CHAPTER - 102
Narrator: During dinner, it was never customary to dine all together because usually, the students ate before the professors, while the latter finished organizing the classrooms and registers.
That evening, only the usual few people were at the table: just Dav, Iris, Lucrezia, Valeria, and the other professors.
But that night was different: Selene was with them, and a bit of tension could be seen in the eyes of the other professors.
Dav, noticing the tension and the slow, trembling spoons of the other professors, took some bread and placed it near Selene, filling her goblet with good red wine and adding more meatballs to her plate.
Selene, a little embarrassed, smiled with a "Thank you."
The other professors were surprised and started talking, asking her what the Royal Castle was like and about the food there.
Selene felt more at ease, and they talked for a long time even after dinner, seeing the smiles of Kael, Margherita, and Evelyn, who were interested.
The director, along with Eldrin, was used to drinking a lot, with Valeria often scolding him.
Dav stood up, quickly glanced at Valeria and Iris, then, turning around, bid goodnight to everyone and headed to his room.
Director: (Drinking) Tomorrow you will train with Dav until lunchtime, then you will help Margherita and Valeria with their work.
Selene: (Nodding) Yes, Director.
Director: (Standing up) I'm going to bed, don't stay up too late.
I'll take Eldrin to sleep, or I'll find him in the hallway sleeping! AHAHA!
Margherita: (Taking the dishes) I'll go wash these, you're done for today.
Good night, girls.
Kael: (Tired) I suppose Evelyn and I will go too.
Good night, ladies.
Evelyn: (Waving) Good night, professors and Royal Guard Selene.
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[Only Valeria, Lucrezia, and Iris remained seated in silence.]
Valeria: (Curious, looking at the table) What do you think of him? He’s not what you expected, is he?
Selene: (Tense) He is a good man and also very humble.
I don’t know him well, so I can't say much.
Iris: (Happy) He is really kind. I'm happy he found another friend.
Lucrezia: (Playing with magic) He promised me ice cream.
Valeria: (Looking at Selene) You must have already heard the news about the hero who tortured a prisoner, right?
What do you think about it?
[Silence for a few seconds.]
Selene: (Serious) Some despicable beings don’t even deserve to stay in prison after making so many innocents suffer.
This doesn’t bother me in the slightest, and I appreciate what he did for the world.
Valeria: (Standing up) I see. Good night, Selene. Good night, Lucrezia.
(Looking at Iris) Iris, are you coming?
Someone has been waiting for us for a while now.
Selene: (Curious, thinking) At this hour, are there still lessons or meetings between professors?
For now, I’ll go to sleep.
Meanwhile, Dav in bed.
Flashback
Clerk: "Your aura is not entirely hidden, so you’ll have to work harder in the future to mask it better if you want to leave the human kingdom in search of that person."
Present
Dav: (Thinking) Who was that old man? How did he know all those things?
This is really strange...
I still have to ask Lucrezia to translate that small parchment I found in the royal library.
I’ll do it tomorrow, I suppose.
[Someone knocks on the door.]
Dav: (Getting up) Who could it be, huh…
[Opening the door.]
Dav: (Tired eyes) You took your time, huh? Come on, let’s go to sleep.
Iris: (Entering) Yes.
[Closing the door.]
Iris: (Looking at Dav) Valeria told me everything.
Iris - Flashback to the cafeteria
Valeria: (Shouting) Little Iris, are you there?
Iris: (Peeking over the counter) Vale, tell me! Did something happen with Dav?!
Valeria: (Playing with her thumbs) More or less...
Would you like to listen?
Iris: (Smiling) Don't worry, go ahead.
A few minutes later
Iris: (Surprised) I see…
You don’t have to worry about it, I’m happy you told me.
We’ll talk to him tonight, okay?
Valeria: (Hands behind her back) Alright, Iris…
Present
Iris: (Taking Dav’s hand) We want to.
Both of us.
Valeria: (Confident) Yes.
Dav: (Tired) I'm happy you talked about it, but you should think about it more.
We are in the middle of the academy, and you will have to spend some time without me when the students graduate.
You two are amazing, I'm not rejecting anything... I just want you to understand.
Iris: (Happy) Yes, we will wait a little longer to be even more sure.
But we also want you to be sure.
Dav: (Hugging both) You fools.
Let’s go to sleep, we have work to do tomorrow.
Narrator: The three of them fell asleep, wrapped in the blankets and in his arms.
The night was cold, and the wind could be heard even inside, but this was nothing for them, having all the warmth they needed in the world.
END OF CHAPTER - 102
