"Well... everyone is very busy, and I don't like having people serve me. Also, things are different now compared to the Fifth Era; they don't have as much power anymore."
Shard explained this from the front, while the girl behind him snorted softly:
"What you can't have, you can only look back on. What you have, you don't know how to cherish. The Red Butterfly Sisters, once protected by Miss Feliana, came first; I came second. Do the witches of this era feel no sense of crisis at all? Luviya told me, those butterflies have already crawled into your bed, yet they're not reflecting on their so-called dignity?"
The embrace on Shard's waist tightened slightly, and only then did Shard realize it was the rare moment Miss Eles recognized him, and they were alone together.
Before expressing his apology, he thought of something else:
"Helen and Grace once met Miss Feliana, how did you know about this... because it's part of their past privacy, I don't recall telling many people."
