Evelina locked herself in the study as soon as we arrived back at the mansion—or in her own words, "Let me work on this for a while, and then the rest of the day will be for ourselves."
That meant I was reluctantly free again.
I really wanted to stay by her side, though, but she firmly insisted on handling the paperwork alone—something about being able to focus better that way.
It definitely made sense, considering our track record.
The two of us in the same room for hours on end? I have a feeling almost nothing productive would get done.
So I guess this was for the best, even if I was very much against it.
[Dark Step]
For now, all I'd done was move the important things I needed from the dorms to this new home. It seemed like the academy would take a while to transport the rest—either that, or they had no plans to at all.
