Chapter 499: The late bird gets the Sprite
Although Zerei’s school was going to be an important stop, Astelia first led everyone to the Vasperian administration, where she had people call for Agran, Cardinal and Shaily, so that Sofia could fix their memory. Surprisingly, none of them were available, but Astelia learned that she had received a summon from the Vampire Queen, so she had to bid farewell to the group for now, though they promised to go all have a meal together before Sofia decided to leave again.
Somehow, the rest of the morning turned into a shopping trip after that.
One of the main stops was at a renowned Vampire tailor to take Bookie’s measurements, and in general to extend everyone’s wardrobe.
Sofia sold a lot of blood and other things she had collected during the trial, and bought stuff for Zangdar like a lot of colorful books and artworks, to break the monotony of the white and gold bone furniture, as well as a variety of seeds for plants that did not need sunlight.
It was to be noted that Pareth was the one carrying Remia ever since the group had left Zangdar, and the Dryad still had yet to give any sign of waking up despite getting plenty of sunlight.
It was a lot of fun just roaming the roads of the Vasperian capital, as the young country was still in active development, and a variety of new shops and establishments had opened in one short year of absence. Notably, the Red Winds Empire’s Adventurers’ guild had opened a branch there, almost entirely staffed by Vampires, as a diplomatic move to build good relations with this new power on the human continent.
The group’s stroll through the city finally led them to Zerei’s school, aptly named : ‘Zerei’s school’. It was not a very big place, not from the outside, at least, looking like essentially a two-story city house in the middle of the capital, but Sofia knew that Zerei had plans and authorizations to build a rather large underground extension underneath.
Bookie pushed the door open, activating a ritual circle that produced the sound of ringing bells, and everyone entered the school, making its entrance quite crowded. The entrance hall was just a tiny room with a couch and a desk, decorated with various ritual circle schematics framed on the walls.
A voice came from another room, “I’ll be here in a minute, yes!”