Night had fallen over the Academy, draping the stone walls in silence. The soft flicker of arcane lanterns lined the walls, casting long shadows that danced gently across the chamber. Outside the windows, the sky stretched endlessly—ink black and scattered with stars, a quiet canvas above a world still turning.
Inside, the two of them sat in near silence.
"Can I ask you something, Master?" Luca's voice broke through gently, as if afraid to disturb the stillness.
The Tower Master turned her gaze toward him and gave a slight nod.
He hesitated for a moment, the distant hum of mana crystals the only sound between them, before asking, "Have you… met Selena since the dungeon incident?"
