Chapter 212: Interlude - Kordia
It had to be fate.
A house available next to the sibliary?
Kordia had the option of staying in the dorm, but she knew what she preferred. She’d gotten an offer to join the Black Eagle House within days of receiving special student status, but had thrown it away thinking it wouldn’t be conducive to her studies and a waste of money. Her resolve then had been to keep the debts to her future mother-in-law as minimal as possible, and sibliaries were notorious money-sinks, as she’d been warned.
And so, four days after going to the City Hall, it was with some anxiety that she knocked on the door of the Black Eagle House - every sibliary she’d ever read about was named after some animal - and forced a smile as she was met at the door by-
"Princess Lapins!" Kordia almost bowed, but Lapins stopped her. Behind the princess’ shoulder, Mercy adjusted her glasses with a slightly approving look.
Unlike the princess, Mercy was still wearing a normal student uniform, but Kordia expected nothing would have stopped the maid from staying near her charge.
"Kordia! Is there someone you need? Did Gary skip out on cleaning duty again?" Many special students had volunteered to help with construction, but with most lacking the specific skills to match construction mages, they’d been largely relegated to keeping the sites tidy.
"I came to join, actually... I was hoping to stay here instead of at the dorms," Kordia looked to the left of the House, where what looked to be a closed-down shop and apartment building awaited its next occupant.
Kir had immediately liked the place. He’d managed to negotiate a mortgage rate that was just under one gold per month. Having a letter signed by Lumin had greatly helped.