–The Next Morning–
The day was still young, the sun barely risen over this part of Zhrea.
The sky was gray with chilly winds that made Dean shiver even under his thick black jacket.
He stood in the courtyard. His bags fully packed overnight. And he was very much eager to return to Franseint academy with one goal in mind.
To get stronger.
Most of the household were still asleep. After the long night of drinking, eating and dancing.
All of them except Ying, Yuki, Brianna and Liam.
Each of them hugged and saw him off. But Yuki followed him all the way to the gates.
While Ying watched from the doorway silently with arms crossed over his chest and a proud smile on his face.
Dean stood beside Yuki at the gates.He reached into his coat and pulled out the hairpin that Yuki had sneaked into his clothes as a gift yesterday.
It was their mother's favorite hairpin.
"Here," Dean said, holding out the hairpin.
Yuki looked at it and then at him with a confused expression. "What?"
