"Good evening, Miss Principal, we apologise for the impertinence. We didn't know that the massive door outside would lead us straight to your office," Vlad answered, keeping his voice steady and confident. He was already the one in need here. He must not appear timid. The person before him had lived for several centuries. Empty words or needless praise wouldn't work on her. He needed to say what needed to be said with full confidence.
"At least you seem to have some basic manners," the principal said as the chair slowly rotated, revealing the person behind it.
Both Vlad and Chloe flinched as their eyes fell on the figure. Vlad's earlier decision to appear confident instantly flew out the window as his lips parted.
Sitting on the office chair was a round plushie with white fur, small black dot-like eyes, and a finger-sized thin horizontal line as a mouth below them. Around its round body, a fluffy white tail was coiled, looking equally soft.
