They spent two days in the wild. Nuon was suspicious silent throughout the way. He had been glancing at Lawrend's group once in a while. It made Lawrend suspicious about him.
Then, the day that they arrived back at the capital city finally came.
"Is my little sister really in there?" Amene couldn't help but ask Lawrend in excitement.
"Yes, she is." Lawrend nodded his head.
"Nyaa! I can't wait to see Feli!" Amene replied with excitement.
They flew closer to the city and a smaller wyvern flew towards them from inside.
"Halt!"
A swordsman wearing chainmail stopped their group. He was riding the back of the small wyvern.
"I'm Joseph Grey. Let me through," Joseph said to the swordsman overbearingly.
"G-Grey!? Ah! It's Mr. Joseph! I remember you," the swordsman exclaimed in realization.
"Good. Let us through," Joseph said to him with a nod.
"Yes! Absolutely!" the swordsman nodded his head repeatedly.
The small wyvern moved out of the way and gave way for Joseph's Fire Wyvern. They then flew into the city.
"As expected of Mr. Joseph. You are respected in the city," Lawrend praised with a smile.
"Yeah. Though, they respect me because of my Father. It's nothing special," Joseph replied to him.
"Oh, I see," Lawrend nodded his head.
The wyvern continued flying before it landed right at the center of the academy.
Boom
The wyvern's strong feet made a loud thud as it landed on the ground. Lawrend and the rest hurriedly jumped down from it.
"Finally, we're back." Lawrend smiled widely. He looked around at the familiar campus of the academy and felt a sense of nostalgia.
"It had only been a little more than a week yet so many things happened," Lawrend said out loud.
"Yeah." Nuon nodded his head beside him.
"All of you can go wherever you want. I will relay the news tomorrow. Make sure to attend class," Joseph said to Nuon and Lawrend.
"Yes, Mr. Joseph." Lawrend and Nuon nodded their heads together.
And so, Lawrend beckoned Amene and Grape. The two of them stood there mute like scared kittens. Who wouldn't be? They are in the middle of the city that is notorious for enslaving demihumans. One small misstep and they could become someone's plaything.
"The two of you don't have to worry. As long as you say that you're my slaves, then no one will care if there were demihumans in the city," Lawrend said to them.
"Oh, we got it, Master." Amene nodded her head in understanding.
Lawrend nodded his head in satisfaction, seeing their replies. He led the two of them outside of the academy. He stopped a carriage and rode it towards the Phoenix-Dragon Inn.
"I'm excited!" Amene said to Lawrend with her eyes shining.
"Me too," Grape said to Amene with a smile.
They are part of the same tribe. Now that the two of them are sharing the same man, their relationship together has gotten ever closer. Grape will be happy for Amene when she finally reunites with her little sister.
"I bet Feli will be very happy," Lawrend said to Amene.
"Nyaa! I'm sure she will," Amene replied with tears welling up in her eyes.
Before long, they arrived in front of the Phoenix-Dragon Inn.
Lawrend departed the carriage with Amene and Grape in tow. The two of them were shaking in nervousness. Both from fear and the fact that they were about to meet Feli.
Lawrend walked up the stairway, and they arrived in front of Aleshia's room.
*Knock Knock Knock*
He knocked on it and waited for a response.
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…
Lawrend had waited for a minute, but there was no reply.
"What?"
Lawrend was confused. He knocked on the door harder and turned the knob. It didn't budge. His mana wasn't being recognized, and it's not unlocking the doorknob.
"Aleshia! Are you there?" Lawrend called out gravely.
Amene and Grape felt even more nervous seeing Lawrend's grave expression.
"Customer, what are you doing?" An inn staff asked Lawrend in confusion. He walked towards them.
"Oh, can you help me open this room? This is my friend's room, and I have been staying here. She must be out," Lawrend said to the inn staff.
"Huh..? I'm sorry, sir. There is no one occupying that room," the inn staff replied.
"What do you mean?" Lawrend asked him with wide eyes and confusion.
"Look," the inn staff said before he opened the door with his hand. The doorknob recognized his mana which is why it opened for him.
Lawrend looked inside the darkroom. There was no sign of occupation.
"Huh? Where did they go?" Lawrend murmured in confusion.
"What happened, Master?" Amene asked Lawrend.
"They are not here," Lawrend replied to her.
"Who is not there?" Amene asked in puzzlement.
"My other maids. They were staying in here last week," Lawrend replied.
"Last week? I will go ask the receptionist," the inn staff said to Lawrend.
"Thank you." Lawrend slightly bowed his head to him.
The inn staff left and walked down the stairs.
'Wait, what if that dream actually influenced reality!?' Lawrend thought to himself in shock.
Amene and Grape saw his face lose color.
"Are you okay, Master?" Grape and Amene asked him in worry.
"I-I'm fine," Lawrend replied to them as he tried to calm himself down.
He doesn't believe it. No! He couldn't possibly have lost all of them because of the choice he made in that dream.
Lawrend hurriedly ran to a public restroom in the inn.
"Wait for me!" he shouted to them.
Amene and Grape didn't listen and followed him out of worry and curiosity.
Lawrend entered the restroom at the end of the hallway and pulled out Daisy's soul shard from his pocket.
"Daisy! What did you do!?" Lawrend asked her in alarm.
"It's not me. That dream of yours couldn't possibly affect reality," Daisy replied to him calmly as if she was expecting him to ask her.
"Oh… I'm sorry," Lawrend apologized as he realized that he was being too paranoid.. He should have waited for the inn staff's report first.