Chapter 24: They Were Roommates
"It’s alright. I will come with you," Anna said upon seeing the nervous expression on Eirin’s face. She opened the door and led the teenage girl inside the humongous office. Eirin blinked her eyes thousands of times as she could not help but look around as they entered the room. The walls were made of stone, and there were tons of windows, and a lantern-like chandelier brightened the whole room. As Eirin continued looking around, she noticed that the furniture was still made of wood, but the flooring was made from glass, causing her to tiptoe towards the center where the school director’s desk was.
There was a visible contrast between the wall and the floor of the room, but Eirin could not bother herself with that as she stood in front of the wooden desk that looked like it had been coated with lacquer with how shiny it appeared.
"You may sit."
Anna signaled Eirin to sit on the sofa in front of the school director’s desk, and Eirin complied. As soon as she sat, Eirin could feel the softness of the sofa and described it as if sitting on fluffy clouds. Her eyes soon landed on the woman sitting on the old swivel chair. The teenage girl froze as she watched the woman tuck her stunning ash-blonde hair behind her ears and sipped from her cup of tea with those pinkish and plump lips. The woman looked up to see Eirin and the teenage girl witnessed how gorgeous of an azure color the woman’s eyes were.
Anna cleared her throat and said, "Miss Luxfield, this is our school director and Her Majesty, the Queen, Regina Virelli."
The woman whose name was Regina smiled, almost blinding Eirin’s eye with how beautiful and regal she looked wearing that simple yet sophisticated peach evening gown, complimenting her pale white complexion.
"No need for such formality since I am meeting you right now as Madam Eleanor’s student," Regina said with a calming tone. Her voice sounded so feminine, befitting her beautiful appearance.
"My grandmother?" Eirin balled her fists. "If it’s not rude to ask, where is she? She said she’ll be following us, but I haven’t seen her yet."
Regina’s smile brightened as she placed her teacup back on the table. "Madam Eleanor already arrived, but she said that she won’t be meeting you for a while."
"Why? Why didn’t she come and tell me that?" Eirin could not stop her habit of biting her fingernails. "That’s not like my grandma." Silence surrounded them as Eirin felt more anxious.
"Please do not worry too much," Regina said as she stood and reached out her hand to Eirin. The teenage girl felt the warmth of Regina’s soft and pale hands. "Madam Eleanor must keep a low profile for a while which is why she is preventing herself from meeting you."