When Vanitas and Margaret returned to Aetherion, there was no immediate place for them to hide.
The Astrea Mansion had already been destroyed by the enraged crowd. The University had declared a formal manhunt, placing Vanitas as the primary suspect in the disappearance of their Headmaster.
As for the Astrea Marquisate in Axenburg, it was too far from the capital to do anything. And moreover, Vanitas had already considered the possibility that those within its territory had turned against him as well.
That left only one option.
Yves's clinic.
It was the only place that did not directly tie back to Vanitas. Despite undergoing monthly medical checkups there for a year, no public records reflected it. Yves had kept everything confidential, leaving no trace that could connect them.
To anyone else, Vanitas was never his patient.
"This is where you're keeping them?" Margaret asked.
"Yeah."
The Archmage and the Headmaster.
