Dorothy spoke, pointing in the direction of the living room:
"I've framed the certificate for your honorary degree and hung it up in the most prominent place along with your Knight's award sword. This way, your clients will see it as soon as they walk in."
The witch sitting across from Shard also teased:
"If you're interested, you can take a look at yesterday's newspaper. It features a photo of Dorothy picking up the certificate for you with others. Now the town's abuzz with rumors about your relationship with her, full of gossip."
"Actually, there's always been gossip about a writer and a knight in this town, it's just less attention-grabbing compared to other rumors."
Luviya, sitting beside Shard, also said. Shard just chuckled a few times, then frowned and recalled:
"I remember that on either Tuesday or Wednesday, the committee members from the Degree Committee came to visit my home. Among them was Mr. Siver Randall, the secretary from the University Federation, who I know."
