"You, wasn't it?!"
"It was you, wasn't it?!"
"Stop it. If you cause trouble here, I will show no mercy."
"Oh? Has you improved his control skills a bit now? If not, then I suppose I'll just head home."
The frank meeting of mages continued until the blue sky outside faded into the colors of sunset.
After firmly promising to share information with one another, they brought the gathering to a temporary close and returned to their respective bases.
That night, deep into the late hours.
As the quiet presence of night filled the air, a single shadow silently stopped in front of one room within the still palace.
When the shadow gently focused his hearing and trying to sense what was happening inside, what could faintly be heard was a murmured voice filled with rich emotion and someone speaking softly to themselves.
