It was already getting late. After leaving the riverbank, Shade did not linger in Huntington. He rode straight back to White River Valley Vineyard, then returned home.
Because he had wasted some time in the riverside cave, it was already rather late when he got home. The Saint Derain Square, just beginning to light up for the evening, cast the warm yellow glow of Gas Lamps through the curtains of the 1st Floor windows.
Luvia, who had arranged to have dinner with Shade, had long since finished work. As Shade climbed the stairs, she was in the living room playing with the cat. Shade had told the maid from Galina Manor to deliver the cat to the Seer Association in the evening, so he did not need to waste time leaving the city again.
Hearing Shade coming upstairs, the woman and cat went to the second-floor doorway to greet him. Luvia immediately spotted the box in Shade's hands as he appeared around the turn in the stairs.
"Shade, did everything go smoothly in Huntington today?"
"More or less. I found some things, so it wasn't a waste of time."
He raised the box in his hands.
"Luvia, wait for me a moment. I'll change clothes, then we'll head out for dinner. Oh, it's gotten so late. Sorry to have kept you waiting so long."
He casually placed the box on the cabinet by the door, then entered the bedroom to pick out clothes for going out.
"I'm not in a hurry, but your cat is probably about to lose patience. I fed it some cat food, but it only ate a few pieces."
Luvia said with a smile. Mia wagged her tail as she followed Shade into the bedroom, happily jumping onto the bed to play with the *Fish Training