Ailu'er's bold declaration immediately earned her sidelong glances from her Witch sisters. A few of them, led by Hecate, stared wide-eyed at her.
'Seriously, how could you jump the gun like that?!'
'We're all just incredibly tempted and itching to make a move, but we haven't worked up the nerve to actually do anything yet.'
'Where's your sense of decency? Are there no rules anymore?'
But the elegant and beautiful young woman completely ignored her sisters' petty feelings. She had her own perfectly valid reason.
'Research! I must research him thoroughly! This is purely for the sake of academic curiosity, and absolutely not because I'm attracted to Duke Qinghui's Charm.'
'Absolutely not!'
Westheid had to continue the class-change procedure for the Qinghui Guard, so the members of the Ring of Clear Skies were led to the guest rooms in the manor.
