The center of Tobesk City was serene and peaceful, and the autumn night in the Northern Pearl was so pleasant.
At Saint Delan Square, the warm glow of the lampposts around the square cast light on the orderly arranged stone-paved roads. Occasionally, a few lamps flickered, suggesting a minor issue with the gas lines.
The lamplight illuminated the walls of No. 6, and inside the house on the third floor, Luviya sat restlessly in a chair, awaiting the arrival of the Star Ocean Whales in a few hours. The room was filled with various experimental equipment she had gradually brought in throughout the fall for stargazing, including a massive astrolabe and a highly precise telescope.
But Luviya wasn't the least bit happy about the imminent completion of her fall project. Instead, she was holding the "Grolinston Marriage Contract" with strong intuition telling her that something had gone wrong with Shard.
