"No, we still can't let our guard down...
Where Mo Bai and Mo Hei will go from here, a discreet way to contact Dania... Ah, and the Label Development Department..."
Once Losera learned that Mo Bai, Mo Hei, and Dania were safe, she began another round of muttering.
It was clear she had been carrying far too much on her own these past few days. All those little matters had left her exhausted in body and mind.
Rover and the others had not even left, yet Losera was already preparing to return to the documents before her.
"Principal Losera, we've already decided where Mo Bai and Mo Hei will go. You don't need to worry about that."
Rover could no longer bear to watch her struggle to keep her spirits up, so she spoke up.
"Really? Whew. That's good."
Losera let out a long breath of relief at Rover's answer.
She cared deeply about her students.
She had always looked out for them, just as she was now worrying herself sick over the Academy.
It was not an act meant to win support and secure her position.
Losera would never do something so rotten just because she could not bear to give up the convenience and authority that came with being Principal.
Since taking the post, she had hardly enjoyed any special privileges of her own.
She had seen little of the benefits, but the weight on her shoulders was another matter entirely.
She had to negotiate constantly with those old foxes in the New Federation for the Academy's funding.
She had to convince the Academy's researchers and teachers that she was capable.
And she had to look after the Academy's sensitive students.
As for why she insisted on handling everything herself...
There was no special reason. She liked this