Chapter 266: Knight and Mage (2)
... People had gathered in the hall of the old mansion, but with the Altar excluded, fewer than ten remained.
The others are gone—either dead or they managed to escape, I thought.
“... They’ve fallen asleep,” Louina said, brushing back her long green hair as she motioned toward the back.
Epherene, the Chairwoman, and Primien were asleep near the sofa, with Adrienne lying on Epherene’s lap, Epherene leaning against the backrest, and Primien sleeping on the floor.
“Since when did you two become so close?” Louina asked, a smile tugging at her lips. “Epherene hugged you as if she’d forgotten Yukline was supposed to be terrifying.”
I shook my head without saying a word.
"Thanks to the Chairwoman, the rumor will reach every corner now."
It was humiliating—and it still makes my stomach turn. Right there in front of Adrienne and everyone else, Epherene suddenly wrapped her arms around me and confessed that she'd overheard my conversation with Yulie.
I was seriously considering punishing Epherene by making her grade papers at the Mage Tower’s Thesis Colloquium or scrub the bathrooms—maybe both.
“Well, let’s just leave the Chairwoman to her nap, as she will likely not be any help at the moment. I’d slip her a sleeping pill if I had one.”
This was no place for fairies, and in it, Adrienne couldn’t channel the insight expected of an Archmage. Then again, she was a rare case—someone who had reached the summit with only destruction spells.