Landen did not stay the night in White Wolf City. Instead, he returned to Iowa Town to keep Black Rabbit company while she was still inside her earthen shell. After falling asleep, Landen returned to his Station Divine Kingdom and waited in the office that belonged to the station manager.
Before long, Lily came looking for him.
Landen knew she would come today, and the moment they met, he asked, "Well? Did you find anything?"
But Lily shook her head. "I couldn't enter her dreams. She seems to be protected by her Bloodline!"
"So she really isn't ordinary," Landen said with a smile.
It had been Lily's suggestion to bring Dandelion to White Wolf City today. Ever since Neil had mentioned that someone was stirring up the students last time, she had begun paying attention to Dandelion. Yet afterward, Dandelion had been exceptionally proactive, never again taking actions that escalated conflicts. Even when faced with the aggressive pressure of the Gallop Family's Archmage, she had rebutted him with reason and evidence, making Neil see her in a new light.
Lily could not figure out Dandelion's game, so she had suggested that Landen give her an opportunity to see what she was truly capable of. She had not expected this girl to display knowledge and breeding rarely seen even among the children of great families.
Lily voiced her agreement. "I watched her dance several routines today. She dances far better than Bristle Wolf Flower. And her understanding of the Devil Race is extremely thorough—not inferior to the materials my father left behind."
Landen added, "It's not just dancing. She understands the affairs between nobles as well. She's only in her teens, yet she knows so much about things from nine years ago."
Recalling Dandelion's every movement and gesture, Lily said with