I hesitated, but then nodded. It was true; I had grown to love this place despite everything. Even the holidays felt too soon to leave. I did miss my home, but it was nice to have this for a little while. I wanted to savor it.
He sighed, but his smile grew a little further. “Very well. You’ve stayed out of trouble lately, so you can stay. But run along now before I change my mind.”
I grinned, leaning up on my tiptoes to press a kiss to my father’s cheek. “Thank you, Father.”
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Bianca’s POV
I was passing by the faculty living wing, my arms stuffed full of books to return to the library—books I hadn’t finished, but the due date had long since passed—when I heard it.
“Goodnight. I’ll miss you. Love you.”
Liora’s voice.
I paused, peering around the corner to the co
