Arthur glanced at Agrat's corpse one more time. 'That was really anticlimactic.'
The soft voice of a girl soon snapped him out of his thoughts as his gaze shifted toward the road leading to the academy.
Moving closer to them in a red nightgown, with one hand gently rubbing her eyes, was Amelia.
She yawned once as she reached them, then, without warning, wrapped her arm around Arthur's neck, letting all her weight rest on him as if trying to pull him to the floor.
"Darling, good morning."
Arthur, still standing tall, replied, "Good morning."
Amelia turned to the others and stuck out her tongue. "Good morning~" she greeted, stretching each syllable.
Isabella offered a gentle smile while Cassie greeted back.
Ellie, on the other hand, hugged Arthur from behind, poked her face out from his arm so Amelia could see it, and stuck her tongue out too.
Arthur exhaled. "You girls aren't heavy or anything, but can you let me breathe?"
