Cecilia had been living the slow life for a few weeks, teaching Marya during the day, going for walks in the forest, sometimes helping people from the village, and sometimes going with Marya and Mina to dinner at Aelindra's home.
One day, the now familiar routine is broken by two sudden messages popping up in Cecilia's vision.
[Yo, Cecilia. Aelindra's looking for you. She asked me to sent you this message to tell you to come to the Obsidian Keep asap.]
[Also, is the system glitching for you, too? It's a bit unstable for me.]
((Huh? Did Jules always speak like this? Or is this just him acting more naturally as we got more acquainted?))
Cecilia thought for a bit, then answered.
[I'll be there soon.]
Cecilia's reply pulsed faintly in the corner of her vision, the familiar ripple of a sent message crossing whatever lay between her and Jules.
Marya, who had been reading a treatise in botany by Ephyrael, raised her head. She asked softly, almost whispering.
