Cecilia's plan for today had been straightforward.
She was going to sort out her Inventory, as the System had so helpfully suggested.
The new scenario feature required preparation. She needed to know what she had, what she might need, and how quickly she could retrieve it under pressure. If… possibly, the scenario was going to put her under pressure.
After that, she was going to re-enter the scenario world and finish what she had started. The prologue had been… eventful, after all. And before she left, she wanted to spend some time with real-world Rinne and Arkai.
She would not be able to converse with them once she was inside the scenario, and she did not want to leave without a proper goodbye.
A meal, perhaps. A walk in the winter garden. A quiet hour by the fire, her husband's arm around her shoulders, her son's head resting against her knee.
That was the plan.
That was when Ivy Cassia had knocked on her door with a child dressed in crow feathers.
