After seeing Veron, He Xi, and the others off, the Observer's Tower returned to its usual tranquility.
Flora stood quietly by the window, the setting sun slowly sinking into the sea of clouds reflected in her eyes. She casually set the cup of black tea, long since gone cold, on the windowsill.
She recalled the interaction between the young couple just now.
Flora let out a soft sigh, and a faint trace of envy unexpectedly rose in her heart.
Life here was too quiet—so quiet it was almost boring.
Deep down, she felt that He Xi, who always brought unexpected surprises, was far more interesting than a room full of ancient books.
She remembered the request from her halfling best friend.
Mao Mao Jiao asked me to look after him...
But he won't come looking for me unless something happens.
Having left this time, who knew when he would come again?
Was a freshman really that busy?
At the thought of the academy, another face surfaced in her mind.
I wonder how Lidona has been lately...
Ever since that child entered the academy, she seemed not to have come looking for her on her own initiative either.
I should go see her.
Flora made up her mind.
She turned and walked into the room. As magic surged around her, her distinctive sea-blue hair began to fade, gradually turning an ordinary brown.
Her pointed elven ears rounded beneath the distortion of light and shadow, and her breathtakingly beautiful features were subtly altered as well.
She was still beautiful, but she had shed some of that legendary majesty that made people afraid to meet her gaze, gaining a touch more intellect and gentleness instead.
Her elaborate, magnificent Archmage robes shifted with her, transforming into the dark scholar's robes commonly seen in Fernandez.