As they turned a corner along the eastern path of the plaza, they ran into Vera.
Today, Vera was not wearing the white magic robe she commonly wore on the battlefield, but had instead donned a simply tailored dark green casual outfit, her golden hair casually draping over her shoulders, holding several volumes of literature borrowed from the library in her hand.
Her expression remained characteristically cool and composed, a slight courteous smile at her mouth, but when her gaze fell upon the hand Serafina had wrapped around Duke's arm, that smile froze for a fleeting moment.
"What a coincidence, I'm just passing by." Vera's voice revealed no trace of anomaly, it remained cool and steady, "I heard the Sea Race sent a Level 4 Royal Family member to the Central Islands, didn't expect to meet them here."
Serafina smiled politely, her hand around Duke's arm showing no intention of loosening.
