Mr. Madison and Princess Margaret would remain here forever. The newspaper had said that Princess Margaret had been invited to go with Queen Diana and the others to the Delarion King Opera House tonight to watch a Delarion opera and experience Delarion's traditional arts.
Therefore, Princess Margaret would have to return to the manor where she was staying before five o'clock at the latest.
*She really is busy. She has to attend diplomatic events while keeping up with her Ring Arcanist studies. A princess's schedule must