After arriving at the Confucian academy together, Ethan Lockwood headed straight to his office.
Meanwhile, Fynnley Kaylee first went to return her private quarters—a process requiring formal paperwork.
No one questioned her absence from the music pavilion that morning. Not that it mattered—her classes rarely attracted students anyway.
After securing a half-day leave, Fynnley made her way to the mathematics department, stopping first at the "Completed Calculations" study hall.
The empty desks confirmed Elara Voss wasn't teaching at this hour.
As expected, she found the mathematician in her office, scrolls spread across her desk.
"Guess who came to see you?" Fynnley announced, sweeping into the room without ceremony and settling beside her friend.
The two women shared an unlikely frie
